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"You Should See Me in a Crown" is a song by American singer-songwriter
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of her debut studio album, ''
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'' (2019). It was released on July 18, 2018, through Darkroom and Interscope Records. It was written by Eilish and her brother
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, who also produced the track. The song received positive reviews and charted in countries including the US, Canada and Australia.


Background and release

The song's title was inspired by a scene from the third episode of the second season of
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", where the villain
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says the line "Honey, you should see me in a crown". Eilish and O'Connell, who are fans of the series, thought that the line was "dope" and decided to write a song around the quote. The song "Human" by Iranian-Dutch singer
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was also cited as one of the track's influences. The song was released on a
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, along with " Bitches Broken Hearts" as the B-side on October 20, 2018, and was sold exclusively during her 1 By 1 Tour.


Composition and lyrics

The song is a
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-influenced electropop and
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song featuring Eilish singing over "blaring synths and rapid-fire hi-hats." The chorus utilizes a "thumping bass (that) slithers menacingly." Additionally, the opening incorporates a recording of Eilish's father sharpening knives. Critics have described Eilish's vocals as "whispered" and "mumbled". Lyrically, the song features Eilish plotting for world dominance.


Release and promotion

The track was premiered on Annie Mac's
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show on July 18, 2018. Two days later, Eilish posted a video of a tarantula crawling out of her mouth on her social media accounts with the caption "u scared?" In October, she made her
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debut on ''
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'' performing the song inside a glass box with a crown on her head. '' The Ringer'' deemed the performance the ninth most awkward on the show in 2018. The song was used as the official theme song for the
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pay-per-view event NXT TakeOver: New York.


Reception

The song was well received by music critics; many noted that it was significantly darker than Eilish's previous work. ''NME''s Thomas Smith reacted positively towards the song, writing "she's not playing nice anymore. Kicking off with some mumbled vocals and a melody that sounds like the most sinister nursery rhyme you ever heard, Billie's sending for everyone." Raisa Bruner of ''
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'' featured the song on her "5 Songs You Need to Listen to" list on the week of July 20, 2018 and wrote "Eilish finds a vibe that's the right kind of eerie as she makes an unabashedly dark statement of confidence and purpose." Jacob Moore of ''
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'' called the track "a gorgeously written song with a pop core and an unforgettable chorus, but dark undertones give it an dynamic edge." '' Billboard'' named the single the 50th best song of 2018, and ''
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'' gave it the same ranking.


Music videos


Vertical video

A vertical music video for the track was released in August 2018 featuring Eilish covered in spiders as she sings the song. Eilish cited a woman called "Diana" as an inspiration for the video, saying of her: "She showed me how she puts the spider in her mouth, and then I did it. Spiders on my face and hair...I loved it." The vertical video was later released as a full-screen video, albeit with the same recording and audio.


Official video

In March 2019, Eilish released the official music video for the track, directed and animated by
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, with whom she had previously collaborated for the cover of
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, on
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, before posting it to YouTube the following month. Murakami stated in a press release that the
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-style video, which was animated using motion capture technology, took eight months for him to create. The video opens with an animated version of Eilish, dressed in a neon-green shirt and shorts. This modified Eilish tries on a black spider hoodie and eventually morphs into a spider-like monster that wreaks havoc on a miniature city. The video features the first appearance of the "Blohsh," Eilish's signature logo, as well as Murakami's flowers.


Usage in media

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'' and ''
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''. It was later featured in the fifth episode of the American series '' Euphoria'' as well as in Season 3 of '' Queen of the South''. It also appears in the sixth episode of season one of the Amazon Prime series '' Hanna''. It was featured in the seventh episode of the second season of the Marvel/Hulu series Runaways. It was also one of the official theme songs for '' NXT TakeOver: New York''. It was also played at the end of the first episode of '' Emergence'' as well as at the end of the ninth episode of Netflix's “
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.” The song was also used in contortionist Marina Mazepa's quarterfinal performance on America's Got Talent in 2019.
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singer
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performed a cover of this song. In 2022 it was featured in the second episode of the second season of
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. It was also used in the Netflix movie The School for Good and Evil.


Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from
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vocals, songwriter *
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