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Billie Eilish started releasing music when she was 14 years old.
Her debut album came out last year when she was 17.
It debuted at number one on Billboard, it went triple platinum, and won five Grammys.
Billie made that record with her brother and creative partner, the producer and artist Phineas.
While working on that album, they also started writing this song,
Everything I Wanted, which came out as a single in November 2019.
It was Billie's second top 10 hit, and it went double platinum too.
I spoke to both Billie and Phineas about how the song was made, and in this episode,
you'll hear the original voice memo they made while writing,
and the two of them explain why the song was almost never finished.
My name is Billie Eilish.
My name is Phineas.