The 2019 music video for is a dark, anime-inspired collaboration between pop star Billie Eilish and legendary Japanese contemporary artist Takashi Murakami . It merges Eilish's "horrorcore" aesthetic with Murakami's signature Superflat style, featuring motion-capture technology to animate Eilish’s movements. 🎨 Creative Vision & Collaboration

The collaboration was so successful it expanded into several other creative avenues:

: Murakami’s iconic, smiling rainbow flowers are juxtaposed against the grim, city-destroying chaos caused by the spider-Eilish.

: Murakami and his team spent eight months sprinting through production to realize Billie's vision.

The partnership began after the two met in Japan during Eilish’s tour and initially collaborated on a Garage Magazine cover.

The video serves as an apocalyptic "anime horror fairytale" that reflects the song's lyrics about world dominance.

: An animated Eilish, clad in her signature neon-green Blohsh gear, eventually morphs into a giant, multi-limbed spider monster.

: The CG animation was handled by Murakami’s Poncotan/Kaikai Kiki studio. 🕷️ Visual Themes & Symbolism