NDA (song)
{{Short description|2021 single by Billie Eilish}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = NDA
| type = single
| cover = Billie Eilish - NDA.png
| caption = Promotional picture on Instagram
| alt = Promotional picture for "NDA": two overlapping images of Billie Eilish's head
| artist = Billie Eilish
| album = Happier Than Ever
| released = July 9, 2021
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 3:16
| label =
- Darkroom
- Interscope
| producer = Finneas
| writer =
| prev_title = Lost Cause
| prev_year = 2021
| next_title = Happier Than Ever
| next_year = 2021
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|OORBa32WFcM|"NDA"}}}}
}}
"NDA" (an acronym for "non-disclosure agreement") is a song by American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish and the fifth single from her second studio album, Happier Than Ever (2021). It is an alternative pop, dark pop, electropop, industrial, and progressive pop track, which contains elements of trip hop, techno-pop, and trance, accompanied by diverse lyrical content. Inspired by her relationships, "NDA" has lyrics about Eilish's struggle with fame and fight for privacy. Additionally, the song transitions into the following album track, "Therefore I Am". Eilish wrote the song with its producer, her brother Finneas O'Connell.
The track was released by Interscope and Darkroom Records as the album's fifth single on July 9, 2021. It is the fourth song supporting the project that impacted mainstream radio in the United States. The song received mostly favorable reviews from music critics, who often called it "dark" and "pulsating". Critics acclaimed the production and vocals, but some took issue with its themes and said it was a misplacement on Happier Than Ever{{'}}s track list. Commercially, the single reached the top 20 in Australia, Canada, Greece, Ireland, Lithuania, New Zealand, Norway, and the Billboard Global 200 chart. It was certified platinum in Australia, gold in Mexico and Poland, and silver in the United Kingdom.
Eilish self-directed the music video for "NDA", which depicts Eilish walking alone on a desert road as cars race around her. It received an analysis from the critics, who saw the road representing the titular non-disclosure agreement or different parts of the singer's life. Critics said the video's atmosphere effectively accompanied the song's production and described it as dark, eerie, and moody. For further promotion, the singer performed the song numerous times for gigs like BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge, Life Is Beautiful Music & Art Festival, 2022 Coachella, and Glastonbury Festival 2022. During a 2022–2023 world tour in support of Happier Than Ever, Eilish performed the song on the stage resembling the highway road. The live rendition of the track has been featured in her concert film Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles (2021).
Background and release
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At the age of 18, Billie Eilish won five awards at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards held in 2020. These include Album of the Year for her debut studio album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (2019).{{Cite news |last=Savage |first=Mark |date=January 27, 2020 |title=Billie Eilish Is the Big Winner at the Grammys |work=BBC News |publisher= |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-51260559 |url-status=live |access-date=July 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127082845/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-51260559 |archive-date=January 27, 2020}} It was a commercial success, debuting at number one on many national record charts and bringing her mainstream fame.{{Cite web |last=Jenkins |first=Craig |date=April 9, 2019 |title=Inside the Making of Billie Eilish's When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? |url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/04/the-making-of-billie-eilish-when-we-all-fall-asleep.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220117003345/https://www.vulture.com/2019/04/the-making-of-billie-eilish-when-we-all-fall-asleep.html |archive-date=January 17, 2022 |access-date=July 6, 2022 |website=Vulture}}{{Cite web |last=Segarra |first=Edward |date=April 3, 2022 |title=What's Finneas' Last Name? How Many BTS Members Are There? Answers to Your Grammys Questions |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/04/03/burning-questions-64th-annual-grammy-awards/7265352001/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628150855/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/04/03/burning-questions-64th-annual-grammy-awards/7265352001/ |archive-date=June 28, 2022 |access-date=July 6, 2022 |website=USA Today}} Her newly found success attracted the attention of stalkers: in 2019, the address of her family home in Los Angeles leaked online, causing three fans to show up at her house one day. One of them was an old man who had driven all the way from San Diego.{{Cite magazine |last=Eells |first=Josh |date=July 31, 2019 |title=Billie Eilish and the Triumph of the Weird |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/billie-eilish-cover-story-triumph-weird-863603/ |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116021214/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/billie-eilish-cover-story-triumph-weird-863603/ |archive-date=November 16, 2022 |access-date=December 6, 2022 |magazine=Rolling Stone}} That same year, a man was arrested for trespassing after appearing outside Eilish's residence seven times while "showing erratic behavior", such as by waiting for her by the front porch when told by her father that she was not home yet. A judge issued a restraining order against the man, which prevented him from trying to contact or go within a 100-meter radius of Eilish and her parents, harassing the family, or visiting Eilish's workplaces.{{Cite web |last=Agnew |first=Megan |date=June 18, 2022 |title=Billie Eilish: 'I Tried Too Hard to Be Desirable' |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/billie-eilish-i-tried-too-hard-to-be-desirable-sfpfvzd0q |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220621163523/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/billie-eilish-i-tried-too-hard-to-be-desirable-sfpfvzd0q |archive-date=June 21, 2022 |access-date=November 21, 2022 |website=The Sunday Times}}{{Cite web |last=Snapes |first=Laura |date=February 19, 2021 |title=Billie Eilish Granted Temporary Restraining Order Against Alleged Stalker |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/feb/19/billie-eilish-granted-restraining-order-against-alleged-stalker |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220721213515/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/feb/19/billie-eilish-granted-restraining-order-against-alleged-stalker |archive-date=July 21, 2022 |access-date=December 6, 2022 |website=The Guardian}} In 2020, Billie Eilish and her family experienced stalking from another person.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/music-theatre/2021/07/billie-eilish-s-happier-ever-details-darker-side-fame|title=Billie Eilish's Happier Than Ever details the darker side of fame|work=New Statesman|first=Ellen|last=Peirson-Hagger|date=July 30, 2021|access-date=September 9, 2021|url-status=live|url-access=limited|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730114053/https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/music-theatre/2021/07/billie-eilish-s-happier-ever-details-darker-side-fame|archive-date=July 30, 2021}} She filed a civil harassment restraining order against the stalker, who went by a nickname of "Adam Lucifer", on February 11, 2021, winning the case the following month.{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1239773/billie-eilish-seeks-restraining-order-against-man-accused-of-extremely-disturbing-harassment|title=Billie Eilish Granted 5-Year Restraining Order Against Man Accused of Harassment|website=E! Online|first=Cydney|last=Contreras|date=March 5, 2021|access-date=July 11, 2021|archive-date=July 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711035844/https://www.eonline.com/news/1239773/billie-eilish-seeks-restraining-order-against-man-accused-of-extremely-disturbing-harassment|url-status=live}} Camping by a school across from Eilish's residence, he had been sending her "extremely disturbing" letters and making throat-slitting gestures whenever they encountered each other. Eilish started fearing for her life and the well-being of her family, and she stopped feeling safe while inside her house as well as travelling outside of it. In a court statement, she wrote: "Every time I see him I just want to scream."{{Cite web |last1=Wong |first1=Wilson |last2=Dasrath |first2=Diana |date=February 19, 2021 |title=Billie Eilish Granted Temporary Restraining Order Against Man Accused of Sending Death Threat |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/billie-eilish-granted-temporary-restraining-order-against-man-accused-sending-n1258320 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812020442/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/billie-eilish-granted-temporary-restraining-order-against-man-accused-sending-n1258320 |archive-date=August 12, 2022 |access-date=December 20, 2022 |website=NBC News}}{{Cite web |last=Reilly |first=Nick |date=March 8, 2021 |title=Billie Eilish Granted Five-Year Restraining Order Against Stalker Who Camped Outside Her Home |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/billie-eilish-granted-five-year-restraining-order-against-stalker-who-camped-outside-her-home-2896055 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129030126/https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/billie-eilish-granted-five-year-restraining-order-against-stalker-who-camped-outside-her-home-2896055 |archive-date=November 29, 2021 |access-date=December 20, 2022 |website=NME}}
On April 27, 2021, Eilish announced her second studio album Happier Than Ever for release on July 30.{{cite web |last=Aswad |first=Jem |date=April 27, 2021 |title=Billie Eilish to Drop New Album, 'Happier Than Ever,' on July 30 |url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/billie-eilish-new-album-happier-than-ever-1234961283/ |website=Variety |access-date=July 7, 2022 |archive-date=April 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427170723/https://variety.com/2021/music/news/billie-eilish-new-album-happier-than-ever-1234961283/ |url-status=live }} "NDA" was announced via an Instagram post by Eilish, alongside a music video, on July 1, 2021.{{Cite web|title=Billie Eilish announces official MV release plans for 'NDA' single|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/859359-billie-eilish-announces-official-mv-release-plans-for-nda-single|access-date=2021-07-07|website=The News International|archive-date=July 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210704173655/https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/859359-billie-eilish-announces-official-mv-release-plans-for-nda-single|url-status=live}} She additionally revealed the cover art for the single, which features double image of her.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/billie-eilish-announces-new-song-nda-arriving-next-week-2984133|title=Billie Eilish announces new song 'NDA', arriving next week|work=NME|first=Rhian|last=Daly|date=July 2, 2021|access-date=August 31, 2021|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702165519/https://www.nme.com/news/music/billie-eilish-announces-new-song-nda-arriving-next-week-2984133|archive-date=July 2, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nrj.fr/artistes/billie-eilish/actus/billie-eilish-son-nouveau-titre-nda-arrive-71354575|title=Billie Eilish: son nouveau titre 'NDA' arrive!|publisher=NRJ|first=Clara|last=C.|date=July 5, 2021|language=French|access-date=November 5, 2021|archive-date=November 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105212824/https://www.nrj.fr/artistes/billie-eilish/actus/billie-eilish-son-nouveau-titre-nda-arrive-71354575|url-status=live}} Two days before the song's release, Eilish posted a short snippet of it on Instagram.{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/billie-eilish-nda-video|title=Billie Eilish Releases Self-Directed Video for New Track "NDA"|website=Complex|first=Joshua|last=Espinoza|date=July 9, 2021|access-date=August 10, 2021|archive-date=August 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811021916/https://www.complex.com/music/billie-eilish-nda-video|url-status=live}} The song was released to digital download and streaming media on July 9, as the fifth single from Happier Than Ever. The same day, it was serviced to Italian radio airplay by Universal Music Group, while the UK pop-format BBC Radio 1 added it to its "A List".{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3tqPdBWF9yMbTrfjWvfKV8t/radio-1-playlist|title=BBC - Radio 1 Playlist|publisher=BBC Radio 1|date=July 9, 2021|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712060416/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3tqPdBWF9yMbTrfjWvfKV8t/radio-1-playlist|archive-date=July 12, 2021|access-date=December 28, 2023}} On July 13, the song impacted alternative and mainstream radio formats in the United States.{{cite web|url=https://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=327322|title=A Recap of Radio Add Recaps|work=Hits|date=July 13, 2021|access-date=December 28, 2023}} Along with the release of the album, the lyric video of the song was uploaded to Eilish's official YouTube channel.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VseaNKlYXa8|title=Billie Eilish – NDA (Official Lyric Video)|via=YouTube|date=July 30, 2021|access-date=August 1, 2021|archive-date=August 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814213127/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VseaNKlYXa8|url-status=live}}
Development and recording
"NDA" was written by Eilish and her brother Finneas O'Connell, who also served as the track's producer.{{Cite web|last=Golsen|first=Tyler|title=Billie Eilish announces new song coming out next week|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/billie-eilish-new-song-next-week/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-07|website=Far Out|date=July 5, 2021|archive-date=July 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210706130220/https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/billie-eilish-new-song-next-week/}} It was recorded at Finneas' home recording studio, located in the basement of his Los Angeles residence.{{Cite magazine|last=Spanos|first=Brittany |date=June 17, 2021|title=Billie Eilish and the Pursuit of Happiness|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/billie-eilish-new-album-happier-than-ever-tour-1183156/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719000710/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/billie-eilish-new-album-happier-than-ever-tour-1183156/|archive-date=July 19, 2021|access-date=July 21, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone}} The song's production started with the sound made by Finneas that plays in between pre-chorus and chorus. Eilish wanted to use the sounds, because if not it would be a "waste" according to her. In Eilish's concert film, Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles (2021), she said that the track talks about different situations, it goes "all around the place", and it is open to interpretation.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_18xpepmbcE|title=Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever (Track By Track)|via=YouTube|publisher=Disney+|date=October 18, 2021|access-date=November 4, 2021|url-status=live|archive-date=October 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029100319/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_18xpepmbcE&feature=youtu.be}} She added that the recording of "NDA" did not take place in her "comfort zone",{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9598782/billie-eilish-talks-recording-happier-than-ever-album/|title=Billie Eilish Describes the 'Crazy Process' of Recording 'Happier Than Ever' Album|magazine=Billboard|first=Gil|last=Kaufman|date=July 9, 2021|access-date=August 1, 2021|archive-date=July 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731203053/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9598782/billie-eilish-talks-recording-happier-than-ever-album/|url-status=live}} but it was therapeutic and fun for her.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a36980293/billie-eilish-nda-song-lyrics-meaning/|title=Billie Eilish's 'NDA' Lyrics Tackle The Reality Of Dating And Living While Famous|website=Elle|first=Allysa|last=Bailey|date=July 9, 2021|access-date=July 11, 2021|archive-date=July 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711035844/https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a36980293/billie-eilish-nda-song-lyrics-meaning/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/billie-eilish-teases-second-album-20210711|title=Billie Eilish Teases Second Album|publisher=Noise11|date=July 11, 2021|access-date=November 4, 2021|url-status=live|archive-date=November 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104231424/http://www.noise11.com/news/billie-eilish-teases-second-album-20210711}} The singer likes the track because of its different structure.{{cite web|url=https://younghollywood.com/scene/track-by-track-billie-eilish-s-happier-than-ever.html|title=Track by track: Billie Eilish 'Happier Than Ever'|work=Young Hollywood|first=Rebecca|last=Breitfeller|date=August 5, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805204357/https://younghollywood.com/scene/track-by-track-billie-eilish-s-happier-than-ever.html|archive-date=August 5, 2021}} She further elaborated about the song's development process in an interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music:
"I'm so happy that it's seeing the light of day. It came from that [does sound] We had that, we only had that. Finneas made that, just that. We were just messing around, and he just made that, and we were like, 'Oh!' And it just was that … and it was way slower and pitched down. It was really slow, this crazy... And we would just listen to it, and we would just walk around the room feeling it. And it was such a feeler. Oh my God, I kept picturing visuals for it. And I kept picturing legs, and girls and shapes, and darkness, and this cool. And I was just like, 'We have to make something to this, because this is a waste otherwise.' We literally made that whole song in two days or something, a day, I don't know. But it was a fun, satisfying-ass process. It was very, very fulfilling."{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxmlEHFc1O0|title=Billie Eilish: 'Happier Than Ever' and the Vital Importance of Escape|via=YouTube|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=November 4, 2021|url-status=live|archive-date=November 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104231424/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxmlEHFc1O0}}
Composition and production
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Musically, "NDA" is a minimal, pulsating, trip-hoppy,{{Cite web|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/entertainment/music-news-reviews/article258057893.html|title=Concert review: Billie Eilish was an absolute joy to behold. Just one small suggestion.|work=Charlotte Observer|first=Theoden|last=Janes|date=February 7, 2022|access-date=February 9, 2022}} and trance-like{{cite web|last=Carter|first=Josh|title=Billie Eilish shares new single-take music video for 'NDA'ho–Watch|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/billie-eilish-nda/|publisher=Alternative Press|date=July 9, 2021|access-date=July 10, 2021|archive-date=July 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710010726/https://www.altpress.com/news/billie-eilish-nda/|url-status=live}} song described as alt-pop, dark-pop, electropop, industrial, and progressive pop.{{refn|
- Source labeling "NDA" as an alt-pop song: Gigwise{{cite web|last=Greer|first=Vicky|title=Billie Eilish shows off the dark side of her new album with 'NDA'|url=https://www.gigwise.com/news/3400776/billie-eilish-shows-off-the-dark-side-of-her-new-album-with-nda-|website=Gigwise|date=July 9, 2021|access-date=July 10, 2021|archive-date=July 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710132105/https://www.gigwise.com/news/3400776/billie-eilish-shows-off-the-dark-side-of-her-new-album-with-nda-|url-status=live}}
- Source labeling "NDA" as a dark-pop song: Jenesaispop{{cite web|url=https://jenesaispop.com/2021/08/04/417021/disco-de-la-semana-billie-eilish-happier-than-ever/|title=Disco de la Semana: Billie Eilish / Happier than Ever|website=Jenesaispop|first=Jordi|last=Bardají|language=es|date=August 4, 2021|access-date=November 4, 2021|url-status=live|archive-date=November 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104231425/https://jenesaispop.com/2021/08/04/417021/disco-de-la-semana-billie-eilish-happier-than-ever/}}
- Source labeling "NDA" as an electropop song: Far Out
- Sources labeling "NDA" as an industrial song: Chorus.fm,{{cite web|url=https://chorus.fm/features/the-metamorphosis-of-billie-eilish-from-bedroom-pop-to-global-phenomenon/|title=The Metamorphosis Of Billie Eilish: From Bedroom Pop To Global Phenomenon|website=Chorus.fm|first=Adam|last=Grundy|date=August 5, 2021|access-date=November 22, 2021|archive-date=November 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121212030/https://chorus.fm/features/the-metamorphosis-of-billie-eilish-from-bedroom-pop-to-global-phenomenon/|url-status=live}} The Irish Times,{{Cite news|last=Bruton|first=Louis|date=July 30, 2021|title=Billie Eilish: Happier Than Ever review – A suffocating picture of stardom|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/billie-eilish-happier-than-ever-review-a-suffocating-picture-of-stardom-1.4634715|url-status=live|access-date=July 30, 2021|newspaper=The Irish Times|archive-date=July 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730101048/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/billie-eilish-happier-than-ever-review-a-suffocating-picture-of-stardom-1.4634715}} and Jenesaispop{{cite web|url=https://jenesaispop.com/2021/07/09/415694/billie-eilish-se-rie-de-su-fama-en-nda-su-tema-mas-t-a-t-u/|title='NDA' presenta a la mejor Billie Eilish con ecos a t.A.T.u.|website=Jenesaispop|first=Jordi|last=Bardají|language=es|date=July 9, 2021|access-date=November 4, 2021|url-status=live|archive-date=November 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104231426/https://jenesaispop.com/2021/07/09/415694/billie-eilish-se-rie-de-su-fama-en-nda-su-tema-mas-t-a-t-u/}}
- Source labeling "NDA" as a progressive pop song: Riff Magazine{{cite web|url=https://riffmagazine.com/album-reviews/billie-eilish-happier-than-ever/|title=Review: Billie Eilish swears she's 'Happier Than Ever' on sophomore LP|website=Riff Magazine|first=Mike|last=DeWald|date=July 29, 2021|access-date=August 5, 2021|archive-date=July 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730071225/https://riffmagazine.com/album-reviews/billie-eilish-happier-than-ever/|url-status=live}}}} According to the sheet music published by Universal Music Group, the song is composed in the key of G minor, and has a tempo of 85 beats per minute. Eilish's vocals span from G3 to D5,{{cite web|url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0237365|title=Billie Eilish 'NDA' Sheet Music in G Minor|publisher=Musicnotes.com|date=July 9, 2021|access-date=July 11, 2021|archive-date=July 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711040752/https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0237365|url-status=live}} staying in her mid-range. It begins with a distorted synth and pulsing beat.{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/billie-eilish-unveils-teaser-for-new-nda-single|title=Billie Eilish unveils teaser for new 'NDA' single|website=The Line of Best Fit|first=Cerys|last=Kenneally|date=July 8, 2021|access-date=August 5, 2021|archive-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805135735/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/billie-eilish-unveils-teaser-for-new-nda-single|url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-billie-eilish-songs-1289703/nda-1289811/|title=The 20 Best Billie Eilish Songs|magazine=Rolling Stone|first=Jon|last=Dolan|date=January 31, 2022|access-date=February 9, 2022}} The song later features "weird plucky" guitar,{{cite web|url=https://younghollywood.com/scene/our-favorite-moments-from-billie-eilish-s-nda-music-video.html|title=Our Favorite Moments From Billie Eilish's 'NDA' Music Video!|work=Young Hollywood|first=Rebecca|last=Breitfeller|date=July 16, 2021|access-date=September 9, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716223612/https://younghollywood.com/scene/our-favorite-moments-from-billie-eilish-s-nda-music-video.html|archive-date=July 16, 2021}} "eerie" piano line,{{Cite web|last=Lochrie|first=Conor|date=July 9, 2021|title=Billie Eilish releases new single 'NDA' ahead of 'Happier Than Ever'|url=https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/billie-eilish-releases-new-single-nda-ahead-of-happier-than-ever/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121193649/https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/billie-eilish-releases-new-single-nda-ahead-of-happier-than-ever/|archive-date=November 21, 2021|access-date=November 22, 2021|website=ToneDeaf}}{{Cite magazine|last=Sheffield|first=Rob|author-link=Rob Sheffield|date=August 2, 2021|title=Billie Eilish Refuses to Stand Still Musically on the Heroically Honest 'Happier Than Ever'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/billie-eilish-happier-than-ever-1206060/|url-status=live|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806083445/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/billie-eilish-happier-than-ever-1206060/|archive-date=August 6, 2021|access-date=August 5, 2021}} atmospheric synths, sub-bass,{{cite web|last=Roberts|first=Savannah|title=Billie Eilish Sings About Fame, Stalkers And Relationships In 'NDA' Lyrics|url=https://www.capitalfm.com/news/billie-eilish-nda-new-song-lyrics/|publisher=Capital FM|date=July 9, 2021|access-date=July 9, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185439/https://www.capitalfm.com/news/billie-eilish-nda-new-song-lyrics/|url-status=live}} an electro Auto Tune,{{Cite web|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/bts-billie-eilish-and-more-best-new-music|title=BTS, Billie Eilish, and More Best New Music|website=Teen Vogue|date=July 9, 2021|access-date=November 21, 2021|archive-date=November 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121192252/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/bts-billie-eilish-and-more-best-new-music|url-status=live}} "hypnotic" couplets and refrains,{{Cite web|url=https://www.melty.fr/billie-eilish-apres-your-power-et-lost-cause-elle-devoile-son-nouveau-single-nda-a765804.html|title=Billie Eilish : Après Your Power et Lost Cause, elle dévoile son nouveau single NDA|website=Melty.fr|language=fr|date=July 9, 2021|author=Jeanne Cl|access-date=November 21, 2021|archive-date=November 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121192258/https://www.melty.fr/billie-eilish-apres-your-power-et-lost-cause-elle-devoile-son-nouveau-single-nda-a765804.html|url-status=live}} and Eilish's doubled whispery vocals in a "sparse, chiming production". The bass grows more "intensive" and "aggressive" during the song's "frustrated" chorus,{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3178962/billie-eilish-nda-music-video/|title=Billie Eilish Tackles Stalkers And Privacy In Dark 'NDA' Video|publisher=MTV|first=Athena|last=Serrano|date=July 9, 2021|access-date=July 11, 2021|archive-date=July 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711035845/http://www.mtv.com/news/3178962/billie-eilish-nda-music-video/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last=Wright|first=Lisa|date=July 9, 2021|title=Tracks: Billie Eilish, Dave ft. Stormzy, Omar Apollo and more|url=https://diymag.com/2021/07/09/tracks-billie-eilish-dave-ft-stormzy-omar-apollo-and-more|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811021915/https://diymag.com/2021/07/09/tracks-billie-eilish-dave-ft-stormzy-omar-apollo-and-more|archive-date=August 11, 2021|access-date=August 10, 2021|website=DIY}} while Eilish screams "You couldn't save me, but you can't let me go / I can crave you, but you don't need to know" through heavily auto-tuned vocals.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/billie-eilish-announces-new-song-nda-arriving-next-week-2984133|title=Billie Eilish shares new single 'NDA' with self-directed video|website=NME|first=Rhian|last=Daly|date=July 9, 2021|access-date=July 11, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709043606/https://www.nme.com/news/music/billie-eilish-announces-new-song-nda-arriving-next-week-2984133|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/happier-than-ever-is-mostly-a-great-billie-eilish-album-1847417387|title=Happier Than Ever is mostly a great Billie Eilish album|website=The A.V. Club|first=Alex|last=McLevy|date=August 4, 2021|access-date=August 5, 2021|archive-date=August 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804184920/https://www.avclub.com/happier-than-ever-is-mostly-a-great-billie-eilish-album-1847417387|url-status=live}} The chorus itself was classified by Rob Harvilla of The Ringer as "dystopian techno-pop".{{Cite web|url=https://www.theringer.com/music/2021/8/2/22605085/billie-eilish-happier-than-ever-review|title=Billie Eilish and the Loneliness of Megastardom|publisher=The Ringer|first=Rob|last=Harvilla|date=August 2, 2021|access-date=October 10, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802102140/https://www.theringer.com/music/2021/8/2/22605085/billie-eilish-happier-than-ever-review|archive-date=August 2, 2021}} The song segues into the album's next track "Therefore I Am".{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/02/arts/music/billie-eilish-happier-than-ever-review.html|title=Billie Eilish's Uneasy View From the Top|website=The New York Times|first=Lindsay|last=Zoladz|date=August 2, 2021|access-date=August 5, 2021|archive-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805074508/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/02/arts/music/billie-eilish-happier-than-ever-review.html|url-status=live|url-access=limited}}{{cite web|url=https://diymag.com/2021/08/02/billie-eilish-happier-than-ever-album-review|title=Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever|website=DIY|first=Lisa|last=Wright|date=July 30, 2021|access-date=August 10, 2021|archive-date=August 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810153352/https://diymag.com/2021/08/02/billie-eilish-happier-than-ever-album-review|url-status=live}}
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"NDA" has been labeled as "claustrophobic", "jittery", "prowling", "razor-sharp", "syncopated", and "thumping" by music commentary,{{refn|
- Source labeling "NDA" as "claustrophobic" and "razor-sharp": The Sydney Morning Herald
- Source labeling "NDA" as "jittery" and "syncopated": Entertainment Weekly{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/music/music-reviews/billie-eilish-happier-than-ever-album-review/|title=Happier Than Ever review: Billie Eilish grows up, slows down on her intimate sophomore album|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Leah|last=Greenblatt|date=July 30, 2021|access-date=February 24, 2023}}
- Source labeling "NDA" as "prowling": The Face{{Cite web|date=July 12, 2021|title=Rated by The Face: a weekly playlist featuring ericdoa and glaive's defiant hyperpop, Billie Eilish's shadowy new single and Dave's understated comeback track.|url=https://theface.com/music/rated-by-the-face-spotify-playlist-billie-eilish-dave-ericdoa-glaive|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713092837/https://theface.com/music/rated-by-the-face-spotify-playlist-billie-eilish-dave-ericdoa-glaive|archive-date=July 13, 2021|access-date=August 18, 2021|work=The Face}}
- Source labeling "NDA" as "thumping": Vulture.com{{Cite web|last=Sinha|first=Charu|date=2021-07-09|title=Love Is a Two-Way Street in Billie Eilish's 'NDA' Music Video|url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/07/watch-new-billie-eilish-music-video-nda.html|url-access=limited|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709190811/https://www.vulture.com/2021/07/watch-new-billie-eilish-music-video-nda.html|archive-date=July 9, 2021|access-date=2021-07-09|website=Vulture.com}}}} with Allison Stewart from The Washington Post describing it as "twitchy club [track]".{{Cite news|last=Stewart|first=Allison|date=August 1, 2021|title=On 'Happier Than Ever' Billie Eilish delivers a second album that shows she wasn't just a whisper|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/billie-eilish-happier-than-ever-review/2021/08/01/21ae363c-f2dd-11eb-9068-bf463c8c74de_story.html|url-status=dead|url-access=subscription|access-date=August 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802063821/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/billie-eilish-happier-than-ever-review/2021/08/01/21ae363c-f2dd-11eb-9068-bf463c8c74de_story.html|archive-date=August 2, 2021}} Tyler Golsen of Far Out stated that the song is a "stark and shadowy version of electro-pop" and is "closer to goth-pop" than the previous single "Lost Cause" (2021), but noted how "stylistically it stays in the same sonic sandbox".{{cite web|last=Golsen|first=Tyler|date=July 10, 2021|title=Billie Eilish drops new video for single 'NDA'|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/billie-eilish-drops-new-video-for-single-nda/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711072426/https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/billie-eilish-drops-new-video-for-single-nda/|archive-date=July 11, 2021|access-date=July 11, 2021|website=Far Out}} In Teen Vogue article, production of the tune was stated as its "unique sound element", while the song in whole was described as "woozier take on hyperpop". Brad Wheeler described the track as a "creepy thumper".{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/article-summer-soundtrack-immerse-yourself-in-new-music-and-concerts/|title=Summer soundtrack: immerse yourself in new music and concerts|work=The Globe and Mail|first=Brad|last=Wheeler|date=July 28, 2021|access-date=February 9, 2022|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729200847/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/article-summer-soundtrack-immerse-yourself-in-new-music-and-concerts/|archive-date=July 29, 2021}} Alex McLevy from The A.V. Club described the track as "pulsing, heartbeat-like throb". "NDA" has been compared by critics to her debut studio album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?,{{cite web|last=French-Morris|first=Kate|date=July 30, 2021|title=Billie Eilish – 'Happier Than Ever' review: a seething, unsettling, intimidatingly poised second album|url=https://thefortyfive.com/opinion/reviews/billie-eilish-happier-than-ever-review/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802202719/https://thefortyfive.com/opinion/reviews/billie-eilish-happier-than-ever-review/|archive-date=August 2, 2021|access-date=August 16, 2021|work=The Forty-Five}} and to the work of artists such as progressive rapper Kanye West, industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, and hip hop and dance producer Timbaland.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/album-reviews/300372877/happier-than-ever-billie-eilishs-second-album-showcases-her-musical-literacy|title=Happier Than Ever: Billie Eilish's second album showcases her musical literacy|work=Stuff|first=Alex|last=Behan|date=August 8, 2021|access-date=February 7, 2022}}{{Cite web|last=Phillips|first=Emily|date=July 29, 2021|title=Billie Eilish's second coming: can the pop star bounce back bigger than ever?|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/billie-eilish-happier-than-ever-new-album-singer-bounceback-b948223.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729191709/https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/billie-eilish-happier-than-ever-new-album-singer-bounceback-b948223.html|archive-date=July 29, 2021|access-date=August 21, 2021|work=Evening Standard}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/02/arts/music/best-pop-albums.html|title=Best Albums of 2021|work=New York Times|first1=Jon|last1=Pareles|first2=Jon|last2=Caramanica|first3=Lindsay|last3=Zoladz|date=December 2, 2021|access-date=February 7, 2022|url-access=limited|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207172603/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/02/arts/music/best-pop-albums.html|archive-date=December 7, 2021}} Sophie Walker of The Forty-Five opined that strings of this track are influenced by the Eastern music, and they with the "ticking metronome" create a "disorientating, otherworldly sound".{{Cite web|url=https://thefortyfive.com/opinion/billie-eilish-songs-ranked-best-to-worst/|title=Every Billie Eilish song ranked from best to worst|work=The Forty-Five|first=Sophie|last=Walker|date=October 6, 2021|access-date=February 9, 2022}}
The singer's vocal delivery in the track was described as "apathetic", "emotive", half-rapping,{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2155762/billie-eilish-happier-than-ever/reviews/premature-evaluation/|title=Premature Evaluation: Billie Eilish Happier Than Ever|website=Stereogum|first=Tom|last=Breihan|date=July 30, 2021|access-date=August 5, 2021|archive-date=July 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730185428/https://www.stereogum.com/2155762/billie-eilish-happier-than-ever/reviews/premature-evaluation/|url-status=live}} and "hushed". Writing for Billboard, Hannah Dailey said that Eilish's distorted vocals are "engineered to sound intense";{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/list/9608324/billie-eilish-happier-than-ever-ranked|title=Every Song Ranked on Billie Eilish's 'Happier Than Ever': Critic's List|magazine=Billboard|first=Hannah|last=Dailey|date=July 30, 2021|access-date=August 1, 2021|archive-date=July 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731231306/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/list/9608324/billie-eilish-happier-than-ever-ranked|url-status=live}} whilst Capital FM's Savannah Roberts called her vocals "effortless", elaborating that Eilish carried the verses and allowed the poignant words to sink in. NME{{'}}s Rhian Daly wrote that the song "moves between sparse, hypnotic verses and big refrains anchored by a heavy sub bass". Bardají said that the song contains an interesting contrast with its production choices, "catchy and boastful melody", and "Billie's voice in the foreground but subjected to the habitual virguerias". Walker said that the auto tune effect put on Eilish's voice "brings this glacial, nocturnal and spectacularly odd track to life."
Lyrical content and interpretation
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Lyrically, "NDA" covers various topics. Eilish starts the song by offering a reminder of the stalking incident from 2020: "Had to save my money for security / Got a stalker walkin' up and down the street / Says he's Satan and he'd like to meet." Next, she mentions that she bought a secret house back in 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/music/a36982039/billie-eilish-nda-lyrics/|title=The Lyrics to Billie Eilish's 'NDA' Explore the Downside of Fame and Celebrity|website=Seventeen|first=Carolyn|last=Twersky|date=July 9, 2021|access-date=August 5, 2021|archive-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805182628/https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/music/a36982039/billie-eilish-nda-lyrics/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/billie-eilish-shares-new-single-nda-with-music-video/|title=Billie Eilish Shares New Single 'NDA' With Music Video|work=Music Feed|first=Laura|last=English|date=July 11, 2021|access-date=September 1, 2021|archive-date=July 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711080615/https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/billie-eilish-shares-new-single-nda-with-music-video/|url-status=live}} Eilish also presents the struggles of having a private personal life and a romantic partner due to her fame. Additionally, she sings that she had a "pretty boy" who she made sign a titular NDA—which is short for a non-disclosure agreement—to secure her private life from going public.{{Cite magazine|last=Yang|first=Rachel|title=The secret's out on Billie Eilish's new song 'NDA,' featuring dare-devil music video|url=https://ew.com/music/billie-eilish-nda-song-music-video/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-09|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184844/https://ew.com/music/billie-eilish-nda-song-music-video/}} In the second verse, Eilish addresses her fame and money, singing that after being featured in Forbes 30 Under 30,{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/5-takeaways-from-billie-eilishs-new-album-happier-than-ever/|title=5 Takeaways From Billie Eilish's New Album, Happier Than Ever|website=Pitchfork|first=Cat|last=Zhang|date=July 30, 2021|access-date=August 5, 2021|archive-date=July 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731021232/https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/5-takeaways-from-billie-eilishs-new-album-happier-than-ever/|url-status=live}} her life has been negatively impacted since she can "barely" go outside. She also shares thoughts of pursuing a new career and moving to Kauai, an island she visited in 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.insider.com/billie-eilish-happier-than-ever-lyrics-easter-eggs-details-2021-8#nda-contains-several-references-to-other-songs-on-the-album-13|title=Every detail and Easter egg you may have missed on Billie Eilish's new album 'Happier Than Ever'|website=Insider|first=Callie|last=Ahlgrim|date=August 5, 2021|access-date=August 5, 2021}} Eilish later refers to other songs from the album, such as "Getting Older", "I Didn't Change My Number", and "My Future".{{cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/billie-eilish-delivers-new-song-nda-with-self-directed-video|title=Billie Eilish delivers new song 'NDA' with self-directed video|website=The Line of Best Fit|first=Cerys|last=Kenneally|date=July 9, 2021|access-date=August 5, 2021|archive-date=August 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805135732/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/billie-eilish-delivers-new-song-nda-with-self-directed-video|url-status=live}} The singer thinks that the outro has "like eight different meanings".
The song's lyrics have been described as a "half-joke", "darkly humorous",{{Cite web|url=https://ourculturemag.com/2021/08/02/album-review-billie-eilish-happier-than-ever/|title=Album Review: Billie Eilish, 'Happier Than Ever'|website=Our Culture Mag|first=Konstantinos|last=Pappis|date=August 2, 2021|access-date=August 5, 2021|archive-date=August 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803014616/https://ourculturemag.com/2021/08/02/album-review-billie-eilish-happier-than-ever/|url-status=live}} "emotional",{{cite web|last=Norman|first=Michael|date=July 30, 2021|title=James Taylor & Jackson Browne at Blossom, Cleveland Pie Festival, 'Jungle Cruise,' Billie Eilish & more: 'In the CLE' to-do guide|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2021/07/james-taylor-jackson-browne-at-blossom-cleveland-pie-festival-jungle-cruise-billie-eilish-more-in-the-cle-to-do-guide.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815233112/https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2021/07/james-taylor-jackson-browne-at-blossom-cleveland-pie-festival-jungle-cruise-billie-eilish-more-in-the-cle-to-do-guide.html|archive-date=August 15, 2021|access-date=August 16, 2021|website=Cleveland.com}} "barbed", and "sly".{{Cite web|url=https://floodmagazine.com/92181/billie-eilish-happier-than-ever/|title=Billie Eilish, 'Happier Than Ever{{'}}|work=Flood Magazine|first=Alex|last=Swhear|date=August 11, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811180038/https://floodmagazine.com/92181/billie-eilish-happier-than-ever/|archive-date=August 11, 2021|access-date=August 16, 2021}} Megan Stone of Good Morning America had a different perspective on the track, describing it as "vulnerable and unsettling".{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/billie-eilish-opens-downside-fame-single-nda-78752402|title=Billie Eilish opens up about the downside of fame in new single, 'NDA'|website=Good Morning America|first=Megan|last=Stone|date=July 9, 2021|access-date=August 10, 2021|archive-date=August 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811021916/https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/billie-eilish-opens-downside-fame-single-nda-78752402|url-status=live}} In an article published by Pinkvilla, a writer suggested that the song seemingly also talks about trust,{{cite web|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/hollywood/nda-song-billie-eilish-dodges-cars-middle-street-self-directed-music-video-806241|title=NDA Song: Billie Eilish dodges cars in the middle of the street in a self-directed music video|work=Pinkvilla|date=July 9, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709110227/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/hollywood/nda-song-billie-eilish-dodges-cars-middle-street-self-directed-music-video-806241|archive-date=July 9, 2021|access-date=August 16, 2021}} while Young Hollywood{{'}}s Rebecca Breitfeller stated it is about "that life is moving too fast and too many things are coming at [Eilish] from all angles". The Sydney Morning Herald{{'}}s Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen said that "NDA" depicts "strangeness of being a young woman under such intense scrutiny".{{Cite web|last=Nguyen|first=Giselle Au-Nhien|date=July 30, 2021|title=Billie Eilish's Happier Than Ever a harrowing but revealing experience|url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/billie-eilish-s-happier-than-ever-a-harrowing-but-revealing-experience-20210728-p58dt0.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730074526/https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/billie-eilish-s-happier-than-ever-a-harrowing-but-revealing-experience-20210728-p58dt0.html|archive-date=July 30, 2021|access-date=July 30, 2021|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}} Jon Dolan of Rolling Stone opinied this tracks is about "life as a disconnected blur of new-fame isolation."
Critical reception
Gigwise{{'}}s Vicky Greer deemed Eilish to be "returning to the darker alt-pop" with "NDA", similarly to how Roberts opined that the song further tapped into Billie's experimental vein. Mike DeWald of Riff Magazine called it an "urgent wall-of-sound anthem". Chris Willman from Variety felt the single "seems more like an offbeat album track" and it is "good to get her more unnerving side back, in full, uneasy bloom".{{Cite web|last=Willman|first=Chris|date=2021-07-09|title=Billie Eilish Dodges Stunt Drivers, and Stalkers, Too, in 'NDA'|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/billie-eilish-nda-song-video-watch-1235015490/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-09|website=Variety|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709235621/https://variety.com/2021/music/news/billie-eilish-nda-song-video-watch-1235015490/}} Tom Breihan of Stereogum wrote that the song contains a "playfulness that's mostly lacking on the album" and that it is "one of the few moments where Happier Than Ever really crackles to life". Ellen Peirson-Hagger of the New Statesman compared its tone and vocal delivery to "Billie Bossa Nova", describing them as "sighing". For musicOMH, John Murphy pointed out that "NDA" and "Lost Cause" sound like "future classics".{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/billie-eilish-happier-than-ever|title=Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever|website=musicOMH|first=John|last=Murphy|date=July 31, 2021|access-date=August 4, 2021|archive-date=July 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731172033/https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/billie-eilish-happier-than-ever|url-status=live}} The Forty-Five{{'}}s Emma Holbrook called the song's title line as one of the darkest lyrics of the album.{{Cite web|url=https://thefortyfive.com/opinion/the-10-darkest-lyrics-in-billie-eilish-happier-than-ever/|title=The 10 darkest lyrics in Billie Eilish's 'Happier Than Ever'|work=The Forty-Five|first=Emma|last=Holbrook|date=August 8, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809012832/https://thefortyfive.com/opinion/the-10-darkest-lyrics-in-billie-eilish-happier-than-ever/|archive-date=August 9, 2021|access-date=August 16, 2021}} Writing for Hot Press, Peter O'Neill said that certain lyrics "highlight the moody feeling of the track".{{Cite web|last=O'Neill|first=Peter|date=July 9, 2021|title=Billie Eilish self-directs video for new track 'NDA'|url=https://www.hotpress.com/music/billie-eilish-self-directs-video-for-new-track-nda-22860801|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709103320/https://www.hotpress.com/music/billie-eilish-self-directs-video-for-new-track-nda-22860801|archive-date=July 9, 2021|access-date=August 21, 2021|work=Hot Press}} Robin Murray from Clash said that it is "delicately composed";{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/billie-eilish-drops-high-speed-nda-video|title=Billie Eilish Drops High-Speed 'NDA' Video|website=Clash|first=Robin|last=Murray|date=July 9, 2021|access-date=July 30, 2021|archive-date=July 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730121317/https://www.clashmusic.com/news/billie-eilish-drops-high-speed-nda-video|url-status=live}} while Sarah El-Mahmoud of CinemaBlend called the song "brooding" and "well orchestrated" with "intense back beat", as well as labeling the subject matter "interesting", however admitting that it did not "blow [her] mind".{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2570387/billie-eilish-has-message-for-fans-saying-flop-era-tiktok-no-time-to-die|title=Billie Eilish Has A Message For The Fans Saying It's Her Flop Era|website=CinemaBlend|first=Sarah|last=El-Mahmoud|date=July 14, 2021|access-date=August 11, 2021|archive-date=August 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811021917/https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2570387/billie-eilish-has-message-for-fans-saying-flop-era-tiktok-no-time-to-die|url-status=live}}
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"NDA" was praised by respective editors of The Wall Street Journal and Hollywood.com, with Mark Richardson commenting "[Eilish's] hushed voice and muted phrasing need the contrast these grittier and noisier tracks provide";{{Cite web|last=Richardson|first=Mark|date=August 6, 2021|title='Happier Than Ever' by Billie Eilish Review: Growing Ups and Downs|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/billie-eilish-happier-than-ever-review-lyrics-finneas-11627940026|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811013816/https://www.wsj.com/articles/billie-eilish-happier-than-ever-review-lyrics-finneas-11627940026|archive-date=August 11, 2021|access-date=August 11, 2021|website=The Wall Street Journal}} while Sam Persall said that it is a "perfect accompaniment to the previously released Happier Than Ever singles" because of its diverse lyrics.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywood.com/music/new-music-friday-10-artists-for-your-summer-playlist-60823109/|title=New Music Friday: Songs and Albums to Put on Repeat this Weekend|publisher=Hollywood.com|date=July 16, 2021|first=Sam|last=Persall|access-date=August 21, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716234508/https://www.hollywood.com/music/new-music-friday-10-artists-for-your-summer-playlist-60823109/|archive-date=July 16, 2021}} Persall also described Finneas' production as "killer" and "superb", while opining that Eilish's vocal performance is "unworldly". Breitfeller was positive, naming the track one of her favorite Eilish's releases, calling it "extremely bouncy[,] catchy", and "chaotic". She also opined that the song features one of the "coolest" productions on the album. At Chorus.fm, Adam Grundy highlighted Finneas production skills in "NDA", saying that they improved since the last projects he has been involved; while Aaron Mook suggested that the song is a good mixture of Eilish's first studio album with "something new". Bardají called the track "excellent". In an article published at The Ringer, "NDA" was called "hit"-sounding and its chorus was praised for being "heavy-hitting".{{cite web|date=July 30, 2021|title=The Billie Eilish 'Happier Than Ever' Exit Survey|url=https://www.theringer.com/music/2021/7/30/22602236/billie-eilish-happier-than-ever-exit-survey-instant-reactions|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730192650/https://www.theringer.com/music/2021/7/30/22602236/billie-eilish-happier-than-ever-exit-survey-instant-reactions|archive-date=July 30, 2021|access-date=October 10, 2021|publisher=The Ringer}} Golsen praised the song, saying that "with a darker, almost creeper beat and near-whispered lyrics, 'NDA' shows off what Billie does best and builds up in tension and raw emotion as the song goes on". For The New York Times, Lindsay Zoladz complimented the song, saying that is "one of the most compelling songs on the album". Alberto Aramburu from Holr Magazine praised the singer since "NDA" proves "[Eilish] keeps giving it all on her creativity [and] performance".{{Cite web|url=https://holrmagazine.com/the-truth-you-never-expect-in-billie-eilishs-new-single-nda/|title=The Truth You Never Expect in Billie Eilish's New Single 'NDA'|magazine=Holr|first=Albesrto|last=Aramburu|date=July 21, 2021|access-date=November 24, 2021|archive-date=November 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124231714/https://holrmagazine.com/the-truth-you-never-expect-in-billie-eilishs-new-single-nda/|url-status=live}} In an analysis published at Chorus.fm, Mary Varvaris said that "NDA" has an "excellent" transition into "Therefore I Am" and that they "[complement] side-by-side and on the album". E!{{'}}s writer Lindsay Weinberg described "NDA" as "dark glam glory".{{Cite web|last=Weinberg|first=Lindsay|date=July 9, 2021|title=The MixtapE! Presents BTS, Billie Eilish, Lost Kings and More New Music Musts|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1287800/the-mixtape-presents-bts-billie-eilish-lost-kings-and-more-new-music-musts?query=billie%20eilish%20nda|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811021918/https://www.eonline.com/news/1287800/the-mixtape-presents-bts-billie-eilish-lost-kings-and-more-new-music-musts?query=billie%20eilish%20nda|archive-date=August 11, 2021|access-date=August 11, 2021|website=E! Online}}
On more critical note, William said that because the song is full of details it "should make [Eilish] less relatable", however "counterintuitively, it has the opposite effect".{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/reviews/billie-eilish-happier-than-ever-album-review-1235031494/|title=Billie Eilish Opens Up About Fame and Love on the Fluke-Disproving 'Happier Than Ever': Album Review|website=Variety|first=Chris|last=Willman|date=July 30, 2021|access-date=August 5, 2021|archive-date=July 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730160812/https://variety.com/2021/music/reviews/billie-eilish-happier-than-ever-album-review-1235031494/|url-status=live}} McLevy criticized the fact that "Everybody Dies", "Your Power", and "NDA" are placed next to each other because "following one another, they feel jarring, as though Eilish and her brother couldn't bear to leave such quality material in the studio, regardless of how inelegantly they work when placed together". Oppositely, Zoladz called the song, and its followers, a "strong closing stretch". Insider{{'}}s Callie Ahlgrim and Courteney Larocca gave the song a mostly unfavorable review, with Ahlgrim contemplating her "want to like this song more than" she did. While giving praise to the guitars placed in the song's pre-chorus, she found its release as a single a "mistake", explaining, "If you're going to prerelease a sizable chunk of your album, you better make sure it doesn't sound like well-worn terrain, or an obstacle on the way to shinier toys." Larocca liked references to other album tracks in "NDA", but she was critical of the tone of the song, saying that "Eilish sounds dispassionate throughout, prohibiting the song from exhibiting any real emotional pull".{{Cite web|url=https://www.insider.com/billie-eilish-happier-than-ever-review-tracklist-breakdown-2021-7|title=Billie Eilish's 'Happier Than Ever' doesn't live up to the brilliance of its title track|website=Insider|first1=Callie|last1=Ahlgrim|first2=Courteney|last2=Larocca|date=August 1, 2021|access-date=August 5, 2021}}
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Jackson Langford of MTV Australia put "NDA" on the third place of his list compiling of every Eilish songs, where he wrote that even though the track is not relatable, it "doesn't alienate." He also compared it to previous Happier Than Ever singles, "My Future" (2020) and "Your Power", saying that unlike those "NDA" is an "all-out onslaught of fiery emotion as she reckons with fame's intense repercussions."{{Cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com.au/news/0kaoup/billie-eilish-song-ranking-bad-guy-happier-than-ever-finneas-oconnell|title=Every Billie Eilish Song Ever, Ranked|work=MTV Australia|first=Jackson|last=Langford|date=July 28, 2021|access-date=February 9, 2022|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911181816/https://www.mtv.com.au/news/0kaoup/billie-eilish-song-ranking-bad-guy-happier-than-ever-finneas-oconnell|archive-date=September 11, 2021}} Walker placed the single on the tenth position of her worst-to-best list of the artist's songs. On Rolling Stone-published ranking of the singer's 20 best songs, "NDA" was put on number 16, with Dolan opining that it is the "tensely humming track, with its water-torture string plucks and meat-cleaver snare thwumps, amps up the sense of claustrophobic desperation, as Eilish's bleary voice tries to break through, hungering for the freedom she's earned and deserves." Writing for Uproxx, Rachel Brodsky placed the track on number 19 of all Eilish songs ranked, where she added that "[l]istening to the pulsating 'NDA' is even a little stressful, but it’s probably nothing compared to what its author experiences on a daily basis."{{Cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/pop/billie-eilish-best-songs-ranked-list/|title=Every Billie Eilish Song, Ranked|work=Uproxx|first=Rachel|last=Brodsky|date=September 29, 2021|access-date=February 9, 2022}} Dailey was more critical of "NDA", hence she placed it at number 13 in her ranking of worst-to-best songs of Happier Than Ever, explaining that the song is a "fairly unrelatable song about what it takes to have a relationship and personal life when you're an ultra-famous celebrity". Rolling Stone India{{'}}s Amit Vaidya listed it among the worst songs of 2021, saying that "sticks out like a sore thumb". The writer suggested that this song would have "worked better on an album or two later", hence now it feels "unnecessary."{{cite web|url=https://rollingstoneindia.com/worst-songs-2021-leave-behind-david-guetta-tom-macdonald-maroon-5/|title=The Songs We'll Leave Behind In 2021|work=Rolling Stone India|first=Amit|last=Vaidya|date=January 1, 2022|access-date=January 23, 2022}}
Commercial performance
Similarly to two previous Happier Than Ever singles, "NDA" achieved moderate commercial success, which have not meet some fans expectations, resulting in calling it her "flop era".{{Cite web|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/eat-my-dust-billie-eilishs-jaw-dropping-response-to-haters/5K5ZUKX6UOAJQ4GJESIK3NPU5A/|title='Eat my dust': Billie Eilish's jaw-dropping response to haters|website=The New Zealand Herald|date=July 13, 2021|access-date=August 11, 2021|archive-date=August 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811023419/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/eat-my-dust-billie-eilishs-jaw-dropping-response-to-haters/5K5ZUKX6UOAJQ4GJESIK3NPU5A/|url-status=live}} The singer addressed those allegations in a TikTok video, suggesting trolls to "eat [her] dust", with "NDA" playing in the background.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/billie-eilish-responds-to-critic-saying-shes-in-her-flop-era-2991637|title=Billie Eilish responds to critic saying she's in her 'flop era{{'}}|website=NME|first=Charlotte|last=Krol|date=July 12, 2021|access-date=August 11, 2021|archive-date=August 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811021915/https://www.nme.com/news/music/billie-eilish-responds-to-critic-saying-shes-in-her-flop-era-2991637|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://people.com/music/billie-eilish-laughs-off-trolls-who-claim-shes-in-flop-era/|title=Billie Eilish Laughs Off TikTok Critics Who Claim She's in a 'Flop Era': 'Eat My Dust'|website=People|first=Benjamin|last=VanHoose|date=July 13, 2021|access-date=August 11, 2021|archive-date=August 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811021915/https://people.com/music/billie-eilish-laughs-off-trolls-who-claim-shes-in-flop-era/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.glamour.com/story/billie-eilish-hits-back-at-people-saying-shes-in-her-flop-era|title=Billie Eilish Hits Back at People Saying She's in Her 'Flop Era'|website=Glamour|first=Elizabeth|last=Logan|date=July 12, 2021|access-date=August 11, 2021|archive-date=August 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811021917/https://www.glamour.com/story/billie-eilish-hits-back-at-people-saying-shes-in-her-flop-era|url-status=live}} According to MRC Data, in the week ending July 22, 2021, "NDA" was the 87th most-streamed song in the United States,{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/billie-eilish-album-happier-than-ever-11627624118?mod=searchresults_pos2&page=1|title=Why Billie Eilish's New Album 'Happier Than Ever' Is Her Biggest Test Yet|website=The Wall Street Journal|url-access=subscription|first=Neil|last=Shah|date=July 30, 2021|access-date=August 11, 2021|archive-date=August 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811021915/https://www.wsj.com/articles/billie-eilish-album-happier-than-ever-11627624118?mod=searchresults_pos2&page=1|url-status=live}} while Hits reported that during its debut radio week, the song became the third most added track to pop panels. It resulted in the song's placement in the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, as the fifth consecutive single of the album to do so;{{Cite web|url=https://www.americantop40.com/content/2021-12-06-billie-eilish-takes-exciting-step-in-her-career-with-male-fantasy-video/|title=Billie Eilish Takes Exciting Step In Her Career With 'Male Fantasy' Video|work=American Top 40|first=Emily|last=Lee|date=December 6, 2021|access-date=February 24, 2023|archive-date=December 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207015428/https://www.americantop40.com/content/2021-12-06-billie-eilish-takes-exciting-step-in-her-career-with-male-fantasy-video/|url-status=live}} "NDA" debuted and peaked at number 39 on a chart issue July 24.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2021-07-24/|title=The Hot 100 (July 24, 2021)|publisher=Billboard|access-date=November 24, 2021|archive-date=November 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124224702/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2021-07-24/|url-status=live}} The song slipped to number 75 the following week,{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2021-07-31|title=The Hot 100 Chart (July 31, 2021)|magazine=Billboard|date=July 31, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731155033/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100|archive-date=July 31, 2021|access-date=August 11, 2021}} and rebounded two weeks later to position 59, receiving "Biggest Streaming Gain" award.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9614135/finneas-hot-100-songwriters-producers-charts-billie-eilish-happier-than-ever|title=Finneas Tops Hot 100 Songwriters & Producers Charts Thanks to Billie Eilish's 'Happier Than Ever'|magazine=Billboard|first=Xander|last=Zellner|date=August 12, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812192326/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9614135/finneas-hot-100-songwriters-producers-charts-billie-eilish-happier-than-ever/|archive-date=August 12, 2021|access-date=August 15, 2021}} A week later, it was one of two songs from Happier Than Ever that stayed on the Hot 100, logging position 77.{{notetag|The other song that remained on the chart was "Happier Than Ever" at number 13.{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9616033/billie-eilish-tops-artist-100-chart-george-harrison-debuts-top-10|title=Billie Eilish Holds Atop Billboard Artist 100 Chart, George Harrison Debuts in Top 10|magazine=Billboard|first=Xander|last=Zellner|date=August 17, 2021|access-date=August 22, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817190857/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9616033/billie-eilish-tops-artist-100-chart-george-harrison-debuts-top-10|archive-date=August 17, 2021}}}} Additionally, the song peaked at number 25 on Mainstream Top 40.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/209836/exclusive-mediabase-analysis-from-all-access?ref=search|title=Exclusive Mediabase Analysis From All Access|publisher=All Access|date=August 2, 2021|access-date=October 31, 2021|url-status=live|archive-date=October 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030222439/https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/209836/exclusive-mediabase-analysis-from-all-access?ref=search}} Also, it charted within top 20 in other Billboard charts, peaking at number 18 on the Canadian Hot 100 and at number 20 on both global charts—Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/billie-eilish/chart-history/glx/|title=Billie Eilish Chart History (Global 200 Excl. US)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 7, 2021|url-status=live|archive-date=October 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021052524/https://www.billboard.com/music/Billie-Eilish/chart-history/GLX}} "NDA" was certified gold by Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (AMPROFON) for moving 70,000 copies in Mexico.
Unlike previous Happier Than Ever singles, "NDA" missed top 20 on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 23.{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/52396/billie-eilish/|title=Billie Eilish {{!}} full Official Charts History|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=November 24, 2021|archive-date=October 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001063140/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/52396/billie-eilish/|url-status=live}} On August 25, 2023, it was certified silver by British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipping 200,000 copies in the country. Elsewhere in Europe, the song peaked within top 20 of countries such as Greece, Ireland and Norway, logging at numbers 19, 13, and 16, while Lithuania is the only country where the single hit the top 10—it peaked at number 10. In Oceania, the song also was placed in top 20 of Australia and New Zealand. In the former, "NDA" appeared at number 16 on the ARIA Singles Chart, before falling off the chart after two weeks.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/news/the-kid-laroi-scores-second-aria-1-single-with-justin-bieber-collab-stay|title=The Kid Laroi scores second ARIA #1 single with Justin Bieber collab Stay|publisher=ARIA Charts|date=July 16, 2021|access-date=August 11, 2021|archive-date=July 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718233259/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/news/the-kid-laroi-scores-second-aria-1-single-with-justin-bieber-collab-stay|url-status=live}} After the album's release, the song re-entered the ARIA Singles Charts at number 36.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/news/the-kid-laroi-justin-bieber-hold-aria-singles-chart-1-for-fourth-week-with-stay|title=The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber hold ARIA Singles Chart #1 for fourth week with Stay|publisher=ARIA Charts|date=August 6, 2021|access-date=August 11, 2021|archive-date=August 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806080948/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/news/the-kid-laroi-justin-bieber-hold-aria-singles-chart-1-for-fourth-week-with-stay|url-status=live}} In the latter, the single logging position 14. "NDA" was certified platinum by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry (ZPAV) for selling 70,000 and 50,000 copies in Australia and Poland, respectively.
Music video
=Background and synopsis=
File:Billie Eilish NDA music video screenshot.png
The music video for "NDA" was directed by Eilish and recorded on June 1, 2021.{{Citation |title=Billie Eilish Instagram Story Name A Date Any Date |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oRmTx3EgaA |access-date=2022-07-09}} It was uploaded on her official YouTube channel on July 9, 2021, at 12 am Eastern Time.{{Cite magazine|last=Legaspi|first=Althea|date=2021-07-09|title=Watch Billie Eilish's Self-Directed 'NDA' Video|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/billie-eilish-nda-song-video-1194796/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-09|magazine=Rolling Stone|url-access=registration|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709190157/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/billie-eilish-nda-song-video-1194796/}} In an interview with Apple Music, Eilish revealed the original concept for the music video was scrapped due to complications. However, Eilish admitted that it is one of "the coolest" videos she directed. According to Entertainment Weekly, the clip was recorded on one take, with no doubles nor special effects. The day after the video was published, Eilish posted behind-the-scenes content on her Instagram, featuring clips of recording the video, pictures of the bruises on her knees after she fell, and her mother Maggie Baird's reaction to the fall.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9599244/billie-eilish-nda-video-behind-the-scenes|title=Billie Eilish's Mom and Team Were 'Losing Their Minds' on 'NDA' Video Set: Watch Behind-the-Scenes Footage|magazine=Billboard|first=Mitchell|last=Peters|date=July 10, 2021|access-date=August 1, 2021|archive-date=July 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731232023/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9599244/billie-eilish-nda-video-behind-the-scenes|url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9599439/billie-eilish-reacts-flop-era-comments-video|title=Billie Eilish Is Done With Haters Saying She's In Her 'Flop Era': 'Eat My Dust'|magazine=Billboard|first=Gil|last=Kaufman|date=July 12, 2021|access-date=August 1, 2021|archive-date=July 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731230521/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9599439/billie-eilish-reacts-flop-era-comments-video|url-status=live}}
The one-shot video features Eilish walking at a dark night on a dimly lit desert road, wearing black clothes. While the song's verses are playing, a group of shadow figures follow behind her, but when she looks behind her, they disappear. Additionally, the clip features numerous images of the artist's face in foreground played several times throughout the verses. During the chorus, 25 stunt drivers race around the singer, creating clouds of tire smoke. At one point in the video, she falls on her knees. The music video ends with an exhausted Eilish knowingly staring into the camera.
=Analysis and reception=
Althea Legaspi of Rolling Stone likened the trust between Eilish and the drivers to that associated with a non-disclosure agreement, after which the song is named; whilst Breitfeller said that the cars cause chaos to "most likely represent the chaos and hardships represented in the song". Pure Charts{{'}} Yohann Ruelle suggested it might symbolize "constant pressure she faces, even harassment from the paparazzi";{{cite web|last=Ruelle|first=Yohann|date=July 9, 2021|title=Clip 'NDA' : Billie Eilish pourchassée par les démons de la célébrité|url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Billie-Eilish/news-118141.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811021918/http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Billie-Eilish/news-118141.html|archive-date=August 11, 2021|access-date=August 11, 2021|website=Pure Charts in France|language=fr}} while Stone proposed that the cars may be symbolizing the singer's "distress". In an article published by Pinkvilla, the two-way street featured in the video was seen as the representation of "trust and love".
Variety{{'}}s Chris Willman saw the music video as a continuation of Eilish's "trademark mordant humor and blunt language". Nicholas Rice of People called the visual "moody",{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/music/billie-eilish-releases-music-video-nda/|title=Billie Eilish Releases Self-Directed Music Video for New Single 'NDA' from Forthcoming Album|website=People|first=Nicholas|last=Rice|date=July 9, 2021|access-date=August 5, 2021|archive-date=July 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712205552/https://people.com/music/billie-eilish-releases-music-video-nda/|url-status=live}} while Ruth Samuel from the Los Angeles Times labeled it "eerie", adding "engulfed in clouds of smoke as dozens of cars race past her, Billie Eilish puts a literal spin on life".{{Cite web |last=Samuel |first=Ruth |date=July 9, 2021 |title=25 cars and a stalker named Satan: Billie Eilish goes dark in self-directed new video |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-07-09/25-cars-and-stalker-named-satan-billie-eilish-self-directed-nda-video |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210810115735/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-07-09/25-cars-and-stalker-named-satan-billie-eilish-self-directed-nda-video |archive-date=August 10, 2021 |access-date=August 10, 2021 |website=Los Angeles Times}} Ruelle called it "shocking"; whereas CinemaBlend{{'}}s Sarah El-Mahmoud said that since the video has "some seriously dangerous practical set pieces", Eilish can be "respected" for it. Josh Chesler of Spin called the visual "high-octane" and "appropriate" for a "decidedly dark track" like "NDA".{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2021/07/billie-eilish-nda-video/|title=Billie Eilish Releases New Single and Video for 'NDA' Ahead of Happier Than Ever Release|website=Spin|first=Josh|last=Chesler|date=July 9, 2021|access-date=August 11, 2021|archive-date=August 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811021916/https://www.spin.com/2021/07/billie-eilish-nda-video/|url-status=live}} In an article published by Paper, the video was called "fun" and "Hollywood-themed";{{Cite web|url=https://www.papermag.com/billie-eilish-flop-2653755449.html?rebelltitem=9#rebelltitem9|title=Is Billie Eilish in Her Flop Era?|website=Paper|date=July 12, 2021|access-date=August 11, 2021|archive-date=August 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811021918/https://www.papermag.com/billie-eilish-flop-2653755449.html?rebelltitem=9#rebelltitem9|url-status=live}} while iHeartRadio Canada's John R. Kennedy named it "daring" and "dark".{{Cite web|url=https://www.iheartradio.ca/news/watch-billie-eilish-shares-daring-nda-video-1.15582711|title=Watch: Billie Eilish Shares Daring 'NDA' Video|publisher=Bell Media Radio|first=John|last=Kennedy|date=July 9, 2021|access-date=August 21, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709203226/https://www.iheartradio.ca/news/watch-billie-eilish-shares-daring-nda-video-1.15582711|archive-date=July 9, 2021}} Besides calling it "dark", Breitfeller said the video "particular[ly] feels very honest and emotional", and that the cars featured in it are not only a "wonderful metaphor", but also "visually extremely entertaining". Bardají dubbed the video as the singer's "darkest" visual yet, and opined that scenes where her face is the main focus are in "her style, but a little bit Björk". The video reached almost 12 million views on YouTube in three days.{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/billie-eilish-has-hilarious-comeback-for-people-saying-shes-in-her-flop-era/|title=Billie Eilish Has Hilarious Comeback for People Saying She's in Her 'Flop Era'|website=Complex|first=Trace|last=Cowen|date=July 12, 2021|access-date=August 11, 2021|archive-date=August 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811021915/https://www.complex.com/music/billie-eilish-has-hilarious-comeback-for-people-saying-shes-in-her-flop-era/|url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Dupre |first=Elyse |date=July 12, 2021 |title=Billie Eilish Claps Back at Claim She's in Her "Flop Era" |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1288230/billie-eilish-claps-back-at-claim-shes-in-her-flop-era?query=billie%20eilish%20nda |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811021915/https://www.eonline.com/news/1288230/billie-eilish-claps-back-at-claim-shes-in-her-flop-era?query=billie%20eilish%20nda |archive-date=August 11, 2021 |access-date=August 11, 2021 |website=E! Online}}
Live performances
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On July 16, 2021, an in-studio live performance of the song was uploaded to Eilish's YouTube channel.{{Cite web|url=https://ourculturemag.com/2021/07/16/watch-billie-eilishs-new-live-performance-video-for-nda/|title=Watch Billie Eilish's New Live Performance Video for 'NDA'|work=Our Culture Mag|first=Konstantinos|last=Pappis|date=July 16, 2021|access-date=August 15, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716135114/https://ourculturemag.com/2021/07/16/watch-billie-eilishs-new-live-performance-video-for-nda/|archive-date=July 16, 2021}} Besides Eilish, the video featured her brother, Finneas, playing synths and Andrew Marshall on drums.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-billie-eilish-perform-a-striking-live-version-of-nda-in-studio-2995064|title=Watch Billie Eilish perform a striking live version of 'NDA' in-studio|website=NME|first=Matt|last=Doria|date=July 16, 2021|access-date=July 16, 2021|archive-date=July 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716031518/https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-billie-eilish-perform-a-striking-live-version-of-nda-in-studio-2995064|url-status=live}} One day before the album's release, she performed "NDA" and "Billie Bossa Nova" on German program Unserding.{{Cite web|url=https://www.unserding.de/unserding/musik/themen/20210729_billie_eilish_exklusiv_album_unserding_100.html|title=Exklusiv: Live-Session von Billie Eilish|website=Unserding |language=de|date=July 29, 2021|access-date=September 2, 2021|url-status=live|archive-date=September 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902172616/https://www.unserding.de/unserding/musik/themen/20210729_billie_eilish_exklusiv_album_unserding_100.html}} On August 5, 2021, Eilish performed a five-song in BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge that included "NDA", alongside other album tracks and a cover of Frances Langford's "I'm in the Mood for Love".{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/billie-eilish-im-in-the-mood-for-love-bbc-radio-1-1208018/|title=Billie Eilish Covers 'I'm in the Mood for Love' on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge|magazine=Rolling Stone|url-access=registration|first=Claire|last=Shaffer|date=August 5, 2021|access-date=August 10, 2021|archive-date=August 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809011655/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/billie-eilish-im-in-the-mood-for-love-bbc-radio-1-1208018/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/53757/1/watch-billie-eilish-cover-1950s-standard-im-in-the-mood-for-love-bbc-live-lounge|title=Watch Billie Eilish cover 1950s pop standard 'I'm in the Mood For Love{{'}}|website=Dazed|first=Thom|last=Waite|date=August 5, 2021|access-date=August 10, 2021|archive-date=August 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808201008/https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/53757/1/watch-billie-eilish-cover-1950s-standard-im-in-the-mood-for-love-bbc-live-lounge|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotpress.com/music/billie-eilish-covers-im-in-the-mood-for-love-in-radio-1-live-lounge-22865135|title=Billie Eilish covers 'I'm in the mood for love' in Radio 1 live lounge|work=Hot Press|first=Hannah|last=Gibson|date=August 6, 2021|access-date=August 21, 2021|url-status=live|archive-date=August 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821005921/https://www.hotpress.com/music/billie-eilish-covers-im-in-the-mood-for-love-in-radio-1-live-lounge-22865135}} Next month, the singer released her concert film entitled Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles, which featured a performance of the song.{{cite web|url=https://stylecaster.com/watch-billie-eilish-happier-than-ever-disney-plus-online-free/|title=Billie Eilish Is Hosting a Virtual Concert For Her New Album—Here's How to Watch It For Free|publisher=StyleCaster|first=Jason|last=Pham|date=September 2, 2021|access-date=September 7, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210905154511/https://stylecaster.com/watch-billie-eilish-happier-than-ever-disney-plus-online-free/|archive-date=September 5, 2021}} On September 20, Eilish performed "NDA" at Life Is Beautiful Music & Art Festival in front of 180,000 fans.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/billie-eilish-life-is-beautiful-1229136/|title=Billie Eilish Debuts 'Happier Than Ever' Tracks Live During Raucous Life Is Beautiful Set|magazine=Rolling Stone|first=Jon|last=Blistein|date=September 20, 2021|access-date=September 24, 2021|url-status=live|url-access=registration|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921032653/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/billie-eilish-life-is-beautiful-1229136/|archive-date=September 21, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/life-is-beautiful-2021-festival-las-vegas-billie-eilish-3051036|title=Life is Beautiful 2021: the Las Vegas festival in stunning photos|work=NME|first=El|last=Hunt|date=September 21, 2021|access-date=September 24, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922042234/https://www.nme.com/reviews/life-is-beautiful-2021-festival-las-vegas-billie-eilish-3051036|archive-date=September 22, 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/festivals/9633279/life-is-beautiful-festival-las-vegas-live-music-comeback|title=Life Is Beautiful Returns to Las Vegas, Signaling Comeback of Mass Gatherings in City|magazine=Billboard|first=Melinda|last=Sheckells|date=September 21, 2021|access-date=September 24, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922064241/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/festivals/9633279/life-is-beautiful-festival-las-vegas-live-music-comeback|archive-date=September 22, 2021}}
In 2022, Eilish embarked on a world tour that started on February 3, 2022, in New Orleans at Smoothie King Center and finished on September 30, 2022, at Perth Arena, in support of Happier Than Ever, where she performed "NDA" after "I Didn't Change My Number", before she transitioned into "Therefore I Am".{{cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/keith_spera/article_9b2e1190-8599-11ec-a88f-5f6291795bfb.html|title=Billie Eilish launched her Happier Than Ever tour in New Orleans. Here's how it went.|website=Nola.com|first=Keith|last=Spera|date=February 4, 2022|access-date=February 9, 2022}} During the song's performance, the stage changed into the highway road and backdrops displayed cars, reminiscent of the single's music video.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/billie-eilish-concert-review-happier-than-ever-tour-1294492/|title=Opening Night of the First Billie Eilish Tour in Two Years Was Everything Fans Hoped For (Plus Rain)|magazine=Rolling Stone|first=Brittany|last=Spanos|date=February 4, 2022|url-access=limited|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204141718/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/billie-eilish-concert-review-happier-than-ever-tour-1294492/|archive-date=February 4, 2022|access-date=February 9, 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/live/billie-eilish-live-at-glastonbury-2022-setlist-photos-3255515|title=Billie Eilish live at Glastonbury 2022: headline set ushers in a new era for the festival|work=NME|first=Thomas|last=Smith|date=June 25, 2022|access-date=June 30, 2022}} The tour included gigs on such festivals as Coachella and Glastonbury.{{Cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/04/25/entertainment/coachella-billie-eilish-harry-styles/index.html|title=Coachella's second weekend featured sets from Billie Eilish, Harry Styles, Carly Rae Jepsen|work=CNN|first=Marianne|last=Garvey|date=April 25, 2022|access-date=June 30, 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/billie-eilish-damon-albarn-gorillaz-coachella-1235234201/|title=Billie Eilish Brings Out Blur's Damon Albarn for Gorillaz Classic at Coachella|work=Variety|first1=Shirley|last1=Halperin|first2=Jeff|last2=Miller|date=April 17, 2022|access-date=June 30, 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-61933487|title=Billie Eilish protests against US abortion ruling at Glastonbury|work=BBC|first=Mark|last=Savage|date=June 25, 2022|access-date=June 30, 2022}} The singer shared footage of the performance of "NDA" from the former festival on her official YouTube channel.{{cite web|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/billie-eilish-used-a-body-double-coachella/|title=Billie Eilish says she used a body double during her Coachella performance|work=Far Out Magazine|first=Tom|last=Taylor|date=June 24, 2022|access-date=June 30, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a40434554/billie-eilish-body-double-coachella/|title=Billie Eilish Revealed She Used a Secret Body Double During Her Coachella Headliner Performance|work=Cosmopolitan|first=Gretty|last=Garcia|date=June 27, 2022|access-date=June 30, 2022}}
==Credits and personnel==
- Billie Eilish{{spaced en dash}} vocals, songwriting, vocal engineering
- Finneas O'Connell{{spaced en dash}} songwriting, production, drum programming, engineering, percussion, synth bass, synthesizer, vocal arrangement
- Dave Kutch{{spaced en dash}} mastering
- Rob Kinelski{{spaced en dash}} mixing
- Casey Cuayo{{spaced en dash}} mixing assistant
- Eli Heisler{{spaced en dash}} mixing assistant
- Nick Rives{{spaced en dash}} immersive mix engineering
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for "NDA" ! scope="col"| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| name=CAN
{{single chart|Australia|16|artist=Billie Eilish|song=NDA|rowheader=true|access-date=July 16, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Austria|31|artist=Billie Eilish|song=NDA|rowheader=true|access-date=July 20, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Canada|18|artist=Billie Eilish|rowheader=true|access-date=July 19, 2021|refname=CAN}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadachrtop40|43|artist=Billie Eilish|rowheader=true|access-date=August 10, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadarock|49|artist=Billie Eilish|rowheader=true|access-date=May 28, 2022}} |
| {{single chart|Czechdigital|36|year=2021|week=28|rowheader=true|access-date=July 19, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|France|104|artist=Billie Eilish|song=NDA|rowheader=true|access-date=November 10, 2022}} |
| {{single chart|Germany|35|songid=2201706|artist=Billie Eilish|song=NDA|rowheader=true|access-date=July 16, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardglobal200|20|artist=Billie Eilish|rowheader=true|access-date=July 19, 2021|refname=GLO}} |
| scope="row"| Greece International (IFPI){{Cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html|publisher=IFPI Greece|access-date=August 10, 2021|title=Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) – Week: 28/2021|archive-date=July 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729060746/https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html|url-status=dead}}
| 19 |
|---|
| {{single chart|Hungarystream|34|year=2021|week=28|rowheader=true|access-date=July 23, 2021}} |
| scope="row"| Iceland (Tónlistinn){{cite web|url=https://plotutidindi.is/tonlistinn/|title=Tónlistinn – Lög|trans-title=The Music – Songs|language=is|publisher=Plötutíðindi|access-date=May 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719060244/https://plotutidindi.is/tonlistinn/|archive-date=July 19, 2021|url-status=dead}}
| 35 |
| {{single chart|Ireland4|13|date=20210716|rowheader=true|access-date=July 16, 2021|refname=IRE}} |
| scope="row"| Lithuania (AGATA){{cite web|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/28s/|title=2021 28-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)|publisher=AGATA|language=Lithuanian|date=July 16, 2021|access-date=July 16, 2021|archive-date=July 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716083425/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/28s/|url-status=live}}
| 10 |
| {{single chart|Dutch100|55|artist=Billie Eilish|song=NDA|rowheader=true|access-date=July 17, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|New Zealand|14|artist=Billie Eilish|song=NDA|rowheader=true|access-date=April 30, 2022|refname="NZ"}} |
| {{single chart|Norway|16|artist=Billie Eilish|song=NDA|rowheader=true|access-date=April 30, 2022|refname="NOR"}} |
| {{single chart|Portugal|33|artist=Billie Eilish|song=NDA|rowheader=true|access-date=July 23, 2021}} |
| scope="row"| Singapore (RIAS){{cite web|url=https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/|title=RIAS International Top Charts Week 28|publisher=Recording Industry Association Singapore|access-date=July 20, 2021|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720142635/https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/|archive-date=July 20, 2021}}
| 25 |
| scope="row"| Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100){{cite web|url=http://hitparada.ifpicr.cz/index.php?hitp=D|title=ČNS IFPI|website=IFPI ČR|id=Note: Select SK SINGLES DIGITAL TOP 100 and insert 202128 into search.|access-date=July 19, 2021|archive-date=November 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103013427/http://hitparada.ifpicr.cz/index.php?hitp=D|url-status=live}}
| 31 |
| {{single chart|Sweden|25|artist=Billie Eilish|song=NDA|rowheader=true|access-date=April 30, 2022}} |
| {{single chart|Switzerland|27|artist=Billie Eilish|song=NDA|rowheader=true|access-date=July 18, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|UK|23|date=20210716|rowheader=true|access-date=July 16, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|39|artist=Billie Eilish|rowheader=true|access-date=July 20, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrocksongs|3|artist=Billie Eilish|rowheader=true|access-date=July 20, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|25|artist=Billie Eilish|rowheader=true|access-date=July 27, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrockairplay|33|artist=Billie Eilish|rowheader=true|access-date=August 24, 2021}} |
| scope="row"| US Rolling Stone Top 100{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2021-07-10/|title=Top 100 Popular Songs (Jul 9, 2021 – Jul 15, 2021)|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=August 31, 2021|url-status=live|archive-date=July 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721074145/https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2021-07-10/}}
| 23 |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Year-end chart performance for "NDA" ! scope="col"| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/hot-rock-songs/|title=Hot Rock & Alternative Songs – Year-End 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2021}}
| 30 |
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Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "NDA"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|award=Platinum|type=single|certyear=2023|access-date=July 7, 2023|refname=auc}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|artist=Billie Eilish|title=NDA|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2024|access-date=August 29, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Billie Eilish|title=NDA|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2021|certyear=2024|access-date=June 4, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Billie Eilish|title=NDA|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2025|access-date=February 27, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Billie Eilish|title=NDA|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2024|access-date=December 30, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|artist=Billie Eilish|title=NDA|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2023|access-date=March 7, 2023|refname=mxc}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=Billie Eilish|title=NDA|award=Gold|relyear=2021|certyear=2022|source=radioscope|access-date=January 9, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Billie Eilish|title=NDA|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2024|access-date=December 4, 2024|refname=plc}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United Kingdom|artist=Billie Eilish|title=Nda|award=Silver|certyear=2023|relyear=2021|id=19251-4807-1|access-date=August 25, 2023|refname=GBC}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Release dates and formats for "NDA" ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format(s) ! scope="col"| Label(s) ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope="row"| Various
| rowspan="2"| July 9, 2021 | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} | {{hlist|Darkroom|Interscope}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/NDA-Explicit/dp/B093J41LHF|title=NDA [Explicit] by Billie eIlish|via=Amazon Music|website=Amazon.com|access-date=November 21, 2021|archive-date=November 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130225948/https://www.amazon.com/NDA-Explicit/dp/B093J41LHF|url-status=live}} |
|---|
| scope="row"| Italy |
| scope="row"| United States
| July 13, 2021 | {{hlist|Alternative radio|contemporary hit radio}} | {{hlist|Darkroom|Interscope}} |
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{YouTube|VseaNKlYXa8|title=Lyric video}}
{{Billie Eilish songs}}
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Category:Progressive pop songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Finneas O'Connell
Category:Songs written by Billie Eilish