Billie Eilish Channels ’90s Vibe in Music Video for Lunchtime ‘Lesbian Anthem’

• The clip comes hours after the release of Eilish’s third studio album
• The song contains sexual lyrics such as “I could eat this girl for lunch”
• She previously said the song helped her realize she was “in love with girls”.

Billie Eilish has debuted the music video for her new single Lunch just hours after releasing her third studio album Hit Me Hard and Soft on Friday.

The 22-year-old Grammy winner channels the ’90s as she wears a variety of oversized sports jerseys, shorts and backwards baseball caps while speaking about her desire for women.

“I could eat this girl for lunch, she dances on my tongue,” the pop star sings solo in front of a white background. ‘Looks like she could be the one/And I could never have enough/I could buy her so much stuff/It’s a want, not a crush.’

As the song gets more intense, Eilish’s backdrop changes from plain white to bright primary colors, with multiple versions of herself dancing alongside her on screen.

The fun film comes as fans have called Lunch a “lesbian anthem” and a huge “victory for gays.”

Following the release of Hit Me Hard and Soft, people flocked to social media to discuss the 10 new tracks, with Lunch attracting attention thanks to its risky lyrics which describe Billie wanting to get intimate with another girl.

The hitmaker previously said the song “was part of what helped” her realize she “had been into girls her whole life”.

“She’s dancing on my tongue / Looks like she might be the one / And I could never get enough / I could buy her so many things / It’s a want, not a crush,” she sings .

In another part, she continues: “Now she’s coming up the stairs / So I pull up a chair / and I put my hair up.”

People quickly flocked to X, formerly Twitter, to share their thoughts on the sultry song.

“Oh Lunch is the gayest and best thing I’ve ever heard,” one person wrote. “Oh, the gays won.”

“Billie Eilish’s lunch did more for the gay community than any company’s activism during Pride Month,” joked another.

Someone else announced: “Lunch by Billie is the new gay anthem.”

“Lunch made me gay again, thanks Billie,” read a third tweet, while a fourth said: “I didn’t expect Billie Eilish to drop the queer girl anthem from summer.”

“It’s a great day to be a lesbian,” another user added. Another added: “Billie is in her lesbian era.”

Billie first spoke about her sexuality with Variety last year, revealing at the time that she was “physically attracted” to women.

Afterward, she said she thought it was “obvious” when reflecting on the world’s reaction to her confession.

At the time, she said she wasn’t really a fan of the concept of coming out, explaining: “I’m just like, why can’t we just exist?

“I’ve been doing this for a long time and I just haven’t talked about it…oops. I saw all the posts (and) I was like, ‘Oh, I guess I came out today… OK, cool.’

“But it’s exciting to me because I guess people didn’t know that, so it’s cool that they know.” I’m nervous to talk about it…but I’m all for the girls.

Chatting with Rolling Stone about Lunch last month, the film What Was I Made For? The singer said writing the track was monumental in helping her discover “who she is”.

“That song is actually part of what helped me become who I am, to be real,” she said.

“I wrote part of it before I even did anything with a girl, and then I wrote the rest after.

“I’ve been into girls my whole life, but I just didn’t get it – until last year, (when) I realized I wanted my face in a vagina.”

Billie has been extremely honest about her new album, also opening up about the scrutiny she faced regarding her appearance in her song Skinny.

In the track, she sings about people commenting on her weight – something she has openly struggled with in the past.

The lyrics went, “People say I look happy / Just ’cause I got skinny / But the old me is still me and maybe the real me / And I think she’s pretty.” ”

In a later verse, she adds: “And the internet is hungry for the baddest kind of funny / And someone’s got to feed it.” »

In 2019, the singer opened up about why she often wore baggy clothes, explaining that she liked baggy clothes because she didn’t want people to see her body.

“I never want the world to know everything about me. I mean, that’s why I wear loose, baggy clothes. No one can have an opinion because they haven’t seen what’s underneath, you know? » she declared.

“No one can say, ‘Oh, she’s thin and thick, she’s not thin and thick, she has a **flat, she has a big**.’ No one can say any of this because they don’t know.

She also told Variety about her early years in the spotlight: “I didn’t want people to have access to my body, even visually. I wasn’t strong enough and secure enough to show it.

“If I had shown it then, I would have been completely devastated if people had said anything.”