: For her third studio album, HIT ME HARD AND SOFT , Billie combined "True Blue" with another unreleased track called "Born Blue" to create the five-minute closing track simply titled "BLUE" .

: Billie and Finneas wrote "True Blue" when they were just 14 and 18 years old , respectively. It was one of the first songs they ever created together, following "Ocean Eyes".

The original "True Blue" is a melancholic ballad about the from a past lover while they seem to have forgotten you effortlessly.

: Although unreleased for nearly a decade, Billie performed the song live a few times in 2016 and 2017 , notably at the Bardot Hollywood on October 10, 2016.

: The iconic chorus includes the lines: "I try to live in black and white / But I'm so blue," which was later used on promotional billboards in West Hollywood to tease the new album. Billie Eilish – BLUE Lyrics - Genius

: It features vivid descriptions of "nighttime depression," counting tears like sheep to fall asleep, and memories of meeting a lover at a park lake.