"Hostage" is a song by American singer Billie Eilish from her debut EP, Don't Smile at Me (2017).
Lyrically, it is about the intense love and an overwhelming desire to possess that Eilish feels for her romantic partner.
"Hostage" was included as the eighth and final track on Eilish's debut EP Don't Smile at Me, released on August 11, 2017.
[2] According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com, "Hostage" is composed in the key of A minor and has a slow tempo of 65 beats per minute (BPM).
[6] Writing for Atwood Magazine, Nicole Almeida described the song as "one of the EP's most stripped back moments", and said that it "balances tenderness and affection with lyrics that display an obsessiveness that borders on dangerous".
[7] Katherine Cusumano, writing for W magazine, said the track "strikes [a] balance between human relatability and a bit of a psychotic edge".
[8] Insider's Claudia Willen noted that it "artfully exposes a battle between complete adoration and problematic obsession".
[14] Eilish asked Scholfield, Stromae and Tam to create a room with equal parts that would feel intimate and suffocating.
[4] Writing for Complex magazine, Graham Corrigan praised the choreography of the video, saying that "[Eilish] proves she's just as skilled a partner on the dancefloor".
[14] Noah Levine, writing for Bloody Disgusting, wrote that the video "conveys strong asylum/hospital vibes", while he stated that Eilish and her lover look as "if they are both wearing modifications of a hospital gown".