About wish you were gay

"Wish You Were Gay" (stylized in all lowercase) is the fourth single on American singer Billie Eilish's debut studio album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (2019). It was written by Eilish and her brother Finneas O'Connell, while the latter solely handled the production. The song was release as the fourth single from the album on March 4, 2019, through Darkroom and Interscope Records. "Wish You Were Gay" is a jazz-inspired pop and classic pop track with an acoustic guitar and applause at the end. Eilish said the song's lyrics were not meant to be offensive in any way to the LGBTQ community. She wanted the boy that she liked to be gay so that there would be a reason he wasn't interested in her.

Some critics compared "Wish You Were Gay" to Katy Perry's 2007 song "Ur So Gay". The song peaked at number 31 on the US Billboard Hot 100 while reaching the top five of singles charts in Australia, Latvia, Lithuania, and New Zealand. The song has received several certifications, including being certified platinum in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Eilish performed the song during her When We All Fall Asleep Tour (2019) and Where Do We Go? World Tour (2020).