E-Girls Are Ruining My Life!

"E-Girls Are Ruining My Life!" (styled in all caps) is a song by YouTuber Corpse Husband, also known as Corpse. Released as a single on September 30, 2020. It also features vocals from American rapper Savage Ga$p.

Background and composition

The song features deep bass vocals that are typically associated with Corpse and his music. The lyrics make extensive references to popular culture, particularly anime such as Bleach, Naruto, Death Note and One-Punch Man.^[2] The song itself does not connect much with the title, and the track is likely a sequel to one of Corpse's previous songs titled "Cat Girls Are Ruining My Life!"

Reception

On the Billboard week of November 7, 2020, "E-Girls Are Ruining My Life!" entered the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart at number twenty-four,^[3] as well as entering the UK Singles chart at number ninety. The same week, one of Corpse's other songs, "Miss You!", debuted on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, along with his previous song, "White Tee", spending a second week on the same chart.^[4]

"E-Girls Are Ruining My Life!" also peaked at number 2 on the Spotify Viral 50 and earned Corpse second place on Rolling Stone's Breakthrough 25 chart for the month of October.^[5]

On February 12, 2021, a meme was spawned on Twitter after Corpse replied to a Gymshark tweet that read "Whoever gets the most liked comment [reply] we'll put on a billboard in times square." [sic]^[6] Many people responded, but among the most likes was Corpse's reply that said "STREAM E-GIRLS ARE RUINING MY LIFE!" He shortly sent a follow-up tweet, claiming "[We] are at war here, fighting for a billboard in Times Square",^[7] with the running-up competitor in question being YouTuber and Twitch streamer Jschlatt, who replied "I like men". Fans rapidly responded, joking about the song being featured on a billboard with photoshopped images and memes, leading "#CORPSEBILLBOARD" to start trending on Twitter.^[8] "#proudofcorpseandgasp" and "#proudofemma" also started trending when it was revealed the song had reached 100,000,000 streams on Spotify, and a billboard advertising the song eventually went up in Times Square on March 6, 2021.

Charts

References

1. ^ "E-Girls Are Ruining My Life! - Single by CORPSE & Savage Ga$p on iTunes". Apple Music. Archived 2021-01-13 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
2. ^ Alva, Brittany (5 March 2021). "Corpse Husband's E-Girls Are Ruining My Life Lyrics Explained". Looper. Archived 21 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
3. ^ "E-Girls Are Ruining My Life! by CORPSE Featuring Savage Ga$p | Billboard The Bubbling Under Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Archived 2021-07-29 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
4. ^ "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs Chart". Billboard. Archived 2020-11-05 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
5. ^ Blake, Emily (2020-11-05). "RS Charts: Porte Diferente, Benny the Butcher Lead Breakthrough 25 Chart". Rolling Stone. Archived 2020-12-04 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
6. ^ "Gymshark on Twitter: "blow this up. whoever gets the most liked comment we'll put on a billboard in times square #GymSharkBillboard"". Twitter. Archived 2021-02-14 at the Wayback Machine.
7. ^ "Corpse Husband on Twitter: "WE ARE AT WAR, FIGHTING FOR A BILLBOARD OF E-GIRLS IN TIMES SQUARE. OUR COMPETITOR HAS RECRUITED OVER A DOZEN BIG CREATORS TO TRY AND BEAT US, IT STILL HASNT BEEN ENOUGH. I AM ASKING FOR YOUR LIKES"". Twitter. Archived 2021-02-13 at the Wayback Machine.
8. ^ "Corpse Husband wins Times Square ad for E-Girls song by ratio'ing the competition". Dexerto. 2021-02-13. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
9. ^ "BULGARIA SINGLES TOP 40". Bulgarian Association of Music Producers. Archived 4 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
10. ^ "Bubbling Under Hot 100: November 7, 2020". Billboard. Archived November 10, 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 5, 2020.