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Billie Eilish is one of the most important artists of today. She and she participated with a role on the soundtrack of ‘Barbie’, the most anticipated film of 2023.
No doubt the hype for the movie Barbiedirected by Greta Gerwig and starring Margot Robbie with Ryan Gosling, it’s all crazy. And the truth is that who wouldn’t want to participate in this film, one of the most anticipated of the year. Several bands and artists entered him collaborating with songs, and of course, among them is Billie Eilish herself..
As you will remember, A while ago the tracklist and the names that will appear on the original soundtrack of the film were announced. Barbie, produced by Mark Ronson. So far we already had the chance to listen to the original songs by Dua Lipa, Karol G, Charli XCX, and even the collaboration between Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice. But now it’s time to listen to Billie Eilish’s song for Barbie The Album.
Billie Eilish delves into the world of Barbie with the song “What Was I Made For?”
For a few days, Billie Eilish herself announced through her social networks that this July 13 would release “What Was I Made For?”, the song he recorded for the Barbie movie. However, after much waiting and almost counting the hours, we can finally listen to this song and it definitely contrasts with the other singles they have released for the tape, as they leave the festive atmosphere to make us reflect.
To give you an idea of how things are, this song has all the nostalgia that Billie Eilish brings from her most recent studio album. And it is that only a piano accompanies her voice, while the young artist sings about an existential dilemma that we have all gone through and that (without falling into spoilers) Barbie will face in this movie: what were we made for?
As if this were not enough, Billie Eilish also released the video clip for this song, which was directed by the singer herself. In it, we see her dressed as if she were a young woman from the 50s or 60s, while she takes Barbie and Ken’s clothes and accessories out of a box, and is accommodating them in a small coat rack. Although something happens out there that throws everything he is doing at him.
Billie Eilish also told the inspiration behind this song for ‘Barbie’
About the composition of this song, Billie Eilish stated in their social networks that arose after Greta Gerwig showed him unfinished parts of the movie Barbie. And after that, together with his brother and his producer, Finneas, they began to write and the result was “What Was I Made For?”
“In January, Greta (Gerwig) showed me and Finneas a bunch of some unfinished scenes from the movie; we had no idea what to expect at all… We were so deeply moved… that the next day we were writing and couldn’t shut up, and we ended up writing almost the whole song that night. To be honest with you, this all seemed to happen at a time when I really needed it. I’m so thankful for that. This video makes me cry…it means a lot to me and I hope it means as much to you guys. I don’t have much to say other than that, I think it will speak for itself.”
Remember that The Barbie movie will be released this July 20 in theaters in Mexico. But while we wait for the day to see it on the big screen and to warm up our engines, Listen below to “What Was I Made For?”, Billie Eilish’s song for the official soundtrack of the tape.
