Billie Eilish, What Was I Made For? | Track Review 🎵

Billie Eilish delivers a superb vocal performance on “What Was I Made For?” a gorgeous, reflective ballad from Barbie: The Album.

“Iused to float, now I just fall down / I used to know, but I’m not sure now / What I was made for / What was I made for?” When 🎙 Billie Eilish and 🎛 FINNEAS release music, it hits different, doesn’t it? Eilish is the latest contributor to 💿 Barbie: The Album, the soundtrack to the highly anticipated movie, 🎦 Barbie.  Most of the advance singles from Barbie: The Album have been brief, energetic, groovy, and upbeat.  In the case of Eilish’s 🎵 “What Was I Made For?” tempo slackens, the duration increases, and the tone is much more reflective and certainly not carefree.  As always, Eilish and FINNEAS concoct magic in the studio, penning this ballad. Producing alongside FINNEAS is 🎛 Andrew Wyatt and Mark Ronson 💪.

“What Was I Made For?” is absolutely beautiful.  It commences as a piano ballad. As the record progresses, there’s additional instrumentation that fills things out (the beauty of the synthesizer).  The melody is stunning, amplified more by radiant vocals by Billie Eilish.  Eilish sounds particularly strong in her upper register showcasing her versatility.  Besides her superb vocal performance, the vocal production is also a selling point. From a songwriting perspective, “What Was I Made For?” is well-penned – we expect no less from Eilish! It’s sad, mind you, but highly successful (“When did it end? All the enjoyment/ I’m sad again, don’t tell my boyfriend / It’s not what he’s made for / What was I made for?”).  All told, Billie Eilish shines once again on  🎵 “What Was I Made For?”– the expectation for an 🏆 Academy and Grammy award winning musician.

🎙 Various Artists • 💿 Barbie: The Album • 🏷 Atlantic / Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. / Mattel, Inc. • 🗓 7.21.23

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