Billie Eilish Attributes ‘Barbie’ Song “What Was I Made For?” For Getting Through Depression In Golden Globes Acceptance Speech

Destiny Jackson
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Billie Eilish made a heartfelt speech at the Golden Globes on Sunday in light of the memory of her being asked by writer-director Greta Gerwig to make the hit song “What Was I Made For?” for the Barbie soundtrack. “It was exactly a year ago, almost, that we were shown the movie, and I was very, very miserable and depressed at the time. And writing that song kind of saved me a little bit,” Eilish said. “And a year later, here we are. It’s really surreal, and I feel incredibly lucky and grateful.”

“What Was I Made For?” was co-written by Eilish and her brother Finneas. The song has already won an award at the Billboard Music Awards in the Favorite Movie Song category. In addition, the song has scored five Grammy nominations, including Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Song Written for Visual Media. The win marks the second for the sibling songwriters who won in 2022 for the James Bond theme “No Time To Die.”

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Eilish went on to thank the cast and crew, along with her brother. “I was not expecting this moment. Thank you to my brother, Finneas. You’re the reason I’m who I am. I want to thank Greta and Noah [Baumbach, co-writer of Barbie] for making this incredible film. I want to thank Margot [Robbie] for being the Margot we know and love…”

Acknowledging her fellow nominees in the category alongside all the talent in the room, Eilish joked before walking off stage, “You guys scare the living hell out of me, everyone in this room. But thank you so much. This means the world.”

Gerwig’s Barbie was the highest-grossing movie of 2023, with $1.4 billion in ticket sales, and it is the highest-grossing Warner Bros. film in history.

See Eilish’s speech above and the backstage interview below.

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