What Was I Made For?
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| Single by Billie Eilish | ||||
| from the album Barbie the Album | ||||
| Written | January 2023 | |||
| Released | July 13, 2023 | |||
| Recorded | February 2023 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:42 | |||
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| "What Was I Made For?" on YouTube | ||||
"What Was I Made For?" is a ballad by American singer Billie Eilish. It was released through Atlantic, Darkroom, and Interscope Records on July 13, 2023, as the fifth single from the soundtrack to the fantasy comedy film Barbie (2023). "What Was I Made For?" was commercially successful worldwide and reached number-one in Australia, Ireland, Malaysia, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, as well as peaking at No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.
It received five nominations at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year, and won for Song of the Year (becoming the first song from a film since Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" from Titanic to win in this category) and Best Song Written for Visual Media. It won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song at the 81st Golden Globe Awards and it also won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 96th Academy Awards.