Billie Eilish is becoming a member of Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie’s Barbie world with a track for the official soundtrack to the upcoming Barbie film.
The Grammy-winning artist posted information of the track, set to be launched July 13, to her Instagram Thursday. The picture — which options numerous exclamation factors, pink emojis and an all-capped “AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!” in its caption — is a handwritten observe that includes the track’s title “What Was I Made For?” alongside a capital B within the Barbie emblem font.
“WE MADE THIS SONG FOR BARBIE AND IT MEANS THE ABSOLUTE WORRRRLLLD TO ME,” Eilish wrote. “THIS MOVIE IS GONNA CHANGE UR LIVES AND HOPEFULLY THE SONG WILL TOO. GET READY TO SOB.”
The publish got here just a few hours after a Time journal article pointed to the potential for a single from the “Unhealthy Man” songstress, alongside one other beforehand unannounced artist. Within the interview, Grammy Award-winning producer and songwriter Mark Ronson, who labored on the soundtrack, teased Eilish’s involvement with out naming her.
“One of many artists is clearly one of many f-cking biggest dwelling artists round but additionally had a really private, idiosyncratic tie to Barbie as properly,” he stated.
In a narrative printed in Rolling Stone final month, it was first revealed that the movie’s needle drops are “extremely particular” to the scenes they’re featured in. In line with Time, Gerwig and Ronson gave every artist on the upcoming soundtrack from Atlantic Information a 20-minute have a look at the film for a way of the tone and narrative, with every performer being informed the place the staff envisioned their track within the plot.
“You’re listening to lyrics which might be responding to what’s occurring onscreen, so the music turned extra than simply music — it turned a tool to boost what the viewers was watching and experiencing, and bought to be the voice of the viewers,” stated star Robbie.
An ’80s-style energy ballad for Ken sung by Ryan Gosling can also be among the many different songs set for the soundtrack, which already launched Dua Lipa’s “Dance the Night time.” The Barbie film soundtrack — Barbie the Album — will drop the identical day because the movie on July 21, and options artists Lizzo, Nicki Minaj, Karol G, Khalid, Ice Spice, Charli XCX, HAIM, The Child Laroi, Ava Max and extra.
