Billie Eilish is tired of talking about her Oscar-winning song “Barbie.”
The singer, who co-wrote “What Was I Made For?” with his collaborator brother Finneas for the Greta Gerwig movie, he finally has time to talk about how exhausting it was promoting the song and attending all those awards ceremonies.
“Bro, no one can get enough of me,” he told Rolling Stone. “Every second of every day is Barbie, Barbie, Barbie, Barbie, Barbie, which is great, but as soon as the Oscars are over and I lose, I'm gone. “I'm literally gone.”
In fact, she didn't lose the Academy Award for Original Song, and she and Finneas became the youngest two-time winners in Oscar history. The duo also won a Golden Globe and a Grammy for the hit.
Eilish told the magazine, in what she said was her first interview outside of “Barbie” in more than a year, that the song became a bigger hit than she expected.
The 22-year-old singer will release her third album, “Hit Me Hard and Soft,” on May 17. Although she is exploring different sounds and more mature themes than in her previous work, she and Finneas, who was also interviewed for the profile, revealed that the opening track reflects “What was it made for?”
She and Finneas had writer's block when they were creating the song “Barbie,” and ended up writing this new song first, she said.
The tune, whose title has yet to be revealed, became the catalyst for the emotional and delicate success of “Barbie,” sharing its whispered sound and an equally elegant melody. It explores the myth that losing weight means gaining happiness, another emotional theme that, like “What was I made for?”, often affects girls and women as they grow up.
Eilish, 22, said she felt like she had been making music and working non-stop since she hit the A-list as a teenager.
“I had that moment where I thought, 'Oh my God, I haven't had fun in seven years.' Really. I had this excitement that I had, because who experiences going to the Grammys at basically 17 years old and winning five? she said. “But in life I realized that I hadn't really experienced that much. I didn't go out for five years. How was she supposed to have any experience?
Since 2019, the singer has released two albums, written and performed songs for “No Time to Die” and “Barbie” (both Oscar winners), headlined at Coachella, and earned more than a few Grammy Awards. After the long and very pink promotional tour for “Barbie,” she said she was relieved to take a break.
That is, until their next album begins a whole new cycle.
