Billie Eilish and Finneas have always been refreshingly open about explaining how they write and produce their songs, and they’ve now given us some further insight into the production of What Was I Made For?, which they contributed to the Barbie movie soundtrack.
A new Vanity Fair video features the sister and brother duo sitting together in front of a MacBook Pro and a 25-note MIDI keyboard, and begins with the pair explaining again that What Was I Made For? Fell into place after a flash of inspiration saw them hit on the title line. We also get to hear a snippet of the original Voice Memo demo of the song which, to be honest, sounds surprisingly well-developed.
