Billie Eilish promises her career has been reborn for the song that won her two Grammy Awards.

After winning two Grammys for “What Have I Made?”, Billie Eilish credits the piece with reviving creativity for her and her brother Phineas (Credit: Youtube/Billie Eilish)

Billie EilishAlong with his brother Phineas, he won Song of the Year at the 2024 Grammys thanks to his work on his track. What was I made for?A song from the soundtrack of the film Barbie. The duo also received the award for Best Song Written for a Visual Medium for the same song during the event at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Following her success, Eilish shared with reporters the personal challenges she faced before writing the song, describing the period as “a very dark place” and revealing insecurities about her creativity.

Eilish revealed it before he had a chance to compose BarbieShe and her brother would spend days trying to make music without success, leading to concerns about the future of their music.

“We didn't write anything until we had a chance to write Barbie. We worked three days a week and we couldn't think about things. Even when we come up with things, they don't look right, they don't look good, they don't feel authentic. And I was very worried. I was nervous. I felt like it was about to end. I was in a very dark place, so dark it was hard to remember”.

Billie Eilish admitted that she had a “very dark” period when the songs she created went nowhere. That all changed when Greta Gerwig signed him for a Barbie movie (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

That's when it appeared Greta GerwigDirector of the film Barbie. According to Eilish, Gerwig signed them to score the film, the “creative spark” they needed to feel comfortable with their work again. The singer promised that it would take her and her brother less than two hours to write What was I made for? After watching the movie starring Margot Robbie.

The piece, which also won a Golden Globe and is emerging as a favorite at the Oscars, helped re-inspire the duo. Now, Eilish promises What was I made for? It has become a very important song for her.

“Honestly, since then, we've gotten creative again. I don't know. It woke us up and brought us back to where we were and it was really special and powerful and I hold it deep in my heart.”.

“It woke us up and brought us back to where we were, and that's really special and powerful, and I hold it deep in my heart,” said Billie Eilish in “What Was I Made For?” (REUTERS/David Swanson)Reuters

Eilish also highlighted how that recognition made her feel “seen” as a woman in a field where women often feel overlooked. The 2024 edition of the Grammys is notable for its dominance of female artists, statistics like these Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus Take the main prizes.

“A little goes a long way. It's nothing small, but I feel so seen. I feel so heard. With this song I didn't expect (…) I felt like I was isolated in my own world, and I was really in a period in my life that I didn't see. . People's reaction surprised me when (the song) came out, because the way I understood it. And it goes further.”

Billie Eilish will once again compete for an Oscar, “What Did I Make?”, emerging as the favorite (REUTERS/Danny Moloshok)Reuters

As mentioned above, Billie Eilish and Phineas will continue their streak at the awards season on March 10th. What was I made for? Competing for the award for Best Original Song. If he wins, it will be Eilish's second Oscar, having previously won the award No time to dieTheme of the 2022 James Bond film of the same name.