Billie Eilish Plays Existential ‘Barbie’ in Video For Soundtrack Single ‘What Was I Made For?’

variety.com:

Thania Garcia Billie Eilish channels a vintage Barbie doll in her new self-directed music video for the piano ballad “What Was I Made For?,” one of the final tracklist additions to the new “Barbie” movie soundtrack.

The emotional song received a thought-provoking visual treatment that sees Eilish dressed as a polished and pensive doll. While seated at a school desk, Eilish digs through a Barbie wardrobe box and tediously preps a variety of Barbie outfits — replicas of her own looks throughout the years — onto a mini clothing hanger.

As the video goes on, Eilish’s reflections are disrupted by rain, wind and earthquakes that ultimately leave her with no choice but to frantically stuff the mini wardrobe back in its box and exit. “I used to float/ Now I just fall down/ I used to know, but I’m not sure now/ What I was made for,” Eilish sings over gentle piano keys.

In an Instagram caption posted just minutes after the video’s premiere, Eilish said director Greta Gerwig presented her and her brother Finneas with unfinished “Barbie” movie scenes in January and that’s when the idea for “What Was I Made For?” came to life. “We had nooooo idea what to expect at ALLL… we were so deeeeeply moved..