Billie Eilish Gives Emotional Performance of ‘Barbie’ Song ‘What Was I Made For?’ on ‘SNL’: Watch

Billie Eilish Gives Emotional Performance of ‘Barbie’ Song ‘What Was I Made For?’ on ‘SNL’: Watch, The pop star received a special intro from “Barbie” director Greta Gerwig and host Kate McKinnon.

While Billie Eilish was a musical guest on Saturday Night Live, she imitated a poignant Barbie moment.

On December 16, the 21-year-old pop star made her third appearance on the venerable sketch comedy program, bringing the television premiere of “What Was I Made For?,” which was featured in the Greta Gerwig-directed summer blockbuster.

Before her moving performance, Gerwig and the evening’s emcee, Kate McKinnon, who also appeared in Barbie, gave Eilish a surprise introduction.

Eilish sang the moving ballad with her brother and collaborator Finneas accompanying her on the piano. A heartfelt tribute to Barbie’s iconic montage scene was also included in the understated performance. This time, it incorporated childhood movie clips from former and current SNL cast members, such as McKinnon, Maya Rudolph, and Kristen Wiig.

Earlier this year, “What Was I Made For?” reached its peak on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at No. 14. In addition, the song is nominated for five Grammys in 2024, including record and song of the year.

“I really want Barbie’s heart song,” Gerwig exclaimed, according to Eilish, who recently related the story of writing the ballad with Finneas to Jimmy Fallon. And that kind of stayed with us. That stuck with us.

She went on, “I feel like [the song] brought women together in a way that I haven’t felt part of like that.” “It gave me a great feeling.”

Eilish spread some holiday cheer with a moving performance of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” during her second SNL appearance. Finneas on piano and Grammy-winning jazz bassist Christian McBride joined her once more.

The third album by Eilish, which is a follow-up to 2021’s Happier Than Ever, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, is presently being finished.

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Watch Billie Eilish Perform “What Was I Made For?” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” on SNL

 

Last night, Billie Eilish made her third appearance on Saturday Night Live, when she sang her song “What Was I Made For?” off the Barbie the Album, accompanied on the piano by her brother Finneas. Director Greta Gerwig and emcee Kate McKinnon—who also appeared in a couple musical sketches alongside Maya Rudolph and Kristen Wiig—introduced the song. The Judy Garland holiday classic “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” was also performed by Eilish. See snippets of the show below.

Eilish sang in two songs as well as the folky musical sketches “Tampon Farm” and “Whiskers R We,” in which she and McKinnon ran a cat sanctuary while sporting matching perms and glasses. After recent performances by Olivia Rodrigo, Noah Kahan, and Tate, Eilish will be a guest.Both Boygenius and Tate McRae. When Eilish last appeared on Saturday Night Live in 2021, she was a host and musical guest. 2019 saw her make her on-air debut opposite host Woody Harrelson.

What Was I Made For?” is nominated for five awards at the 2024 Grammys in February: Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Song Written For Visual Media, and Best Music Video. It’s also nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Song for a Motion Picture. During her SNL debut of “What Was I Made For?,” Eilish performed in front of a montage footage past and present of various Saturday Night Live cast members.