Billie Eilish’s wait for her second No. 1 single in the UK is finally over thanks to the success of “What Was I Made For?”. In addition to topping the chart with this touching ballad, Eilish also helped pave the way for a historic week for solo female performers on the UK Singles Chart.
“What Was I Made For?” was released as the fourth single from Barbie: The Album and this isn’t even the first time it made history. Following its release in July, this album became the first soundtrack with three songs simultaneously entering the top five on the UK Singles Chart, including Eilish’s “What Was I Made For?”, Dua Lipa’s “Dance the Night”, and “Barbie World” by Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice ft. Aqua.
The song’s steady climb to no. 1 finally came to a close this week, and “What Was I Made For?” hit No. 1 to become Eilish’s second chart-topping hit in this country. Coincidently, she previously hit No. 1 with a song from another soundtrack—the last James Bond film No Time To Die.
“What Was I Made For?” is a part of a historic week on the UK Singles Chart, which saw songs by solo female artists hitting the top six for the first time in history. The lineup also includes Dua Lipa’s “Dance the Night”, Olivia Rodrigo’s “Vampire”, Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer”, Peggy Gou’s “(It Goes Like) Nanana”, and Rodrigo’s “Bad Idea Right”.
