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What Was I Made For?

Billie Eilish

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LIST YEAR

2024

Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.

Genre

Alternative popPop

Theme

Not classified

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Annual curated selection.

RELEASE DATE & LIST YEAR

Release: 2023

Release: 2023Source checked | Recent carryover

V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. Original recording release year; later singles and reissues do not replace this date.

The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.

Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 2023.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.

Apple Music: Billie Eilish - What Was I Made For?
Authorized catalog identifies the original album or single edition. Individual track dates are reviewed for earlier single releases; year precision is used.

Apple catalog: Billie Eilish - What Was I Made For? track metadata
Individual recording names, credited artists and releaseDate from the public distributor catalog; earlier single years are preserved.

BEHIND THE SONG

Inspiration and background

Supplied note - not independently verified

This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.

A poignant ballad written for the "Barbie" movie, exploring existential themes.

Evidence scope: Attributed owner-supplied note; NOT independently verified songwriter testimony

Sources for this information

Owner-supplied 2023.html, position 116
Original annotation, retained with an explicit unverified label

Other appearances and versions

catalog version unspecified

Textual recording candidate, not an audio fingerprint or pressing-level verification.

An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.

Sources and scope

External chart association; scope is limited to the cited chart, not full discographic verification

Editorial artist-repertoire classification

Billboard year-end 2024 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription: title, artist and annual association only. Not a complete recording or songwriting review.

ALL 66 ANNUAL COLLECTIONS

1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.

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