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Barbie Girl - Wikipedia. For the Barbie doll brand, see Barbie."Barbie Girl" is a song by the Danish- Norwegiandance- pop group Aqua. It was released in May 1. United Kingdom release, it is included on the album Aquarium. The song was written by Søren Rasted, Claus Norreen, René Dif, and Lene Nystrøm, and it was produced by Johnny Jam, Delgado, Rasted, and Norreen.[1] It was written after Rasted saw an exhibit on kitsch culture in Denmark which featured Barbie dolls.[2][3]The song topped the charts worldwide, particularly in European countries such as the UK, where it was a number- one hit for three weeks. It was also on top of the charts in Australia for the same length of time, and debuted and peaked at No.

US Billboard. Hot 1. September 1. 99. 7 and it remains Aqua's biggest hit single in the US to date, and their only one to reach the top 2. Billboard Hot 1. 00. It is Aqua's most popular work. The song became the subject of the controversial lawsuit Mattel v. MCA Records. Background[edit]The lyrics of the song are about Barbie and Ken, the dolls made by Mattel. Both the song and its music video feature Lene Nystrøm as Barbie and René Dif as Ken.

As such, the lyrics drew the ire of Barbie's corporate owners, and a lawsuit was filed by Mattel. It is a melody consisting of baroque chords mixed with dance rhythm. A footnote on the back of the Aquarium CD case precisely stated that "The song 'Barbie Girl' is a social comment and was not created or approved by the makers of the doll."The song was performed as the interval act in the Eurovision Song Contest 2.

Reception[edit]Critical reception[edit]Stephen Thomas Erlewine from All. Music called the song "one of those inexplicable pop culture phenomena" and "insanely catchy," described it as "a bouncy, slightly warped Euro- dance song that simultaneously sends up femininity and Barbie dolls."[4]The song was voted the fourth "Best Number One of All Time" in a VH1 poll, and was featured in spot No. VH1's "Most Awesomely Bad Songs.. Ever" countdown. In an unrelated VH1 countdown, VH1's 1. Greatest One- Hit Wonders, it was featured at #8. In 2. 00. 7, Rolling Stone Magazine named "Barbie Girl" as one of the 2.

Most Annoying Songs.[5] But in 2. Much. More. Music featured the song at No. Guilty Pleasures. In 2. 00. 9, Same Difference voted it No. Ultimate Cheese- Fest Top 2. Music. Five years before, Blender. Magazine voted it at No.

Worst Songs Ever.[6] In 2. Rolling Stone readers voted it the number one most annoying song of the 1. Rob Swire has said that "'Another Night' by Real Mc. Coy and 'Barbie Girl' by Aqua are pretty much the same tune."[8]In 1.

MTV special 2. 5 Lame. The song won the 1. NME Award for Worst Single. Commercial performance[edit]In the United States, the song debuted at number seven on the Billboard Hot 1.

It sold 8. 2,0. 00 copies in its first week and debuted at number five on the Hot Singles Sales chart.[9]"Barbie Girl" has sold more than 8 million copies worldwide.[1. It has sold 1. 8.

United Kingdom as of April 2. UK.[1. 1]Music video[edit]The music video was directed by Peder Pedersen and Peter Stenbæk.[citation needed]Controversy[edit]In December 2. Watch A Royal Night Out Putlocker. Mattel sued MCA Records, Aqua's record label. Mattel claimed that "Barbie Girl" violated their trademark and turned her into a sex object, referring to her as a "Blonde.

Bimbo".[1. 2] They alleged the song had violated their copyrights and trademarks of Barbie, and that its lyrics had tarnished the reputation of their trademark and impinged on their marketing plan. Aqua claimed that Mattel injected their own meanings into the song's lyrics and MCA Records was not about to let their hit single be suppressed without a fight. They contested Mattel's claims and countersued for defamation after Mattel had likened MCA to a bank robber.[1. The lawsuit filed by Mattel was dismissed by the lower courts, and this dismissal was upheld, though Mattel took their case up to the Supreme Court of the United States, but that appeal was later rejected. In 2. 00. 2, a Court of Appeals ruled the song was protected as a parody[1. First Amendment to the United States Constitution; the judge Alex Kozinski also threw out the defamation lawsuit that Aqua's record company filed against Mattel, concluding his ruling: "The parties are advised to chill."[1.

The case was dismissed, and in the process, it garnered lots of media attention for the song and the band. In 2. 00. 9, Mattel released a series of advertisements and a promotional music video of the song,[1. Mattel also uses the song in its product Barbie Shopping Time. As the interval act during the 2. Eurovision Song Contest, the Danish band Aqua performed with a medley of their singles, with percussion ensemble Safri Duo performing in the medley.[1. Some people complained about it being a little bit "rude" as there was some swearing during the performance, both at the beginning and end of "Barbie Girl".[citation needed]Track listings[edit]These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Barbie Girl".[1]United Kingdom/U.

S.[1. 9]"Barbie Girl" (radio edit) – 3: 2. Barbie Girl" (extended version) – 5: 1. Barbie Girl" (Perky Park Club Mix) – 6: 2. Barbie Girl" (Spikes Anatomically Correct Dub) – 7: 5. Barbie Girl" (CD- ROM video)"Barbie Girl" (radio edit) – 3: 2.

Barbie Girl" (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 1. G- String mix) – 8: 3. Barbie Girl" (Dirty Rotten Peroxide Radio mix) – 4: 1. Barbie Girl" (Spike's Anatomically Correct dub) – 8: 0. Barbie Girl" (extended version) – 5: 1. Barbie Girl" (Spike's Plastic mix) – 8: 4.

Barbie Girl" (radio edit) – 3: 1. Barbie Girl" (original extended mix) – 5: 1. Barbie Girl" (Dirty Rotten G- String mix) – 8: 3. Barbie Girl" (Dirty Rotten Peroxide mix) – 4: 1. Europe"Barbie Girl" (radio edit) – 3: 1. Barbie Girl" (extended version) – 5: 1.

Barbie Girl" (Perky Park club mix) – 6: 1. Barbie Girl" (Spike's Anatomically Correct dub) – 7: 5. Australia and Canada"Barbie Girl" (radio edit) – 3: 1. Barbie Girl" (Spike's Plastic mix) – 8: 4. Barbie Girl" (Spike's Anatomically Correct dub) – 8: 0. Barbie Girl" (extended version) – 5: 1. Credits[edit]Written by Norreen, Nystrøm, Dif, Rasted.

Performed by Norreen, Rasted. Vocals by Nystrøm, Dif.

Hair and make- up by Fjodor Øxenhave. Styling by Aqua, Bjarne Lindgreen. Artwork by Peter Stenbæk. Photo by Robin Skoldborg. Produced, arranged and mixed by Norreen, Jam, Delgado, Rasted. Release history[edit]Country. Release date. Europe.

May 1. 99. 7 (1. 99. United Kingdom. 1 September 1. United States. Charts and sales[edit]Successions[edit]Kelly Key version[edit]In 2. Brazilian recording artist Kelly Key recorded a version in Portuguese for her third studio album Kelly Key.[5.

The version was released as second single on August 1. Key said she loved the song and wanted to do a version for honor: "I really like this song since I heard. I wanted to record without thinking about whether my fans will like it or not".[5. Critical reception[edit]The song received generally negative reviews from music critics. Vinícius Versiani Durães of IMHO said that that version was funny and a future success.[5.

Marcos Paulo Bin of Universo Musical commented that the song was really different from previous releases – known for explicit lyrics – but was positive and said the version was good.[5. Rodrigo Ortega of Pilula Pop said "Barbie Girl" was sensational, funny and chose as the best of the album. He also said that Key was wrong to released "Escuta Aqui Rapaz" as first single, because "the song was boring", but "Barbie Girl" saved the era.[5. Carlos Eduardo Lima of Scream & Yell was negative and said the song was "childish, silly, boring" and killed Kelly Key sex- symbol.[6. Music video[edit]The music video for "Barbie Girl" was recorded on August 2. It was directed by Ricardo Vereza, Bidu Madio, Rentz and Mauricio Eça.[6. The video was released on August 3.

Kelly plays a determinate and feminist woman, who doesn't need a man.[6.