Aqua's Barbie Girl Won't Be In Barbie's Movie

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“Come on Barbie, let’s go party!” is the immortal refrain from Aqua’s 1997 song “Barbie Girl” but when it comes to the upcoming Margot Robbiemovie, Aqua haven’t been invited to join the fun.

Despite fans insisting that the Europop banger – which has clocked up over a billion views on YouTube – should appear in the soundtrack to the Mattel and Warner Bros. film, Variety understands there are no plans for that to happen.

“The song will not be used in the movie,” Ulrich Møller-Jørgensen, who manages Aqua lead singer Lene Nystrøm, tells Variety.

Variety has reached out to Warner Bros. for comment.

Although Møller-Jørgensen wouldn’t expand on why the Danish pop band’s mega-hit won’t be sound-tracking “Barbie,” there has previously been bad blood between Aqua and toy company Mattel, who created and own the Barbie brand.

After “Barbie Girl” became a phenomenon in 1997, selling over 1.4 million copies in the U.S. and staying at #1 in the U.K. singles charts for four weeks, Mattel filed a lawsuit against MCA Records (now part of Universal Music), who distributed the track in the U.S., for trademark infringement.

“Even if we found the lyrics acceptable, we would be filing this suit because the song was published and distributed without our permission and certainly without our notification,” the spokesperson reportedly said. “They are referring to this song as upbeat and fun, and it’s really our belief that unlawful exploitation of another company’s property for one’s own commercial gain is neither upbeat or fun. It’s theft.” 

In response, MCA Records said the song was a parody protected by the First Amendment and filed their own lawsuit for defamation over statements that a Mattel spokesperson made during the course of the lawsuit.

25 years later, it seems Aqua are still out in the cold.
 

 

https://variety.com/2022/film/news/barbie-girl-movie-aqua-1235254222/

 

 

Flop already, wow. We don't want it then 

[Levine 22,464]

As if the presence of Margot Robbie wasn't enough to make me say that I will never watch this.

[Joaco95 1,631]

well aqua's barbie isnt too family friendly tho 

[SadBoi808 1,120]

They should just use this song at this point. 

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12 minutes ago, Joaco95 said:

well aqua's barbie isnt too family friendly tho 

The movie isn't likely gonna be family oriented movie either with Greta directing it 

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14 minutes ago, Joaco95 said:

well aqua's barbie isnt too family friendly tho 

Margot murders Ken in the film 

[Married the Night 3,955]

As if the presence of Margot Robbie was enough to make me say that I will watch this.

[Joaco95 1,631]

2 minutes ago, RAMROD said:

The movie isn't likely gonna be family oriented movie either with Greta directing it 

 

1 minute ago, weed said:

Margot murders Ken in the film 

wtfff i thought this was some pg movie or something 

 now im excited for this movie 

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Just now, Joaco95 said:

 

wtfff i thought this was some pg movie or something 

 now im excited for this movie 

I made it up it's a PG-13 comedy  but maybe now it's out in the universe it'll happen

[Joaco95 1,631]

Just now, weed said:

I made it up it's a PG-13 comedy  but maybe now it's out in the universe it'll happen

i hate u, i was expecting some movie a la fergie's love is blind mv

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1 minute ago, Joaco95 said:

i hate u, i was expecting some movie a la fergie's love is blind mv

I know lmaoooo sorry  sometimes there's like 2/3 movies with the same topic but different genres released around each other, so Horror Barbie could come 

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Barbara, look what your parents did

[Anderson123 35,607]

Such a shame that they wouldn't want the song to be part of it, would've been fun. Aqua's albums are some of my favorite 90's music to listen to and rarely listen to Barbie Girl but this would've been something nice.

Does that mean Gaga can submit Plastic Doll ?  Inb4 she does and blocks Hold My Hand from getting the Oscar.

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I’m one of the biggest Aqua fans I know, and honestly this doesn’t bother me. It would be so obvious & expected, and it’s been done to death. 

[M i K E Y 7,300]

They should use Plastic Doll wbk