Aqua Has Responded To ‘Barbie Girl’ Being Excluded From Margot Robbie’s Upcoming Barbie Movie

Remember “Barbie Girl” by Aqua? That Euro-dance tune was all the rage when it was launched in 1997, and 25 years later on, it’s getting restored attention thanks to the upcoming live-action Barbie film starring Margot Robbie as the title appeal. However, previously this year, Aqua’s supervisor specified that “Barbie Girl” will not be used in the upcoming 2023 movie, and now the group’s members have actually reacted to the exemption.

With Barbie boasting a sprawling cast that consists of Ryan Gosling and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ Simu Liu, in addition to Greta Gerwig directing and co-writing the script with Noah Baumbach, this is forming up to be among summertime 2023’s more prominent cinematic offerings. Alas, “Barbie Girl” will not be consisted of on the soundtrack, which triggered Søren Rasted to jokingly inform Variety the following:

In case you weren’t conscious, Mattel took legal action against MCA Records, the label that launched “Barbie Girl,” for hallmark violation, declaring that the tune turned the popular doll into a sexual things with its suggestive lyrics. This triggered MCA to countersue over libel, however it was eventually ruled that “Barbie Girl” was a parody and both suits were thrown out, with the judge concluding that “the celebrations are recommended to chill.” While Lene Nystrøm, the female who sang most of the lyrics, thought that utilizing “Barbie Girl” in the Barbie film may’ve merely been “cheese on cheese,” she and the other group members are okay with their tune not being heard in the theatrical discussion, with Nystrøm stating:

She’s most likely right; when Barbie comes out, anticipate to hear “Barbie Girl” blasted out a lot more. Between that, Aqua launching a 25th anniversary edition of their very first album “Aquarium” and increase their visiting schedule, the pop group will be getting a lot more protection in the next year. And hey, it’s an excellent bet that when Barbie is readily available on house media, somebody will assemble a video that lays “Barbie Girl” over scenes from the film. 

No particular plot information about the Barbie film have actually been exposed yet, however primary photography unfolded from March to July of 2022, and Margot Robbie was “mortified” by the set photos of the production that went viral. Speaking of Robbie, we got our first look at her as Barbie towards completion of April, and the first look at Ryan Gosling as Ken followed in June. It’s likewise worth discussing that while Robbie and Gosling are the film’s leads, there will be numerous variations of Barbie and Ken appearing. 

Barbie opens in theaters on July 21, 2023, the very same day that Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan’s next film, comes out. Before that, Robbie will appear in Amsterdam and Babylon, and Ryan Gosling’s newest film, The Gray Man, can be streamed with a Netflix subscription.