Barbie Girl Themes
Music video by Aqua performing Barbie Girl. (C) 1997 Universal Music (Denmark) A/S.
. Music video on ' Barbie Girl' is a song by the group. It was released in May 1997 as their third single overall, and the first United Kingdom release, it is included on the album.
The song was written by, and, and it was produced by Johnny Jam, Delgado, Rasted, and Norreen. It was written after Rasted saw an exhibit on culture in Denmark which featured Barbie dolls. 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. 7 on the US on 6 September 1997 and it remains Aqua's biggest hit single in the US to date, and their only one to reach the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100. It is Aqua's most popular work.
Aqua Barbie Girl
The song became the subject of the controversial lawsuit. Main article: In December 2000, toy manufacturer 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 ' '. They alleged the song had violated their 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 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. The lawsuit filed by Mattel was dismissed by the lower courts, and this dismissal was upheld, though Mattel took their case up to the, but that appeal was later rejected.
In 2002, a Court of Appeals ruled the song was protected as a under the trademark doctrine of and the; the judge also threw out the defamation lawsuit that Aqua's record company filed against Mattel, concluding his ruling: 'The parties are advised to chill.' The case was dismissed, and in the process, it garnered lots of media attention for the song and the band. In 2009, Mattel released a series of advertisements and a promotional music video of the song, with modified lyrics, as part of a new marketing strategy brought in to revive sales. Mattel also uses the song in its product Barbie Shopping Time. As the interval act during the 2001 Eurovision Song Contest, the Danish band performed with a medley of their singles, with percussion ensemble performing in the medley. 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'. Track listings These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of 'Barbie Girl'.
Barbie Girl Theme Song Lyrics
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- Lyrics to 'Barbie Girl' song by Aqua: Hi, Barbie Hi, Ken! Do you wanna go for a ride? I'm a Barbie girl in the Barb.