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When “Barbie” hits the big screen next year, one classic song will be missing.

Aqua‘s 1997 hit ‘Barbie Girl’ will not feature in Greta Gerwig’s upcoming Barbie movie, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.The Danish-Norwegian group, who have now been together for 25 years, recently commented on the song’s omission from the film, making it clear that they were far from surprised.Speaking to Variety, Lene Nystrøm suggested that using ‘Barbie Girl’ would be too on the nose and “cheese on cheese,” while Søren Rasted appeared to find the whole situation amusing.“We should say we turned it down, he joked. “Ryan Gosling is not good enough!”The did admit, however, that they’re excited for the film, with Nystrøm adding: “I totally understand why they didn’t use it, but it’s going to bring us a lot of attention, no matter what.”Elsewhere, Margot Robbie recently revealed that she was “mortified” to see on-set pictures of her and Ryan Gosling leak online.“I can’t tell you how mortified we were, by the way,” she told Jimmy Fallon of the leak.

in the highly anticipated “Barbie” film starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, reported Variety. According to Aqua singer Lene Nystrøm, using the song would be “too on-the-nose.” “I totally understand why they didn’t use it,” said Nystrøm, adding that its inclusion would be “cheese on cheese.” She also saw a silver lining to the situation: “It’s going to bring us a lot of attention, no matter what.”“We should say we turned it down,” joked bandmate Søren Rasted.

Mike Wass Helium-pitched vocals and kitschy lyrics made Aqua’s “Barbie Girl” a novelty hit for the ages, and the perky euro-pop anthem, which took the world by storm in 1997, is still going strong 25 years later. The candy-colored video has amassed more than 1.1 billion views on YouTube and any conversation about Greta Gerwig’s upcoming “Barbie” movie eventually leads to the question: Will “Barbie Girl” be part of the soundtrack? The answer to that question is no. Which isn’t surprising given that Mattel sued Aqua in the ‘90s — and lost — but it’s still disappointing for many. The Danish-Norwegian group, however, is decidedly nonplussed.

Ryan Gosling as Ken in the new Barbie film has been shared ahead of its release next month.Back in April, Warner Bros. Pictures shared the first-look image of Margot Robbie in character as the titular Mattel doll in the forthcoming live-action film, directed by Gerwig and co-written by Noah Baumbach.Robbie and Gosling will star alongside a wider ensemble cast including Will Ferrell, Simu Liu, Kate McKinnon, Sex Education stars Emma Mackey and Ncuti Gatwa, America Ferrera, and more.Check out the first image of Gosling’s Ken – complete with bleached blond hair and personalised underwear – below.#BARBIEJuly 21, 2023Only in theaters.

Aqua, best known for their 1997 multi-platinum single Barbie Girl, are still touring but it's not all been plain sailing for the much-loved Danish-Norwegian Europop music group. From band break ups to love triangles this trio - which was previously a four-piece - has gone though it all. The band first broke onto the scene in the late 90s, with one of the most iconic tracks of the decade - you're lying if you don't know the chorus off by heart.

Barbie film will not include Aqua’s 1997 hit ‘Barbie Girl’, it’s been reported.Earlier this week, Warner Bros. Pictures shared the first-look image of Margot Robbie in character as Barbie for the new live-action movie.Robbie will star alongside Ryan Gosling as Ken, and a wider ensemble cast including Will Ferrell, Simu Liu, Kate McKinnon, Sex Education stars Emma Mackey and Ncuti Gatwa, America Ferrera and more.According to Variety, Barbie will not feature the Danish-Norwegian dance-pop group’s novelty single as part of its official soundtrack.The publication noted that many fans have insisted that ‘Barbie Girl’ – which has registered over a billion streams on YouTube – should appear in the Mattel/Warner Bros.

K.J. Yossman “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 Robbie movie, 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.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor“Barbie Girl,” the ridiculously catchy dance hit by ’90s one-hit-wonders Aqua, has joined the rarified ranks of YouTube’s billion-views club.The official video for the 1997 hit single has now surpassed 1 billion views on YouTube since it was uploaded to the video platform by the Danish-Norwegian pop group in 2010. According to YouTube, “Barbie Girl” has averaged more than 400,000 daily views over the past 12 months.The calculatedly kitschy “Barbie Girl” video features the group’s four members — Søren Rasted, Claus Norreen, René Dif and Lene Nystrøm — on garishly colored sets.

Aqua look completely unrecognisable 25 years on from their smash hit song Barbie Girl as they reunite for a Top Of The Pops special.The 90s band sent fans wild as they reunited and shared a snap on Instagram of them in the studio recording the special.Lene Nystrøm, René Dif, and keyboardist Søren Rasted looked dramatically different having retired their crazy colourful and spiky hairstyles.They captioned the post: "We had a great talk with Ryan Saunders from @bbc for their 'Top Of The Pops 1994-1997' show the other day. This took us down memory lane.

IT'S been 25 years since Danish dance group Aqua stormed the charts with their catchy hit Barbie Girl. It was their third single that put them in the map in 1997 followed by Doctor Jones shortly after.