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- The song topped the charts worldwide, particularly in European countries such as the United Kingdom, where it was a number-one hit for four weeks and remains one of the best-selling singles of all time.
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Barbie Girl received generally negative reviews from music critics. Vinícius Versiani Durães of IMHO felt it was humorous and would later become a hit.
Aug 20, 2010 · Listen to “Barbie Girl ” here: https://aqua.lnk.to/BarbieGirl...more. REMASTERED IN HD! CELEBRATING ONE BILLION VIEWS!! Official Music Video for Barbie Girl performed by Aqua.
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- I. The Rise of Aqua
- II. Writing and Recording “Barbie Girl.”
- III. The Video
- IV. Going Global
- V. The Lawsuit
- VI. The Aftermath
The roots of Aqua go back to a meeting between Danish musicians Søren Rasted and Claus Norreen in the late Eighties. Søren Rasted: Claus and I were about 18 when we met. I was into Simple Minds, David Bowie, and U2. He was a little more electro than I was and into Depeche Mode. We got an apartment together and our biggest goal was to make music eve...
In 1995, recording under original name Joyspeed, the quartet released its debut single, “Itsy Bitsy Spider.” The song was a minor hit in Sweden, but even the group admits that it wasn’t very good. Their sound changed when they got their hands on the Roland JV-2080, a synthesizer that was able to replicate the sounds of organic instruments like pian...
When “Barbie Girl” started taking off on the radio in Denmark, Universal decided to make a video for it. They hired director Peder Pedersen to make it. Peder Pedersen: I was just starting out as a director, and it was hard. The night before I got the request to do “Barbie Girl,” I was doing some grainy black-and-white art stuff in a basement. While...
The song hit just as new pop acts like Backstreet Boys and Spice Girls were taking over the charts. On Sept. 6, 1997, the song debuted at Number Seven on the Billboard Hot 100in America, sandwiched between Third Eye Blind’s “Semi-Charmed Life” and Dru Hill’s “Never Make a Promise.” It did even better in Australia and Europe. Dif:Shortly before this...
The CD booklet for Aqua’s album Aquariumincluded this sentence: “The song ‘Barbie Girl’ is a social comment and was not created or approved by the makers of the doll.” This wasn’t nearly enough to appease Mattel, and they filed a lawsuit against MCA in 2000. Russell Frackman (lawyer):The lawsuit had 11 different claims. They pretty much threw the k...
Aqua followed up Aquariumin 2000 with Aquarius. It sold well around the world, especially in Scandinavia, but stalled out at Number 82 in America. They took a break in 2001 that lasted until 2008. During this time, Nystrøm married Rasted and they had two kids. They separated six years ago. Nystrøm:We’re the best of friends. We have two teenage chil...
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Sep 26, 2022 · 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...
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Mar 21, 2022 · This year marks a quarter-century since Danish-Norwegian Europoppers Aqua released “Barbie Girl”, the notorious third single from their debut album Aquarium. A dancefloor novelty, the song...
Apr 1, 2024 · These lyrics, from Aqua’s 1997 smash hit “Barbie Girl,” are undeniably still a part of the social consciousness 25 years later.
May 14, 1997 · “Barbie Girl” was dance-pop group Aqua’s third single, appearing on their debut record Aquarium.
