AQUA - BARBIE GIRL
Hi, Barbie
Hi, Ken!
Do You Wanna Go For A Ride?
Sure, Ken!
Jump In...
I'm A Barbie Girl In The Barbie World
Life In Plastic, It's Fantastic!
You Can Brush My Hair, Undress Me Everywhere
Imagination, Life Is Your Creation
Come On, Barbie, Let's Go Party!
I'm A Barbie Girl In The Barbie World
Life In Plastic, It's Fantastic!
You Can Brush My Hair, Undress Me Everywhere
Imagination, Life Is Your Creation
I'm A Blond Bimbo Girl In A Fantasy World
Dress Me Up, Make It Tight, I'm Your Dolly
You're My Doll, Rock'n'roll, Feel The Glamour In Pink
Kiss Me Here, Touch Me There, Hanky Panky...
You Can Touch, You Can Play
If You Say, "I'm Always Yours"
Ooh Woo
I'm A Barbie Girl In The Barbie World
Life In Plastic, It's Fantastic!
You Can Brush My Hair, Undress Me Everywhere
Imagination, Life Is Your Creation
Come On, Barbie, Let's Go Party!
(Ah, Ah, Ah, Yeah)
Come On, Barbie, Let's Go Party!
Ooh, Ooh
Come On, Barbie, Let's Go Party!
(Ah, Ah, Ah, Yeah)
Come On, Barbie, Let's Go Party!
Ooh, Ooh
Make Me Walk, Make Me Talk, Do Whatever You Please
I Can Act Like A Star, I Can Beg On My Knees
Come Jump In, Bimbo Friend, Let Us Do It Again
Hit The Town, Fool Around, Let's Go Party
You Can Touch, You Can Play
If You Say, "I'm Always Yours"
You Can Touch, You Can Play
If You Say, "I'm Always Yours"
Come On, Barbie, Let's Go Party!
(Ah, Ah, Ah, Yeah)
Come On, Barbie, Let's Go Party!
Ooh, Ooh
Come On, Barbie, Let's Go Party!
(Ah, Ah, Ah, Yeah)
Come On, Barbie, Let's Go Party!
Ooh, Ooh
I'm A Barbie Girl In The Barbie World
Life In Plastic, It's Fantastic!
You Can Brush My Hair, Undress Me Everywhere
Imagination, Life Is Your Creation
I'm A Barbie Girl In The Barbie World
Life In Plastic, It's Fantastic!
You Can Brush My Hair, Undress Me Everywhere
Imagination, Life Is Your Creation
Come On, Barbie, Let's Go Party!
(Ah, Ah, Ah, Yeah)
Come On, Barbie, Let's Go Party!
Ooh, Ooh
Come On, Barbie, Let's Go Party!
(Ah, Ah, Ah, Yeah)
Come On, Barbie, Let's Go Party!
Ooh, Ooh
Oh, I'm Having So Much Fun!
Well, Barbie, We're Just Getting Started
Oh, I Love You, Ken!
SONG FACTS
Writer(s): Søren Rasted, Claus Norreen, René Dif, Lene Nystrøm
Producer(s): Johnny Jam, Delgado, Søren Rasted, Claus Norreen
Although The Lyrics Seem Meaningless, They Could Be Making A Statement About The Inflated Value Of Sex Appeal In Society. With Abnormally Tiny Waists And Enormous Breasts, Barbie Dolls Are Unrealistically Proportioned, Which Her Critics Claim Leads To Self Esteem And Body Image Issues In Young Girls. Barbie's Maker, Mattel, Responds To These Charges By Pointing Out That Barbie Is Not Supposed To Be Realistic, And That Her Outlandish Shape Is Designed So Make Her Easy To Pose And Dress.
This Was Written After The Group Saw An Exhibit On "Kitsch Culture."
Mattel Sued The Band, Saying They Violated The Barbie Trademark And Turned Barbie Into A Sex Object, Referring To Her As A "Blonde Bimbo." Aqua Claimed That Mattel Injected Their Own Meanings Into The Song's Lyrics. In 2002, A Judge Ruled The Song Was Protected As Free Speech Under The First Amendment, And Also Threw Out A Defamation Lawsuit Aqua's Record Company Filed Against Mattel. The Judge Said In The Ruling That "The Parties Are Advised To Chill." The Case Was Dismissed, And In The Process, It Garnered Loads Of Media Attention For The Song And The Band.
In Late 1997, A Few Months After This Song Peaked On The American Charts, Mattel Announced That They Were Changing Barbie's Body For Just The Third Time In Her History. Barbie's New Body Had A Bigger Waist, Slimmer Hips And Breasts That Were Shrunk To An Honest B Cup.
Aqua Is Not The First Group To Be Sued Over Barbie. Director Todd Haynes Was Also Sued By Mattel For His Use Of The Doll In The 1987 Film Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story.
Aqua Had Commercial Success In Denmark And Sweden With Their First Single, "Roses Are Red," Going To #1 There. The Group Is Considered A One Hit Wonder In The United States, But In the UK, They Followed "Barbie Girl" With Two More #1 Hits: "Doctor Jones" And "Turn Back Time."