"Barbie Girl"
Single by Aqua
from the album Aquarium
Format	12" vinyl, CD single, Cassette
Recorded	1997
Genre	Bubblegum dance
Length	3:16
Peak chart positions
#1 (Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Europe, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK) #2 (Austria, Latvia) #3 (Finland) #7 (US)
Aqua singles chronology
"My Oh My" (1997) "Barbie Girl" (1997) "Doctor Jones" (1998)

"Barbie Girl" is a song in the bubblegum pop genre by the band Aqua, who released it in 1997 as a single and included it on the album Aquarium. The song was written by Claus Norreen and Søren Nystrøm Rasted after the group saw an exhibit on kitsch culture. This work is copyrighted. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Aqua was a Danish-Norwegian dance/pop group, best-known for their 1997 breakthrough single Barbie Girl. The group formed in 1989, and achieved huge success across the globe in the late 1990s and early 2000s. ... Aquarium, Aquas debut album released in 1997 Aquarium was the debut album from Scandinavian dance-pop group Aqua. ... It has been suggested that Childrens gramophone records be merged into this article or section. ... A CD single is a music single in the form of a compact disc. ... The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. ... This is a summary of 1997 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Bubblegum pop. ... A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... The Eurochart Hot 100 is the main European singles popularity chart compiled by Music & Media magazine from March 1984. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... Aqua was a Danish-Norwegian dance/pop group, best-known for their 1997 breakthrough single Barbie Girl. The group formed in 1989, and achieved huge success across the globe in the late 1990s and early 2000s. ... My Oh My was the third release by the Scandinavian dance-pop group Aqua, and the fourth charting single in the United Kingdom. ... Doctor Jones was the fourth single release by Aqua, and their second United Kingdom number one. ... A song is a relatively short musical composition. ... Bubblegum pop, also known as bubblegum rock, bubblegum music, youth music, or simply bubblegum, is a genre of popular music. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... In music, a band is a company of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of or improvising a musical arrangement on different musical instruments. ... Aqua was a Danish-Norwegian dance/pop group, best-known for their 1997 breakthrough single Barbie Girl. The group formed in 1989, and achieved huge success across the globe in the late 1990s and early 2000s. ... See also: 1996 in music, other events of 1997, 1998 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 9 - David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert (the day after his birthday) at Madison Square Garden, with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Aquarium, Aquas debut album released in 1997 Aquarium was the debut album from Scandinavian dance-pop group Aqua. ... Claus Norreen (born June 5, 1970) is a Danish musician and producer known for his membership in the band Aqua. ... Søren Nystrøm Rasted was born in Blovstrød, Denmark on the 13 June 1969. ... Kitsch (pronounced “kich” as in “rich”) is a term of German origin that has been used to categorize art that is considered an inferior copy of an existing style. ...

History

The song was voted the fourth "Best Number One of All Time" in a VH1 poll, and was featured in spot #32 on VH1's "Most Awesomely Bad Songs... Ever" countdown. An unrelated VH1 countdown, VH1's 100 Greatest One-hit Wonders, rated it #88. VH1 (VH-1: Video Hits One until 1994) is an American cable television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Communications and owners of MTV. VH1 and sister channel MTV are currently part of the MTV Networks division... VH1 (VH-1: Video Hits One until 1994) is an American cable television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Communications and owners of MTV. VH1 and sister channel MTV are currently part of the MTV Networks division...

The lyrics of the song are about Barbie and Ken, the dolls made by Mattel. Both the song and its music video feature Lene Nystrom as Barbie and Rene Dif as Ken. As such, the lyrics drew the ire of Barbie's corporate owners. Information Occupation See: Barbies careers Family See: List of Barbies friends and family Created by Ruth Handler Barbie is a best-selling fashion doll launched in 1959. ... Ken Doll c. ... Look up doll in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Mattel Inc. ... Lene Grawford Nystrøm (born October 2, 1973) is best known as the lead singer of the Danish pop-dance band Aqua. ... René Dif in Aquas Around The World video (2000) René Dif was born on the 17 October 1967 in Copenhagen, Denmark. ...

Controversy

Mattel sued the band, saying they violated the Barbie trademark and turned Barbie into a sex object, referring to her as a "Blonde Bimbo." They alleged the song had violated their copyrights 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 MCA Records was not about to let their hit single be suppressed without a fight. They contested Mattel's claims and countersued for defamation. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Bimbo is a term that emerged in popular English language usage in the late 20th Century to describe an often attractive, yet stupid, pliable woman. ... Copyright symbol Copyright is a set of exclusive rights regulating the use of a particular expression of an idea or information. ... For other senses of this word, see Trademark (disambiguation). ... The Music Corporation of America was a United States based corporation in the music business. ...

The lawsuit filed by Mattel against MCA was dismissed by the lower courts, and this dismissal was upheld though Mattel took their case up to the Supreme Court of the United States (Mattel's appeal was later rejected). In 2002, Judge Alex Kozinski ruled the song was protected as a parody under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, and also threw out the defamation lawsuit Aqua's record company filed against Mattel. Kozinski concluded his ruling by saying "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. Image File history File links Barbie_girl_aqua. ... Software development stages In computer programming, development stage terminology expresses how the development of a piece of software has progressed and how much further development it may require. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest judicial body in the... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Judge Alex Kozinski Judge Alex Kozinski (born July 23, 1950) is a judge in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and a popular essayist. ... In contemporary usage, a parody (or lampoon) is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. ... The Bill of Rights in the National Archives The First Amendment to the United States Constitution is a part of the United States Bill of Rights. ...

This controversy was used by journalist Naomi Klein to make a political point in her book No Logo, where she stated that the monopolies created by copyrights and trademarks are unfairly and differently enforced based on the legal budgets of the conflicting parties and their ability to defend their expressions by hiring lawyers. Naomi Klein (born May 5, 1970 [1]) is a Canadian journalist, author and activist. ... Front cover of No Logo. ... A monopoly (from the Greek language monos, one + polein, to sell) is defined as a persistent market situation where there is only one provider of a product or service, in other words a firm that has no competitors in its industry. ... A lawyer, according to Blacks Law Dictionary, is a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person licensed to practice law. ...

Voted by Rolling Stone to be on the list of the 20 Most Annoying Songs. Rolling Stone

Alternative versions and parodies

"Barbie Girl" was spoofed as "Ugly Girl" by Jack Off Jill. (Often miscredited to Weird Al Yancovic) Jack Off Jill was an Alternative rock band from Ft. ... This article is about the musician himself. ...

"The Barbie Song" (performed by The Dog House) features Garrett and Raoul who insult Barbie behind her back with gratuitous words because they pine for Ken, however the conclusion of the song sees Barbie approach the pair who proceed to assault her and run off. This song is featured on their 2000 album, How Many People Must Get Dissed? JV & Elvis The Dog House Logo The Dog House with JV & Elvis was a terrestrial radio talk show airing from 9AM – 12PM in New York City on 92. ... JV & Elvis The Dog House Logo The Dog House with JV & Elvis was a terrestrial radio talk show airing from 9AM – 12PM in New York City on 92. ... See also: 2000 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2000 Record labels established in 2000 2000s in music. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ...

Punk rock covers have been performed by bands Home Grown and Tsunami Bomb. Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Home Grown was an American rock band formed in 1994 in Orange County, California. ... Tsunami Bomb was a punk rock band from Petaluma, California that formed in 1998 and broke up in October 2005. ...

German metal band Rammstein, contrary to popular belief, did not cover the song in German. This misunderstanding was started on filesharing networks, with copies of Ome Henk's Dutch parody misattributed to Rammstein. Heavy metal (sometimes referred to simply as metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... Rammstein, is a German industrial metal band. ... File sharing is the activity of making files available to other users for download over the Internet, but also over smaller networks. ... Ome Henk is a Dutch comedy singer and song parodist. ...

The German duo Lynne & Tessa produced a lip-synched internet video of the song, which has consistently been ranked high in the top-100 list on Google Video since it was released in May 2006. Tessa (left) and Lynne (right) Lynne & Tessa are a duo of girls from Frankfurt, Germany who have released internet videos of themselves lip-syncing to famous pop songs. ... Google Video is a free Google service that allows anyone to upload video clips to Googles web servers as well as make their own media available free of charge or through Google Video Store for a cost that they can set. ... May 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → May 1, 2006 (Monday) Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association outraged Vatican by planning to ordain another bishop, Liu Xinhong in Anhui Province. ...

The British-Indian comedy sketch show Goodness Gracious Me parodied the song as "Punjabi Girl" both in the radio series and later on television. Television comedy had a presence from the earliest days of broadcasting. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Television series redirects here. ... Goodness Gracious Me is a BBC English language Sketch comedy show originally on BBC Radio 4 and later televised on BBC Two (comprising of three seasons running from from 1996 to 1998) based on four British Asian actors: Sanjeev Bhaskar, Kulvinder Ghir, Meera Syal and Nina Wadia. ...

The ska band The Aquabats covered "Barbie Girl". Ska (pron. ... The Aquabats (often written as The Aquabats!) are an American rock band formed in 1994 in Huntington Beach, California and currently recording for Nitro Records. ...

Several foreign language covers and parodies exist, including some in Russian, Dutch, Portuguese and Finnish.

Releases

"UK"

CD1

1. Barbie Girl (radio edit)
2. Barbie Girl (extended version)
3. Barbie Girl (perky Park Club mix)
4. Barbie Girl (Spikes Anatomically Correct Dub)

CD2

1. Barbie Girl (Radio Edit)
2. Barbie Girl (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 12" G-String Mix)
3. Barbie Girl (Dirty Rotten Peroxide Radio Mix)
4. Barbie Girl (CD-ROM Video)

7" Vinyl

A: Barbie Girl (Radio Edit)

B: Barbie Girl (Extended Version)

"France"

1. Barbie Girl (Radio Edit)
2. Barbie Girl (Extended Version)

"Australia"

1. Barbie Girl (Radio Edit)
2. Barbie Girl (Spike's Plastic Mix)
3. Barbie Girl (Spike's Automatically Correct Dub)
4. Barbie Girl (Extended Version)

"Germany"

1. Barbie Girl (Radio Edit)
2. Barbie Girl (Extended Version)
3. Barbie Girl (Perky Park Club Mix)
4. Barbie Girl (Spike's Anatomically Correct Dub)

12" Vinyl

A1 Barbie Girl (Radio Edit)

A2 Barbie Girl (Extended Version)

B1 Barbie Girl (Spike's Anatomically Correct Dub)

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External links

• Lyrics
• MTV news over the lawsuit being filed by Mattel
• BBC news story about the lawsuit being lost by MCA
• Text of Mattel, Inc. v. MCA Records, Inc., the verdict that favored MCA (PDF file)
• CNN story about the US Supreme Court rejection of Mattel's appeal