Peak
7
Weeks
16
Score
1,887
Chart Year
1997
The accompanying music video for "Barbie Girl" was directed by Danish directors Peder Pedersen and Peter Stenbæk,[26] and depicts the band members in different scenes that a Barbie doll would be in. It has Nystrøm dressed as various Barbie dolls skulking around her swimming pool at home after Dif, dressed as Barbie's love interest Ken, accidentally pulls her arm off.[8] The video was also the number one most requested video in the US, having shot from 30 to number one on The Box.[8] Uploaded to YouTube in August 2010,[27] as of February 2022, the video has more than 1 billion views
"Barbie Girl" is a song by Danish-Norwegian dance-pop group Aqua. It was released in April 1997 as the third single from the group's debut studio album, Aquarium (1997). The song was written by Søren Rasted, Claus Norreen, René Dif, and Lene Nystrøm, and was produced by Johnny Jam, Delgado, Rasted, and Norreen. It was written after Rasted saw an exhibit on kitsch culture in Denmark that featured Barbie dolls.[6][7] 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. It also reached number two in the group's homeland and peaked at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100, where it remains Aqua's biggest hit single and their only one to reach the top 10 of the Hot 100. It is Aqua's most popular work and was also performed as the interval act in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001. It also became the subject of the controversial lawsuit Mattel, Inc. v. MCA Records, Inc..
Hiya, Barbie! Hi, Ken! You wanna go for a ride? Sure, Ken! Jump in! I'm a Barbie girl, in a 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 a Barbie world Life in plastic, it's fantastic You can brush my hair, undress me everywhere Imagination, life is your creation I'm a blonde 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" I'm a Barbie girl, in a 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! Oooh, oooh Come on, Barbie, let's go party! Ah ah ah yeah Come on, Barbie, let's go party! Oooh, oooh 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! Oooh, oooh Come on, Barbie, let's go party! Ah ah ah yeah Come on, Barbie, let's go party! Oooh, oooh Come on, Barbie, let's go party! I'm a Barbie girl, in a 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 a 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! Oooh, oooh Come on, Barbie, let's go party! Ah ah ah yeah Come on, Barbie, let's go party! Oooh, oooh Oh, I'm having so much fun! Well, Barbie, we're just getting started Oh, I love you Ken!
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 6, 1997 | 7 | 119 |
| 2 | Sep 13, 1997 | 9 | 117 |
| 3 | Sep 20, 1997 | 9 | 117 |
| 4 | Sep 27, 1997 | 11 | 115 |
| 5 | Oct 4, 1997 | 16 | 110 |
| 6 | Oct 11, 1997 | 29 | 97 |
| 7 | Oct 18, 1997 | 43 | 83 |
| 8 | Oct 25, 1997 | 55 | 71 |
| 9 | Nov 1, 1997 | 59 | 67 |
| 10 | Nov 8, 1997 | 67 | 59 |
| 11 | Nov 15, 1997 | 77 | 49 |
| 12 | Nov 22, 1997 | 83 | 43 |
| 13 | Nov 29, 1997 | 95 | 31 |
| 14 | Dec 6, 1997 | 99 | 27 |
| 20 | Jan 17, 1998 | 94 | 32 |
| 21 | Jan 24, 1998 | 100 | 26 |