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"Barbie Girl" is a song by Danish-Norwegian dance-pop group Aqua. It was released in April 1997 by Universal and MCA as the third single from the group's debut studio album, Aquarium . The song was written by band members Søren Rasted , Claus Norreen , René Dif , and Lene Nystrøm , and was produced by the former two alongside Johnny Jam and ...
The song later peaked at number 7 in the United States, at the end of 1997. Its success helped the album reach number one in both the group's home countries, and make the top 10 in the UK and US. While not selling as highly as "Barbie Girl", the album's fourth single, "Doctor Jones", was released in late 1997 and became a number one hit in ...
Aqua is a Danish-Norwegian Europop band, [6] [7] best known for their 1997 single "Barbie Girl". [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The group formed in 1995 in Copenhagen [ 10 ] and achieved international success around the globe in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
"Doctor Jones" is a song by Danish-Norwegian dance-pop group Aqua, released as the fourth single from their debut album, Aquarium. It was the follow-up to their most successful song, "Barbie Girl", and first released as a single in most of Europe in October 1997 by Universal Records.
In 2009, as part of a marketing strategy to revive sales, Mattel released a promotional video featuring a version of "Barbie Girl" with modified lyrics. [11] [12] In 2023, the soundtrack of the Mattel-produced film Barbie included the song "Barbie World" by rappers Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice, which samples Aqua's single. [13]
"My Oh My" is a song recorded by Danish dance-pop group Aqua. It was released as the second single from their debut album, Aquarium, and was initially released in February 1997 before being reissued following the success of "Barbie Girl", "Doctor Jones" and "Turn Back Time" in August 1998.
The video parodied the groups status as a "Barbie band", gained due to the success of their hit "Barbie Girl", with Aqua trying to make a good music video, they made three videos, but being hampered by a poor director, a low-budget and faulty equipment. 2001 "We Belong to the Sea" Toby Hooper
Produced by RiotUSA, the song heavily samples the 1997 single "Barbie Girl" by Danish Europop band Aqua, who are credited as performers and co-writers in the song. "Barbie World" debuted at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Minaj's 23rd, Ice Spice's fourth, and Aqua's second top-10 chart entry. It also charted in the top 10 in ...