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"Barbie Girl" is a song by the Danish-Norwegian dance-pop group Aqua. It was released in May 1997 as their third single overall, and the first United Kingdom release, it is included on the album ''Aquarium''. The song was written by Johnny Mosegaard Pedersen and Karsten Dahlgaard〔(【引用サイトリンク】work = www.elyrics.net )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】work = www.songtexte.com )〕 after the group saw an exhibit on kitsch culture.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Aqua – Barbie Girl )〕 The song topped the charts worldwide, particularly in European countries such as the UK, where it was a number-one hit for three weeks. It was also on top of the charts in Australia for the same length of time, and debuted and peaked at No. 7 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on 6 September 1997 and it remains Aqua's biggest hit single in the US to date, and their only one to reach the top 20 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It is Aqua's most popular work. The song became the subject of the controversial lawsuit ''Mattel v. MCA Records''. ==Background== The lyrics of the song are about Barbie and Ken, the dolls made by Mattel. Both the song and its music video feature Lene Nystrøm as Barbie and René Dif as Ken. As such, the lyrics drew the ire of Barbie's corporate owners, and a lawsuit was filed by Mattel. A footnote on the back of the ''Aquarium'' CD case precisely stated that "The song 'Barbie Girl' is a social comment and was not created or approved by the makers of the doll." The song was performed as the interval act in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Barbie Girl」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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