1997Released
3:17

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Interesting facts and trivia about Barbie Girl. By Songfacts®.

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.

Aqua are a group of Scandinavian musicians and DJs who had originally formed under the name Joyspeed. This yielded some small chart success in their native region, but the group grew disillusioned and started over as Aqua.

This was written after the group saw an exhibit on "Kitsch Culture."

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Barbie Girl.
C♯Key
MinorMode
4/4Time Signature
130BPM

Album

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Universal Music A/S
© 2016 Universal Music (Denmark) A/S
℗ 2016 Universal Music (Denmark) A/S

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