it all started with a dm. after the official release of barbie For the soundtrack’s lead single “Dance the Night,” Mark Ronson shared his first access (via IG DM) to Dua Lipa joining the song.
“Hey! I’m going to sing barbie film with Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Kane,” Ronson wrote to Lipa. “This Is Dir. by Greta Gerwig (little Women, ladybug) and it’s probably the funniest script I’ve ever read, like [redacted] funny.”
“There’s a song with a huge 60 person dance number with the whole cast – I only have the track so far as they started rehearsals, but I’d love it if you’d consider co-writing and starring in it.” Would love. I honestly think the movie is going to be incredible,” Ronson continued the message.
The message clearly worked as Lipa — who plays a mermaid Barbie in the film — joined the soundtrack to its lead single. Ronson wrote on Instagram, “It started with a DM.
The release of “Dance the Night” comes several days later. Rolling stone exclusively revealed the stacked lineup of artists who are set to appear on the soundtrack. Participating musicians include Ava Max, Charli XCX, Haim, Lizzo, Nicki Minaj, Karol G, Tame Impala and Pinkpants.
After the artist lineup was revealed, barbie A second film trailer was released, which included a snippet of a song by Minaj and Ice Spice, which samples Aqua’s “Barbie Girl”.
Sets the tone for “Dance the Night” barbiewho shattered his own shining image in a Official Trailer Showing that life in heaven is not as dreamy as it seems. Like Margot Robbie’s Barbie, the music video with Lipa is as much glitter and glam as it is escapism and restlessness.