Aqua’s ‘Barbie Girl’ won’t be in the Barbie movie

While Warner Bros.' and Mattel Films' upcoming Barbie movie is sure to have some level of self-awareness about its main character's status as a real-world cultural icon, Mattel is taking a firm stance against featuring the iconic doll's very unofficial anthem that basically everyone knows by heart.

The small tease of Greta Gerwig's Barbie movie that Warner Bros. shared this week - a still image of Margot Robbie all dolled up and driving a dream car - singlehandedly put the project at the back front of people's minds as something they might actually want to see. Partially because of the bright, colorful, fun" vibes the image gave off, a number of fans began speculating what sorts of music Barbie might feature, and Aqua's 1997 Hit Barbie...

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