Mattel & Barbie Girl Lawsuit Explained: How 2023's Barbie Movie Settled A 26-Year-Old Battle

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Mattel & Barbie Girl Lawsuit Explained: How 2023's Barbie Movie Settled A 26-Year-Old Battle
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Some fans were surprised to see Aqua's Barbie Girl song incorporated into the Barbie movie, but the remix shows just how far Mattel has come.

Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT While the incorporation of Aqua’s “Barbie Girl” into 2023’s Barbie paints a picture of harmony between Mattel and Aqua, the ugly legal history between the two tells a different story. The most hotly anticipated song in the Barbie movie soundtrack was “Barbie Girl”, the 1997 Europop single from Danish-Norwegian band Aqua.

Why Mattel Sued Aqua's Record Company Over "Barbie Girl" "Barbie Girl" was a huge hit for Aqua upon release. The song reached number one in numerous countries and even hit the Billboard top 10 in the US. Mattel wasn’t happy about the massive cultural impact of the song, which uses the image of Barbie to satirize the objectification and sexualization of women with such lyrics as “I’m a blonde bimbo girl in a fantasy world” and “you can brush my hair, undress me everywhere.

2023's Barbie Movie Finally Puts The Aqua Lawsuit To Bed After Mattel’s attempts to sue Aqua’s label came to nothing, the company was forced to make an uneasy peace with "Barbie Girl." The song would prove a persistent earworm, refusing to fade into obscurity like so many other one-hit wonders.

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