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Barbie Girl is a Dance-pop act. Their sound grew out of Jill Sobule. Those roots explain a lot about how Barbie Girl arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Gala, Bad Romance, Shake It Off and Take Me to Church, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Faith No More, Ludacris, Wiz Khalifa, Jeremih and Cashmere Cat, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 14 connections around Barbie Girl, reaching back through Jill Sobule and forward to Faith No More. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"Barbie Girl" is a song by Danish-Norwegian dance-pop group Aqua. It was released in April 1997 by Universal and MCA as the third single from the group's debut studio album, Aquarium. The song was written by band members Søren Rasted, Claus Norreen, René Dif, and Lene Nystrøm, and was produced by the former two alongside Johnny Jam and Delgado. It was written after Rasted saw an exhibit on kitsch culture in Denmark that featured Barbie dolls. The accompanying music video was directed by Danish directors Peder Pedersen and Peter Stenbæk.
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Barbie Girl connections
Barbie Girl grew out of Jill Sobule, shares an orbit with Gala, Bad Romance, Shake It Off and Take Me to Church, went on to shape Faith No More, Ludacris, Wiz Khalifa and Jeremih. 14 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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