The much-anticipated Barbie movie is finally here, along with its ultra star-studded cast – but did you know the Barbie soundtrack lineup is just as impressive?!
The track list reads like the ultimate festival listing – from Dua Lipa to Lizzo and Billie Eilish, Sam Smith, HAIM, Tame Impala, Karol G, Nicki Minaj… not to mention Mr Ryan Gosling himself.
Other than wondering if we’ll hear Aqua’s 1997 hit – which does feature, sort of – we weren’t sure what to expect from the Barbie soundtrack, which has been executive produced by Mark Ronson. Turns out, the score reveals yet another layer of the Barbie world created by director Greta Gerwig, spanning across all sorts of pop genres with plenty of thought-provoking lyrics to match the subversive comedy of the film itself.
Above all, the soundtrack is packed with plenty of bangers worthy of any Barbie party (ah, ah, ah yeah). And Barbie The Album – which is available on cassette, vinyl and CD – will be released alongside the film on 21 July and is set to feature yet more surprise artists.
For now, there’s only a handful of songs available for listening ahead of the movie’s launch – so we’ve done our best to review them fairly and decide on our top Barbie bop. And when we say ‘best to worst’, we actually mean ‘best to slightly-less-amazing’…
Barbie soundtrack songs: ranked from worst to best
7. Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice (with Aqua) – Barbie World
Sorry, Nicki! This song had so much potential but somehow didn’t live up to it, though we have no doubt it slaps in the movie. With original samples from Aqua’s Barbie Girl, we wanted more from the full track and the Harajuku Barbie herself – when you turn it on, it kind of feels like it’s already halfway through. Thumbs up to Nicki’s sassy lyrics though, as ever.
6. KAROL G feat. Aldo Ranks – WATATI
The Barbie soundtrack is giving range, and this reggaetón bop is exactly what it needed. It could have a few more ebbs and flows to make it catchier, we’ll admit, but we dare you not to wiggle to this Latin beat.