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- Aqua's chart-topping 1997 hit "Barbie Girl" called the doll a "blond bimbo" and was full of innuendos.
- Mattel sued MCA Records over the song, but a judge dismissed the lawsuit.
- "Barbie Girl" is now being revived in Greta Gerwig's film with a performance by Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice.
"Barbie Girl," by Danish-Norwegian Europop band Aqua, peaked at number seven in the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1997. It topped the charts from the UK to Australia in the year of its release and was Belgium's second-best selling single of the entire decade, behind just Elton John.