The Most Popular Song Of The 90s, Barbie Girl Reached 1 Billion VIews On YouTube

Baby Girl Song (YouTube screenshot)

JAKARTA - The music video for "Barbie Girl", which was popularized by the music group Aqua in the 1990s, has crossed the 1 billion view mark on YouTube, reported by Variety.

This 1997 hit song was uploaded to YouTube in 2010 by the Danish-Norwegian group. "Barbie Girl" has averaged over 400.000 thousand views daily for the past 12 months.

This video features four members of the group Søren Rasted, Claus Norreen, René Dif, and Lene Nystrm in a striking color set. The song and video are satire on Mattel's iconic doll, raving about Barbie and Ken's implicit sexual relationship.

The chorus of the song reads, "I'm a Barbie girl, in the Barbie world / Life in plastic, it's fantastic / You can brush my hair, undress me everywhere / Imagination, life is your creation."

Mattel has sued MCA Records, Aqua's label, over "Barbie Girl" alleging that the song's lyrics attribute sexual and other disreputable themes to Barbie products.

The appeals court ruled that "Barbie Girl" was protected as a parody under the First Amendment, and the case was dropped. In 2009, Mattel licensed "Barbie Girl" for use in advertising campaigns.

Quoted from ANTARA, other 1990s music videos that hit the billion-view club on YouTube include Guns N' Roses "November Rain", "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from Nirvana, "What's Up" from 4 Non Blondes, "Zombie" from The Cranberries. , Whitney Houston with "I Will Always Love You" and "I Want It That Way" from the Backstreet Boys.

Aqua's "Barbie Girl" topped the charts globally when it was released, and it remains one of the UK's best-selling songs.