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Anthem that has played a part in immortalising the character in pop culture will be left out in Greta Gerwig's movie adaptation.

Aqua's 'Barbie Girl' has become a timeless bop since its release back in 1997, earning more than a billion views on YouTube and capturing the attention of younger generations with its recent graduation into Tik Tok territory.

's Margot Robbie as the blonde fashion doll that has been a staple in almost every young girl's bedroom since the 1950s.

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Ulrich Møller-Jørgensen, Aqua lead singer Lene Nystrøm's manager, recently confirmed the news, saying (via Variety): The song will not be used in the movie.

A potential reason for this development could be the shaky relationship between the Danish pop band and the toy company Mattel, the creators and owners of the

Despite the song's success following its release, Mattel had been vocal about its concern over the song's provocative lyrics being potentially harmful to the brand, going as far as filing a lawsuit.

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In the lawsuit, Mattel claimed that the song was defamatory as it was describing a promiscuous Barbie doll sing[ing] in a flirtatious tone and a licentious Ken doll respond[ing] 'kiss me here, touch me there'.

However, the decision to not include the song might also have something to do with the team behind the movie being vocal about following a different approach when tackling the story of the blonde legend.

's Noah Baumbach – can give audiences a hint that the film is set to be quite the emotional rollercoaster, a far cry from the Come on Barbie, let's go party! vibes of the Aqua song.

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Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, she had said: Something like Barbie where the IP, the name itself, people immediately have an idea of, 'Oh, Margot is playing Barbie, I know what that is, ' but our goal is to be like, 'Whatever you're thinking, we're going to give you something totally different — the thing you didn't know you wanted.'

Now, can we truly honour the IP and the fan base and also surprise people? Because if we can do all that and provoke a thoughtful conversation, then we're really firing on all cylinders.

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Margot Robbie said she was determined to include a nod to Aqua's Barbie Girl in the upcoming Barbie movie, directed by Greta Gerwig.

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Robbie and Gerwig recently spoke to Rolling Stone about the making of the soundtrack, which includes original songs by stars like Dua Lipa, Lizzo, and Charli XCX.

I was like, 'Greta, how are we going to incorporate this song? We can't do a Barbie movie and not have a nod to Aqua's 'Barbie Girl.' It has to be in there, ' Robbie said. And [Greta] was like, 'Don't worry, we're going to find a cool way to incorporate it.'

According to Rolling Stone, Gerwig had always planned to find a place for Barbie Girl, the 1997 novelty hit that topped charts worldwide.

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And so Mark Ronson, who served as executive producer for the soundtrack, enlisted Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice for a remix titled Barbie World.

I feel like people have been asking Nicki to rhyme over some version of 'Barbie Girl' for 15 years now, Ronson told the magazine, alluding to the name of Minaj's devoted fanbase: Barbz.

When she was like, 'Guess who's going to do the remix of Aqua's Barbie Girl? Nicki MinajandIce Spice.' I was like, 'Together? Are you joking?!' I just knew immediately that all my girlfriends were going to lose their minds, Robbie said.

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You're hearing lyrics that are responding to what's happening onscreen, so the music became more than just music — it became a device to enhance what the audience was watching and experiencing, and got to be the voice of the audience, Robbie explained.