Due to the controversy over the unreleased Barbie soundtrack, Dua Lipa teased her premiere song from "Barbie: The Album," called "Dance The Night," on Monday.
The 146.3 million-strong social media following of the 27-year-old pop singer announced that the song would be released at midnight on Friday.
This Barbie has a song coming this week… FRIDAY MIDNIGHT BST 💖@barbiethealbum @barbiethemovie @barbie pic.twitter.com/QqoNV2kNlm
— DUA LIPA (@DUALIPA) May 22, 2023
Dua mimicked the scene in the Barbie trailer where Margot Robbie, the song's producer and star, removed her pink marabou heels to reveal that her feet were still in pointe position.
After that, Lipa gave the background camera a kiss as a clip of her disco-pop song started to play.
In the Warner Bros. Pictures film, which will be released in the US and the UK on July 21, the British-Albanian singer will also make her acting debut.
Four days prior to Dua's disclosure, Alice Glass teased "Barbie: The Album," which also included her gothic rendition of Aqua's 1997 hit parody "Barbie Girl."
In place of Aqua's well-known Danish pop song, the teaser used The Beach Boys' 1964 classic Fun Fun Fun, which infuriated fans. However, Aqua frontwoman Lene Nystrm told Variety on April 29 that "it was a mistake." The song won't be featured in the movie.
"Barbie: The Album" is rumored to include songs by Taylor Swift, Ava Max, Britney Spears, Iggy Azalea, and Charli XCX.
The $100 million comedy was directed and co-written by three-time Oscar nominee Greta Gerwig and her baby daddy, Noah Baumbach. Oscar winner Helen Mirren served as the narrator for the first live-action Barbie movie.
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According to the description, Barbie (Margot Robbie) travels to the real world with the assistance of Ken (Ryan Gosling) to find true happiness after being expelled from Barbieland for being less-than-perfect.
The Mattel fantasy movie also stars Will Ferrell, John Cena, Simu Liu, Michael Cera, Alexandra Shipp, Kate McKinnon, Hari Nef, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, America Ferrera, and Emerald Fennell.
In Matthew Vaughn's amnesiac spy drama Argylle, which will stream on Apple TV+ later this year, Lipa will likewise portray an enigmatic character.
The cast of the movie also includes Henry Cavill, Sam Rockwell, Bryce Dallas Howard, Bryan Cranston, Catherine O'Hara, John Cena, Samuel L. Jackson, and Ariana DeBose. It is based on the upcoming book by Ellie Conway.
