Dua Lipa Is a Disco Queen In the New Music Video for Her "Barbie" Single

Dua Lipa won't just star as a mermaid Barbie alongside Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling's Barbie and Ken in the upcoming "Barbie" movie hitting cinemas on 21 July. The "Levitating" singer has also recorded a new song for the film's soundtrack, with a pink-themed music video to go along with it.

On 25 May, fans were treated to a snippet of the new song, called "Dance the Night Away", via the official trailer of the upcoming film. And a few hours later, the full music video and track were released, and it's guaranteed to get you in the "Barbie" mood. It's a retro, disco tune reminiscent of Lipa's 2020 album, "Future Nostalgia", with the opening lyrics setting the tone: "Baby you can find me under the lights / Diamonds under my eyes".

The video begins with Lipa walking into the set to run over new choreography, when a giant disco ball falls from the ceiling and smashes. "This Barbie is making a music video" appears on screen as Lipa turns into a bonafide disco queen. Wearing metallic separates from her brand new "La Vacanza" Versace collection which debuted in Cannes earlier this week, she dances around a pink-coloured set, sits in a pink cadillac car and, at one point, dances on top of that fluffy pink Barbie slipper from the trailer. As the catchy tune wraps up, there is also a cameo from "Barbie" director Greta Gerwig, too.

On 22 May, Lipa announced her new single on Instagram, captioning a video post, in part, "This Barbie has a song coming . . ." She teased a video of someone stepping out of a pair of those pink, fluffy Barbie-esque high-heels as they are literally levitating on tip-toes (because she's a Barbie whose ankles can't bend — get it?).

Lipa joins a roster of names who will be appearing on an official "Barbie: The Album". On 25 May, Rolling Stone announced the news along with some of the artists set to feature on it, including Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice, Lizzo, and, interestingly, Ryan Gosling. The album will be released on the same day as the movie and this Barbie cannot wait. Watch the full "Dance the Night" music video below.