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 [1] 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 [2] 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 [3], 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 [4]". 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 [5], 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.