Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve turned pink and ’90s when Aqua kicked things off with a rendition of “Barbie Girl.” The Danish-Norwegian Europop band performed their 1997 hit to a packed Times Square. Images of the performance were shared on Instagram.
In the comments below the Instagram post, fans were loving Aqua’s rendition of her ’90s hit. “They killed that,” one fan gushed. “Yeah!! I’m so happy to be able to see Aqua perform live this year! another fan wrote.
Not all New Year’s Eve viewers were happy with the performance of ‘Barbie Girl’
However, not everyone was thrilled with the throwback performance. “If you told me that Aqua would be playing Barbie Girl in 2024, I would have thought you would be crazy. And yet here we are,” a bewildered admirer. wrote in X (formerly Twitter). Another viewer was left wondering if we were in the ’90s. “Aqua will host Barbie Girl on ABC,” they wrote on X. “What year is she, guys?”
Finally, another watcher of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve felt her age watching Aqua crunch through her old hit. “Well, if I wasn’t feeling old enough already, watching Aqua play Barbie Girl on Dick Clark finished the job,” they joked.
Aqua originally released “Barbie Girl” in May 1997. The song, ostensibly about the Barbie doll, actually contains sexual connotations with lyrics such as “Kiss me here, touch me there, handkerchief.” In 1997, Universal Music defied the complaints and released the single worldwide.
The result was a smash hit, with the song holding the number one spot in the UK for four consecutive weeks and in Australia for three weeks. Additionally, he achieved the rare feat of entering the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100, a notable achievement for European pop acts at the time.
However, interest in the song was revived last year. In 2023, Aqua teamed up with Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice to create the film’s soundtrack. Barbie. The song debuted at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100. It marked Aqua’s second single to enter the Top 10 and her first since the iconic “Barbie Girl.”
Additionally, “Barbie World” reached the Top 5 on the UK Singles Chart. Curiously, this success coincided with the return of “Barbie Girl” to the UK Top 40 after 25 years.
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Source: vcmp.edu.vn