After officially kicking off the summer of Barbie with the groundbreaking BARBIE THE ALBUM artist reveal and its first two singles, Atlantic Records has dropped the latest track from the star-studded album. Following an initial teaser, which quickly garnered over 6M+ views, UK-based artist and producer, PinkPantheress has blessed BARBIE THE ALBUM withthe captivating new single “Angel” out now HERE. The musical companion to the highly anticipated summer event film Barbie, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as Barbie and Ken and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, is now available for pre-order HERE and arrives in stores and at all online retailers on Friday, July 21st in conjunction with the theatrical release of the feature film.
“Angel” was preceded by global recording artist KAROL G’s high-energy anthem, “WATATI (ft. Aldo Ranks)” and the electrifying lead single “Dance The Night” from 3x GRAMMY® Award-winning global superstar Dua Lipa, who also makes a special appearance in the film. “WATATI” was immediately met with critical acclaim with ROLLING STONE calling it a “reggaetón party” and HOLA! stating it’s an “exciting addition, poised to be a hit.” Produced by Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt and the Picard Brothers, “Dance The Night” arrived alongside a dazzling official video featuring a special appearance from Barbie writer/director/executive producer Greta Gerwig (“Little Women,” “Lady Bird”) – watch HERE. Upon release, V MAGAZINE called the track “disco-pop perfection,” NPR described it as “undeniably glamorous,” BILLBOARD asserted it has “one of the sleekest bridges in mainstream pop this year,”and INSTYLE declared it “our new summer anthem.” The two singles have already amassed an impressive 100M combined global audio streams and official video views.
BARBIE THE ALBUM will continue to feature massive new tracks from an unprecedented lineup of artists including Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice, Lizzo, Charli XCX, Ava Max, Dominic Fike, Khalid, The Kid LAROI, Tame Impala, HAIM, GAYLE and FIFTY FIFTY feat. Kali. Barbie star Ryan Gosling also joins the robust roster of soundtrack artists with his iconic original song performed as his character, Ken. See below for full tracklisting.
continues the hugely successful partnership between Atlantic Records and Warner Bros. Pictures. The two companies previously teamed up for 2020’s BIRDS OF PREY: THE ALBUM which spawned the RIAA Certified 2x Platinum smash “Boss B*tch” by Doja Cat, along with the 2016’s GRAMMY® Award-nominated SUICIDE SQUAD: THE ALBUM, which topped album charts in over 70 countries around the world, including two consecutive weeks on the Billboard 200, and featured the RIAA Certified Diamond hit “Heathens” by Twenty-One Pilots was executive produced by internationally renowned DJ and Oscar, Golden Globe and 7x GRAMMY® award-winning artist and producer, Mark Ronson and Barbie writer/director/executive producer Greta Gerwig. The soundtrack album was Produced and overseen by Atlantic Records’ West Coast President, Kevin Weaver (Soundtrack Album Producer of The Greatest Showman, Suicide Squad, Daisy Jones & The Six, Birds Of Prey, Furious 7, The Fault in Our Stars, The Fate of the Furious) and Atlantic Records’ EVP and Co-Head of Pop/Rock A&R, Brandon Davis. Named by Rolling Stone as a “soundtrack guru,” Weaver is a GRAMMY® Award winner and five-time nominee, who has produced numerous multi-platinum soundtrack projects that have amassed tens of millions of albums sold worldwide. Additional key players involved on the project include Soundtrack Album Co-Producers, Brandon Creed and Joseph Khoury, as well as the Barbie Music Supervisor and Album Executive Producer, George Drakoulias.
