This Barbie is a mermaid … AND a singer! Dua Lipa introduced the discharge date for her new music “Dance the Night time” off the Barbie: The Album on Monday (Might 22).
“This Barbie has a music coming this week… FRIDAY MIDNIGHT BST,” the pop star wrote on Instagram. Within the accompanying video, she steps out of her fluffy heels, mimicking the immediately iconic shot of Margot Robbie’s arched foot within the Barbie trailer, earlier than blowing a kiss on the digicam over a gleaming disco groove that gives only a single tantalizing lyric: “Simply come alongside for the trip!”
British Customary Time is a full 5 hours forward of the East Coast, which suggests the Barbie observe will arrive on our shores forward of the New Music Friday at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.
The current 2023 Met Gala co-chair’s announcement obtained loads of love on social media, with the official Barbie Instagram account writing, “Can’t wait” with three heart-eyes emojis, and Donatella Versace including, “She’s a Versace Barbie” with a wink and a butterfly. Mark Ronson additionally left a collection of alternating pink coronary heart and hearth emojis within the feedback — presumably hinting at his involvement behind the boards on the observe.
Dua can even be featured onscreen within the upcoming live-action Barbie movie, which stars Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Simu Liu, Issa Rae and a plethora of different well-known faces as Barbies and Kens and is ready to premiere in theaters nationwide on July 21.
Take a look at Lipa’s flirty tease for “Dance The Night time” beneath.
