The Barbie soundtrack has made historical past on the UK singles charts with probably the most quantity of songs ever in a Prime 5.
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The soundtrack was launched concurrently with Greta Gerwig‘s hit film final week (July 21) and has since taken the charts by storm. The Mark Ronson-produced album options artists together with Lizzo, Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice, Charli XCX, Sam Smith, Billie Eilish, Haim, PinkPantheress, Karol G and FIFTY FIFTY.
After its first week within the chart, the album is now the primary to have three songs all characteristic within the Prime 5, in addition to breaking the report for many songs (six) within the Prime 40.
Talking to the BBC, Barbie music supervisor George Drakoulias stated: “No one stated no. Everyone was actually excited. It was an ideal symbiotic relationship of the music driving the film and the film driving the music.
“When you noticed the film and the way properly the music works, as quickly as they left the theatre individuals went out and bought the album.”
Dave & Cench in No 1 for a eighth week, #Barbie taking up the Prime 40…here is your Official Singles Chart Prime 100 in full ✅ https://t.co/wdfNlqm5TB pic.twitter.com/03XPiMTLub
— Official Charts (@officialcharts) July 28, 2023
Elsewhere, Greta Gerwig listened to Dua Lipa‘s Barbie music ‘Dance The Evening’ “100 instances” in a single morning, in line with Mark Ronson.
Talking to NME in a brand new characteristic, Ronson stated he was determined to work on the soundtrack.
“The minute I knew Greta was directing the movie, that she was writing it together with her accomplice Noah [Baumbach], and that it was Barbie… I signed up. I imply, I did learn the script. And the script was unbelievable. However truthfully, if it had been unhealthy I nonetheless would have stated sure,” he stated.
Barbie arrived in cinemas on July 21 and stars Margot Robbie, Gosling, Liu, Kate McKinnon, Michael Cera, Dua Lipa, Will Ferrell, America Ferrera, Emma Mackey, Hari Nef, Sharon Rooney and extra.
The movie earned a four-star assessment, with NME‘s Alex Flood writing: “The script incorporates surprising subtlety, notably through the tender moments which pack an emotional punch. Gerwig is intelligent sufficient to ship these with self-awareness and a few sarcastic jokes, which means the stability between actuality and industrial is rarely misplaced. For a film that ostensibly exists to advertise a doll, that is laudable. Now come on Barbie, let’s go get together.”
Lizzo additionally dropped an alternate model of her soundtrack contribution ‘Pink’ this week. The unique model opened the film however a darker model of the music entitled ‘Unhealthy Day’ featured throughout a scene when Robbie’s character is having an existential disaster.
