Charli XCX has had a “full-circle” second as she releases the ‘Barbie’ soundtrack music, ‘Pace Drive’, 26 years after singing Aqua’s ‘Barbie Lady’ on a cruise ship aged 4.
The ‘Vroom Vroom’ hitmaker – who has a penchant for singing about automobiles – hits the fuel exhausting on the frantic pop music.
Sharing the story of her singing 1997’s ‘Barbie Lady’ on as a toddler, Charli just lately shared on social media: “i’d at all times performed with barbie while i used to be rising up however my first correct life altering barbie expertise was when i went on a cruise ship vacation with my dad and mom on the age of 4 (lol).
there was a expertise competitors on the boat and that i begged my dad and mom to let me enter. they had been sure i’d get on stage and crumble particularly as all i needed to do was sing aqua’s “barbie lady” a capella, alone, no musical backing observe or something. i did my hair in pigtails and wore my favourite tartan skirt and sang the music on an enormous empty stage while my dad and mom freaked out, preparing for me to have a complete breakdown – however apparently i used to be advantageous, i simply obtained up there and sang my little coronary heart out and gained the entire thing. i’d at all times cherished the escapism my barbies supplied me with and its form of a full circle second to be part of this soundtrack and film. so thanks a lot mark and greta for having me. my music for the soundtrack known as pace drive and it’s out June thirtieth (sic)”
Mark Ronson, who oversaw the ‘Barbie’ LP, just lately defined how Charli was the primary artist he considered when he was tasked with producing the LP for Greta Gerwig’s live-action film starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.
‘Pace Drive’ follows Dua Lipa’s ‘Dance The Evening Away’, Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice’s ‘Barbie World’ and Pink Pantheress’ ‘Angel’.
The soundtrack additionally options contributions from HAIM, Lizzo, Tame Impala and extra.
