Songs of the Week delves into fresh songs we can’t forget.Find these tracks and more on our site Spotify Top Songs playlist, plus new songs from our favorite emerging artists, check out our Spotify’s new voice playlist.This week, Dua Lipa managed to get us all excited about the upcoming Barbie A film with a summer vibe, the sparkling “Dancing Night.”
Guys, a legitimate contender for the song of the summer is finally here. Dua Lipa, to appear in Greta Gerwig’s upcoming film culture reset Movie Barbie, into the studio to get to work, a perfect fusion of synth pop and disco on “Dance the Night.”This sparkling sonic space is where the pop star shines most: similarly structured tracks on Lipa future nostalgia has managed to find its way into our playlists and hearts so far in 2020, and this latest drop suggests that special spark isn’t going away anytime soon.
The song opens with dramatic strings before the beat drops almost in need of choreography; thankfully, a playful, slick routine plays out during the chorus of the accompanying music video, interspersed with the dance sequences promised in the film. fragment. ‘Dance the Night’ is the debut of Gerwig’s star-studded soundtrack Barbie, which also features tracks from Charli XCX, Lizzo, HAIM and our own Ken, Ryan Gosling himself. (“City of Stars” prepared him for that!)
Although the plot details are Barbie Still relatively svelte, we do know that Greta Gerwig has a strong voice as a writer and a clear vision as a director, and Recently interviewed by Vogue Giving a glimpse into the headspace she’s in as she writes the script around the iconic Mattell doll: Gerwig references Genesis’ creation story, feminist theory, and the struggle with death. She wasn’t here to play, and Dua Lipa wasn’t here to play when she created this track. Plus, the pink, disco-hued music video features a cameo by Gerwig himself.
There’s a lot of joy to be found in girlhood and growing up, and while it’s not always sunshine and rainbows (as Margot Robbie’s Barbie seems to realize in the film), femininity and friendship are always worth celebrating. So what about this Barbie? I’ll be repeating “Dancing All Night” until July 21st when I can walk into a theater and experience the film in its entirety.
— Mary Sirokey
Associate Editor