Dua Lipa & Mark Ronson On How Barbie’s “Existential Crisis” Made Her “Dance The Night” Away: The Story Behind The Song – Crew Call Podcast
deadline.comDid disco ever go out of style? Not if you ask Mark Ronson and Dua Lipa, the forces behind the soundtrack for this year’s No.
1 box office hit, Barbie. Specifically, they co-penned the album’s lead single “Dance the Night,” which is performed by the English-Albanian singer.
In an era where No. 1 movies don’t always have top-ranking soundtracks, the hip swaying, hummable, string-fueled ditty took on a life of its own, becoming an anthem for summer and notching Grammy noms for Song of the Year and Best Song Written for Visual Media.
Stateside, “Dance the Night” peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Lipa’s fifth top-ten single. However, as easy and free-breezy as “Dance the Night” might sound, Ronson, who won an Oscar for the original song “Shallow” from A Star Is Born, says the single was “the longest I’ve ever worked on any song.” The song was a launchpad for Ronson to produce and assemble the Barbie soundtrack; the first time the 7x Grammy winner has been tasked with curating a full-on collection for a major motion picture.
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