"Barbie World" debuted at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Minaj's 23rd, Ice Spice's fourth, and Aqua's second top-10 chart entry.

It also charted in the top 10 in Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

[6] However, Mattel reacted negatively to "Barbie Girl" and sued Aqua's US label, MCA Records, claiming the band violated their trademark and the lyrics' sexually suggestive nature stained the company's reputation as a child-friendly brand.

[7] Since the beginning of her career, rapper Nicki Minaj has made the Barbie doll a significant part of her public persona.

Through this alter ego, Minaj showcases her feminine, fashion-savvy side[13] with wigs, makeup, and nails that are bright and vibrant in color.

[15] Mattel has interacted with Minaj once: the two worked on a custom-made Harajuku Barbie-inspired doll auctioned for a charity for people affected with HIV/AIDS.

[17] In another attempt, the company struck a partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures by early 2019 to create a film that would star actress Margot Robbie.

Barbie the Album, executive produced by Mark Ronson, was to encompass several stylings of contemporary pop music, from dance and K-pop to drill and Reggaeton.

[23] It samples Aqua's "Barbie Girl", looping the chorus's vocals from the band's lead singer, Lene Nystrøm.

[24][25] Making the song began with figuring out how to integrate the sample, so Ronson turned to producer RiotUSA to create a beat around it,[24] though the plan was not in the script the film's director, Greta Gerwig, had.

[31] Ronson, alongside Gerwig, deemed Minaj an "obvious choice" for artists to include in their "dream list" of potential collaborators due to her long-time association with the Barbie brand.

They had been eyeing her since she rose to fame with the single "Munch (Feelin' U)" in August 2022, considering her status as the "most exciting new thing in music" something that would prove useful for the soundtrack.

[24] The three were slated to, on one evening, meet at a studio at 9 pm, so Ronson can show Ice Spice a 20-minute snippet of the film and she can send her verses.

[30] In the words of Melissa Ruggieri of USA Today, a "slithering beat that weaves in and out of its bass-heavy pulse" makes up the production.

"[38] The song begins with back-and-forth rapping between Ice Spice ("And I'm bad like the Barbie") and Minaj ("I'm a doll but I still wanna party").

[47] Minaj and fellow rapper Ice Spice were revealed among multiple artists to be performing new original material on the record.

Hannah Lux Davis directed the visual, which stars Minaj and Ice Spice in Barbie-like attires in a fictitious Barbie Dreamhouse.