NEW YORK (AP) — She's Barbie. He's just Ken. And now, it's Christmas.
On Wednesday, Ryan Gosling — the Ken to Margot Robbie's — released the “I'm Just Ken†EP alongside collaborators Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt. It features the original , ‘80s-style power ballad from the movie, also titled “I’m Just Ken,†as well as three remixes: the stripped down “I’m Just Ken (In My Feelings Acoustic),†the dance floor ready “I’m Just Ken (Purple Disco Machine Remix),†and the festive “I’m Just Ken (Merry Kristmas Barbie).â€
The later was released with , where Gosling, Wyatt and Ronson are seen working on the holiday remix of the song in a studio drenched in Christmas lights with an impressive live band, bantering with one another. At one point, a goofy Gosling puts on a pair of sunglasses to get into character, telling Ronson he's doing so because "the world can have Ken's voice but only Barbie can have his eyes.â€
The trio are joined by a full band as well by two cellists, four violinists and a glockenspiel. Gosling's vocals are run through reverb — adding to the triumphant and whimsical reimagining. “Merry Christmas, Barbie,†he ends the song. “Wherever you are.â€
In July, Ronson, who worked as the executive producer of the “Barbie†soundtrack and also scored it alongside Wyatt, he typically only contributes music to songs for film — but in the case of “I'm Just Ken,†couldn't shake a few lyrics that made the final cut, like its memorable chorus of "I’m just Ken, anywhere else I’d be a 10.â€
“I'm Just Ken†is up for best song written for visual media at the 2024 Grammy Awards as well as and the Golden Globe .
