 Sam Smith says they 'cannot begin to express' their excitement, after being announced as the last artist to feature on the Barbie movie soundtrack. The British singer said the song, titled Man I Am, was written from the perspective of Ken and that they had had 'so much fun' creating it. Man I Am will be released on July 21 to coincide with the release of the highly anticipated blockbuster, which stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. The track was written in collaboration with US musician and producer Mark Ronson. 'I cannot begin to express how incredibly excited I am to be a part of the soundtrack to this already iconic film,' Sam, who has recently been struggling with a vocal cord injury, wrote on social media. 'I was invited by the incredible @iammarkronson and Greta Gerwig to write a song from the perspective of Ken for one of the scenes and we honestly had so much fun with this. They were invited to write a track by producer Mark Ronson and the film's director, Greta Gerwig (Picture: PA) To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 'I cannot wait for you to hear what we've created together…BARBIE LAND HERE WE COME!!!!' Man I Am will join a collection of tracks on Barbie soundtrack, which will be released as a full album, produced by Ronson. The announcement came just hours after the official Barbie movie Instagram account rocked fans' world with a surprise drop of a snippet of Gosling singing a stirring power ballad as Ken, questioning his identity as second fiddle to Barbie. Lyrics include the impressively deep: ''I'm just Ken, anywhere else I'd be a 10 / Is it my destiny to live and die a life of blonde fragility?' No title was announced alongside the track, and its theme would seem to potentially match with Smith's song title, so could it be that they are one and the same? Or, is Barbie (and Ken) going to treat us to a){kind=link}
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Sam Smith says they ‘cannot begin to express’ their excitement, after being announced as the last artist to feature on the Barbie movie soundtrack.
The British singer said the song, titled Man I Am, was written from the perspective of Ken and that they had had ‘so much fun’ creating it.
Man I Am will be released on July 21 to coincide with the release of the highly anticipated blockbuster, which stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.
The track was written in collaboration with US musician and producer Mark Ronson.