Gosling recently set down with Variety for an in-depth interview about the success of Barbie and preparing to play Ken in this record-breaking blockbuster. His epic musical number “I’m Just Ken” came up during an interview, and Gosling even opened up about the possibility of performing it at the Oscars.

“I still have not been asked. It might be too much of a risk to have me do it. I don’t know how that would work. But I’m open to it,” said Gosling, and added he only got used to performing for smaller crowds, during his time with the indie band Dead Man’s Bones.

“I’m Just Ken”, written by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, is currently in the running for the best original song at the Oscars. Diane Warren’s “The Fire Inside” from Flamin’ Hot, Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson’s “It Never Went Away” from American Symphony, Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell’s “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie, and Scott George’s “Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)” from Killers of the Flower Moon also made the cut. The Academy is yet to unveil the list of performers and presenters for the upcoming ceremony, taking place on March 10.

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“I’m Just Ken” faced tough competition in the fellow Barbie songs “Dance the Night” by Dua Lipa and “What Was I Made For” by Billie Eilish, plus “Peaches” from The Super Mario Bros. Movie, “Road to Freedom” from Rustin, “This Wish” from Wish. It eventually defeated them all, and its songwriters Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt were crowned as winners.

Ronson first thanked Gosling for making the audience fall in love with this song and said this award is as much his as theirs, before turning his attention to the director Greta Gerwig.

“The fact that you carved out 11 minutes for this prog-rock, power-ballad, dream-ballet, shred fest so the boys could cry and hold hands a little too, we’re really forever in your debt for that,” said Ronson in his acceptance speech.

“I’m Just Ken” has also been nominated for best song written for visual media at the Grammy Awards, in addition to being shortlisted for best original song at the Academy Awards.

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Aside from the original version featured in the movie, the extended play also contains “(Merry Kristmas Barbie)”, “In My Feelings Acoustic”, and “Purple Disco Machine Remix” versions. The release is a collaboration between Gosling and Barbie soundtrack producers Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt.

Alongside Ken The EP, Gosling, Ronson, and Wyatt also presented an official music video for “I’m Just Ken (Merry Kristmas Barbie)”. Check it out below.

“I’m Just Ken” became an instant hit after the movie’s release. It was streamed more than 70 million times on Spotify while peaking at No.5 on US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs and reaching No. 13 on the UK Singles charts. The song was also nominated for Best Song Written for Visual Media at the upcoming Grammy Awards.

In earlier interviews, Ronson and Wyatt revealed that “I’m Just Ken” was one of the first songs they had written for Barbie movie. It was inspired by their sympathy for Ken’s character and envisioned as a “’80s power ballad.” The duo didn’t initially have much hope for the track, but Gerwig loved the demo so much that she included it in the film’s final cut. 

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Gosling recently set down with Variety for an in-depth interview about the success of Barbie and preparing to play Ken in this record-breaking blockbuster. His epic musical number “I’m Just Ken” came up during an interview, and Gosling even opened up about the possibility of performing it at the Oscars.

“I still have not been asked. It might be too much of a risk to have me do it. I don’t know how that would work. But I’m open to it,” said Gosling, and added he only got used to performing for smaller crowds, during his time with the indie band Dead Man’s Bones.

“I’m Just Ken”, written by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, is currently in the running for the best original song at the Oscars. Diane Warren’s “The Fire Inside” from Flamin’ Hot, Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson’s “It Never Went Away” from American Symphony, Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell’s “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie, and Scott George’s “Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)” from Killers of the Flower Moon also made the cut. The Academy is yet to unveil the list of performers and presenters for the upcoming ceremony, taking place on March 10.

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“I’m Just Ken” faced tough competition in the fellow Barbie songs “Dance the Night” by Dua Lipa and “What Was I Made For” by Billie Eilish, plus “Peaches” from The Super Mario Bros. Movie, “Road to Freedom” from Rustin, “This Wish” from Wish. It eventually defeated them all, and its songwriters Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt were crowned as winners.

Ronson first thanked Gosling for making the audience fall in love with this song and said this award is as much his as theirs, before turning his attention to the director Greta Gerwig.

“The fact that you carved out 11 minutes for this prog-rock, power-ballad, dream-ballet, shred fest so the boys could cry and hold hands a little too, we’re really forever in your debt for that,” said Ronson in his acceptance speech.

“I’m Just Ken” has also been nominated for best song written for visual media at the Grammy Awards, in addition to being shortlisted for best original song at the Academy Awards.

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Aside from the original version featured in the movie, the extended play also contains “(Merry Kristmas Barbie)”, “In My Feelings Acoustic”, and “Purple Disco Machine Remix” versions. The release is a collaboration between Gosling and Barbie soundtrack producers Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt.

Alongside Ken The EP, Gosling, Ronson, and Wyatt also presented an official music video for “I’m Just Ken (Merry Kristmas Barbie)”. Check it out below.

“I’m Just Ken” became an instant hit after the movie’s release. It was streamed more than 70 million times on Spotify while peaking at No.5 on US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs and reaching No. 13 on the UK Singles charts. The song was also nominated for Best Song Written for Visual Media at the upcoming Grammy Awards.

In earlier interviews, Ronson and Wyatt revealed that “I’m Just Ken” was one of the first songs they had written for Barbie movie. It was inspired by their sympathy for Ken’s character and envisioned as a “’80s power ballad.” The duo didn’t initially have much hope for the track, but Gerwig loved the demo so much that she included it in the film’s final cut. 

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