Ryan Gosling’s “I’m Simply Ken” Charts on Billboard Sizzling 100

He’s simply Ken, however he’s Kenough to enter the Billboard Sizzling 100. “I’m Simply Ken,” Ryan Gosling‘s ballad for the Barbie film, has formally entered the charts at No. 87.

“I’m Simply Ken” marks Gosling’s first look on the Billboard charts, a milestone made all of the extra humorous if you be taught the actor has ventured into music earlier than, in a extra critical capability (try his indie band Useless Man’s Bones). Nonetheless, should you ask us, the music is a welcome addition to the cultural canon, the fruits of Gosling’s full dedication to enjoying the anguished righthand man to everybody’s favourite doll.

Along with “I’m Simply Ken,” which options contributions from rock royalty Slash, Wolfgang Van Halen, and Josh Freese, Gosling recorded one other memorable music for Barbie: a canopy of Matchbox Twenty’s “Push.” That quantity comes later within the movie, when Ken — within the midst of his villain arc — holds Barbie hostage and “performs the guitar at her.” In the meantime, Barbie: the Album sits at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.

Since its launch on July twenty first, Greta Gerwig’s Barbie has grossed over $800 million worldwide, making it the highest-earning movie ever directed by a lady. Naturally, followers and studio executives alike are eyeing a sequel, however Gerwig doubtless received’t be concerned if it involves fruition.