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Ronson previously teased the holiday version of the hit song from the \"Barbie\" movie on social media.

\"We first recorded this song back in March 2022 at a studio in North London called Eastcote,\" he wrote about the original track. \"I'd never met Ryan & was a little starstruck when he walked into this no-frills studio where the Clash once made records.\"

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PHOTO: Ryan Gosling appears in the newly released music video for his song with Mark Ronson, "I'm Just Ken (Merry Kristmas Barbie)."
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He continued, \"Let's be real, I'd been enjoying his work for many years -- he's a few cuts above, ya know? We had a quick, awkward 'get to know you' cup of tea & headed to the control room. I was informed I had 2 hours before he had to return to a grueling rehearsal on set, so I was already feeling up against it ... Well, it only took 2 or 3 warm up takes for me to realize not only was he going to be able to handle the vocal but it was going to far exceed anything Andrew and I could have hoped for.\"

Ronson explained that he was \"dying to show the song in a different context\" and Gosling \"demanded i go 'Full Ronson' with the arrangement (which i took to mean 2007 motown/wall of sound-obsessed me).\"

Along with its success on the charts, \"I'm Just Ken\" from \"Barbie: The Album\" is also up for a Grammy for best song written for visual media and a Golden Globe for best original song.

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