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Aug 28, 2026 12:10pm

<h2><span class="ql-font-bangers ql-size-large" style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">💿 One-Hit Wonders</span></h2><p><br></p><h3><span class="ql-font-bangers ql-size-large" style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">💿 One-Hit Wonders Challenge Details!</span></h3><p><span style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Please ensure you complete both Part A and Part B of the challenge.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">One-Hit Wonders - Part A: </strong>A song from 1997 by this Danish-Norwegian dance-pop group. It reached No.7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_one-hit_wonders_in_the_United_States" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US one-hit wonder</a>. It was an international mega-hit with eight million copies sold. It reached No.1 in more than 10 countries. It is among the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_singles_in_the_United_Kingdom" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">top 50 selling singles in the UK</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><span class="ql-font-roboto" style="background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251); color: rgb(78, 78, 78);">Mattel, manufacturers of Barbie, did not take kindly to the song.</span> Mattel accused Aqua's label of diluting the image of Barbie and started a lawsuit against them (MCA Records). Mattel claimed that "Barbie Girl" violated their trademark and turned the doll into a sex object, and referred to her as a "blonde bimbo". Their case also alleged that the song infringed its copyrights and trademarks on the Barbie doll and that the lyrics had ruined the longtime popularity and reputation of their trademark, impinging on their marketing plan. The lawsuit filed by Mattel was ultimately dismissed.</p><p><br></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">One-Hit Wonders - Part B: Crack the Rebus Code!</strong></p><p><span style="color: rgb(78, 78, 78); background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);">1: Don't worry be happy ~ Bobby McFerrin.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(78, 78, 78); background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);">2. Take on me ~ A-ha</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(78, 78, 78); background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);">3. Walking on Sunshine ~ Katrina and the Waves</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(78, 78, 78); background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);">4. Stuck in the middle with you ~ Stealers Wheel</span></p>