Ryan Gosling ‘related’ to ‘I’m Just Ken’ so much he turned it into a ballad

Ryan Gosling inspired a while different twist in the upcoming Barbie movie that shed a different light on his Ken-ergy.

Mark Ronson, who is the executive producer of Barbie The Album, revealed in an interview with Vanity Fair that it was Gosling’s idea to turn the song into an emotional and powerful ballad for the movie.

The seven-time Grammy winner told the magazine that when he first pitched the song to director Greta Gerwig and cowriter Noah Baumbach, he did not anticipate it becoming a pivotal scene in the movie. In fact, he was just hoping that the two wouldn’t laugh at him.

“When I sent the demo, I kind of mumbled that line, because I was like, if they don’t like it, I don’t want Greta and Noah to think that I’m trying to provide the funny,” Ronson recalled.

The song was then played for the La La Land actor, who, per VF, ‘related to it so deeply’ that he requested to perform it in the film.

In fact, Gerwig had to rewrite a crucial part in the film just so she could feature the song in the movie, which plays an important part in the storyline.

Ronson flew to England to record Gosling’s vocals and was impressed with his “subdued baritone.”

“He really got [that] it had to walk this line of not being funny or parody,” he said. “But obviously, the song is also kind of ridiculous at times. So, he was really amazing, and when he really did start hitting the big notes, I was like, this dude is a vocal powerhouse!”

Ronson also brought in Slash and new Foo Fighters drummer Josh Freese to play on the track.

Barbie movie is slated to hit theatres on July 21, 2023.