Girls (Sugababes song)
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| "Girls" | ||||
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| Single by Sugababes | ||||
| from the album Catfights and Spotlights | ||||
| B-side | "Don't Look Back" | |||
| Released | 20 September 2008 | |||
| Format | Download, CD single | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Producer | Si Hulbert, Melvin Kuiters[1] | |||
| Sugababes singles chronology | ||||
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"Girls" is a 2008 single by British girl group Sugababes. It was written by Anna McDonald and Nicole Jenkinson, and produced by Si Hulbert and Melvin Kuiters for the band's sixth studio album Catfights and Spotlights (2008), featuring an interpolation of Ernie K-Doe's record "Here Come the Girls," as written by Allen Toussaint.[1]
"Girls" was released as the album's lead single on 6 October 2008 in the United Kingdom,[2] and features remixes by Fred Falke, Dennis Christopher and Funkerman.[2] A moderate chart success around Europe in comparison with previous single, the song peaked in the top-three in Estonia, and the United Kingdom, and reached the top-twenty in Ireland and Turkey as well as the top-fifty in several countries including Slovakia, Ukraine and the Czech Republic.[3] "Girls" is used as the one of two theme songs of Dagens Mand, the Danish version of Taken Out.
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Music video[edit]
The music video for "Girls" was filmed on 28 August 2008, and directed by Daniel Wolfe, The video premiered on 4Music and Channel 4 on 6 September 2008.[4] In the clip, bandmembers Amelle Berrabah, Keisha Buchanan and Heidi Range enjoy a girls' night out at a pole-dancing club, embraced by a "1980s disco style."[5] It features the girls dancing and performing, focusing more on the other dancers during the chorus and on the girls while singing their verses. During their verses, Berrabah engages sensual dance moves with one of the fellow female dancers and Buchanan teases a male dancer.[5]
While Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack contestant Latoya Satnarine is featured in a cameo appearance, Buchanan invited her boyfriend Dean Thomas to star in a supporting role in the video.[6] As reported, Berrabah decided to have pole-dancing lessons before filming the video so she "wouldn't make a fool out of herself on the pole."[5] After recruiting female fans to star in the video, producers denied accusations they were being unfair by failing to pay those who starred in the video. A spokesman for the band later stated: "No professional dancers are being asked to do anything for free. This is an opportunity for people who don’t dance for a living but who fancy their chances."[6]
Chart performance[edit]
In the UK, the song entered two weeks prior to its physical release, on downloads, at number 8. The following week it climbed four more spots to number 4. The week of 13 October 2008, it climbed one spot to number 3. "Girls" marked their first lead single not to reach number 1 since their debut "Overload" in 2000. In Ireland, the song peaked at number 12.
Critical reception[edit]
Girls Received positive reviews from critics. Nick Levine from digital spy stated that "Around it they've built a brassy, funky, Ronsonish pop song with lyrics that push all the usual female empowerment buttons ("With or without a man I feel complete..."). The result is smart, catchy and very, very 2008 - and it sounds pretty good on the radio too. But it's also the first lead single from a Sugababes album that it's difficult to get excited about".
US promotions[edit]
Though the song was not officially released in the USA, it was used in commercials to promote American shoe store Payless in 2009. It was also reported that the song would be re-recorded with Jade Ewen's vocals to help promote US department store J. C. Penney in 2010.[7] The original version featuring the third line up (Buchanan, Range and Berrabah) was already used in several commercials for J. C. Penney.
In Popular culture[edit]
The song was selected as the first primary theme song to Vote for the Girls from April 28, 2010 until June 18, 2013.[8] The song, which was very popular during the 2010s, is still used as the show's victory theme song and was previously used from April 28, 2010 until May 31, 2013.
Track listing[edit]
- "Girls" (radio edit) - 3:12
- "Don't Look Back" - 3:10
- "Girls" (Danny Dove & Steve Smart club mix) - 6:31
- "Girls" (Dennis Christopher remix) - 7:20
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[9] | 47 |
| European Hot 100 (Billboard)[10] | 10 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[9] | 12 |
| Scotland (Official Charts Company)[9] | 5 |
| Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[9] | 26 |
| Turkey (Turkey Top 20 Chart)[11] | 7 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[9] | 3 |
| UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[9] | 1 |
Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[12] | Silver | 200,000^ |
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Release history[edit]
| Region | Date | Format |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 20 September 2008 | Digital download |
| 6 October 2008 | CD single | |
| Australia | 10 November 2008 | Digital download |
| Netherlands | 27 February 2009 | CD single |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Here come the Sugababes: listen to the new single now.... Popjustice (11 August 2008). Retrieved on 2008-08-14.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 New single - GIRLS!. Sugababes.com (2008-08-12). Archived from the original on 22 August 2008. Retrieved on 2008-08-18.
- ↑ Chart Performance. aCharts. Retrieved on 2009-04-18.
- ↑ Dance for a Sarnie. Daily Star (27 August 2008). Retrieved on 2009-04-14.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Sugababes learn pole-dancing for their sexiest video yet. Daily Mail (28 August 2008). Retrieved on 2009-04-14.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Lyons, Beverley (29 August 2008). Sugababe Ropes In Boyfriend For Pole Role. Daily Record. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved on 2009-04-19.
- ↑ 403. Sugaworld.freetzi.com. Retrieved on 2012-02-17.
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- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200851 into search. Retrieved 26 May 2011. Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Billboard Türkiye Top 20. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media (26 October 2008). Archived from the original on 5 November 2008. Retrieved on 20 January 2013.
- ↑ Template:Certification Cite/Title. British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Enter Girls in the search field and then press Enter.
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| Preceded by New show |
Vote for the Girls Theme song 2010-2013 |
Succeeded by What You've Done to Me |
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