"Girlfriend" is a song by Swedish synth-pop duo Icona Pop. It was released worldwide on 4 June 2013 as a digital download, except for Sweden where it was released on 7 June. The song was written by Icona Pop and Marcus "Mack" Sepehrmanesh and produced by Stargate, co-produced by Caweh Passereh, Mark Knight and James Reynolds. The song interpolates the lyrics from Tupac Shakur's "Me and My Girlfriend".[1]
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| Single by Icona Pop | ||||
| from the album This Is... Icona Pop | ||||
| Released | 4 June 2013 | |||
| Genre | Synth-pop | |||
| Length | 2:50 | |||
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Track listing
edit- Digital download
- "Girlfriend" – 2:50
- Germany single[2]
- "Girlfriend" – 2:50
- "Girlfriend" (The Chainsmokers Remix) – 4:37
- "I Love It" (Tiësto Remix) (feat. Charli XCX) – 5:10
- "Ready for the Weekend" – 2:42
Credits and personnel
edit- Lead vocals – Icona Pop
- Lyrics – Marcus Sephermanesh, Aino Jawo, Caroline Hjelt, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Marvin Harper, Ricky Rouse, Tupac Shakur, Tyrone Wrice
- Producer, programmer, all instruments – StarGate
- Co-producer – Mark Knight, James F. Reynolds, Caweh Passereh
- Executive producer – Tim Blacksmith, Danny D
- Recorded by – Mikkel S. Eriksen, Miles Walker
- Additional production, additional recording – Elof Loelv
- Additional engineer, assistant engineer – Daniela Rivera
- Mixer – Phil Tan
- Masterer – Colin Leonard
- Label: Big Beat
Charts
edit| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[3] | 55 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] | 27 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[5] | 17 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[6] | 31 |
| Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[7] | 40 |
| Germany (GfK)[8] | 17 |
| Israel (Media Forest)[9] | 17 |
| Italy (FIMI)[10] | 70 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[11] | 57 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] | 73 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Sweden (GLF)[13] | Gold | 20,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Label(s) |
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| Worldwide[14] | 4 June 2013 | Digital download | |
| Sweden[15] | 7 June 2013 | ||
| Germany[16] | 23 August 2013 |
References
edit- ^ Lipshutz, Jason (30 May 2013). "Icona Pop Returns With 'Girlfriend': Hear New International Single". Billboard. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ "iTunes – Musik – "Girlfriend" von Icona Pop". Itunes.apple.com. August 26, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2013. [permanent dead link]
- ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 22nd July 2013" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Icona Pop – Girlfriend" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ^ "Icona Pop – Girlfriend" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
- ^ "Icona Pop – Girlfriend" (in French). Ultratip.
- ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 32. týden 2013 in the date selector.
- ^ "Icona Pop – Girlfriend" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
- ^ "Media Forest Week 28, 2013". Israeli Airplay Chart. Media Forest.
- ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 35 (dal 26.08.2013 al 01.09.2013)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Icona Pop – Girlfriend". Singles Top 100.
- ^ "Icona Pop – Girlfriend". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Icona Pop" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/girlfriend-single/id656819338 [dead link]
- ^ "Girlfriend – Single av Icona Pop på iTunes". itunes.apple.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Icona Pop: Nicht mehr lange: Das Album kommt im September". Warner Music Germany. July 24, 2013.