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2013 single by Icona Pop
"Girlfriend"
Single by Icona Pop
from the album This Is... Icona Pop
Released4 June 2013 (2013-06-04)
GenreSynth-pop
Length2:50
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • StarGate
  • Mark Knight (co.)
  • James F. Reynolds (co.)
  • Caweh "CaPa" Passereh (co.)
Icona Pop singles chronology
"We Got the World"
(2012)
"Girlfriend"
(2013)
"All Night"
(2013)

"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".

Track listing

  • Digital download
  1. "Girlfriend" – 2:50
  • Germany single
  1. "Girlfriend" – 2:50
  2. "Girlfriend" (The Chainsmokers Remix) – 4:37
  3. "I Love It" (Tiësto Remix) (feat. Charli XCX) – 5:10
  4. "Ready for the Weekend" – 2:42

Credits and personnel

  • 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

Chart performance for "Girlfriend"
Chart (2013) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) 55
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 27
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) 17
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) 31
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100) 40
Germany (GfK) 17
Israel (Media Forest) 17
Italy (FIMI) 70
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) 57
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 73

Certifications

Certifications for "Girlfriend"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF) Gold 20,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Girlfriend"
Region Date Format Label(s)
Worldwide 4 June 2013 Digital download
Sweden 7 June 2013
Germany 23 August 2013

References

  1. Lipshutz, Jason (30 May 2013). "Icona Pop Returns With 'Girlfriend': Hear New International Single". Billboard. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  2. "iTunes – Musik – "Girlfriend" von Icona Pop". Itunes.apple.com. August 26, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  3. "ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 22nd July 2013" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  4. "Icona Pop – Girlfriend" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  5. "Icona Pop – Girlfriend" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  6. "Icona Pop – Girlfriend" (in French). Ultratip.
  7. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 32. týden 2013 in the date selector.
  8. "Icona Pop – Girlfriend" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  9. "Media Forest Week 28, 2013". Israeli Airplay Chart. Media Forest.
  10. "Classifica settimanale WK 35 (dal 26.08.2013 al 01.09.2013)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  11. "Icona Pop – Girlfriend". Singles Top 100.
  12. "Icona Pop – Girlfriend". Swiss Singles Chart.
  13. "Sverigetopplistan – Icona Pop" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  14. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/girlfriend-single/id656819338
  15. "Girlfriend – Single av Icona Pop på iTunes". itunes.apple.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  16. "Icona Pop: Nicht mehr lange: Das Album kommt im September". Warner Music Germany. July 24, 2013.
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