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{{Short description|2002 single by Alicia Keys}}
{{Infobox Single
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2021}}
| Name = Girlfriend
{{Infobox song
| Cover = Alicia Keys - Girlfriend.jpg
| Artist = [[Alicia Keys]]
| name = Girlfriend
| Album = [[Songs in A Minor]]
| cover = Alicia Keys - Girlfriend.jpg
| Released = November 25, 2002 <small>(UK)</small>
| alt =
| border = yes
| Format = [[music download|Digital download]], [[CD single]], [[12-inch single|12" maxi single]]
| type = single
| Recorded = 2000<br />Southside Studios<br><small>([[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]])</small>
| Genre = [[contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[hip hop soul]]
| artist = [[Alicia Keys]]
| album = [[Songs in A Minor]]
| Length = 3:34 <small>(album version)</small><br>3:27 <small>(KrucialKeys Sista Girl Mix)</small><br>3:52 <small>(KrucialKeys Sista Girl Uk Video EDit)</small>
| Label = [[J Records|J]]
| B-side =
* "Troubles"
| Writer = [[Jermaine Dupri]], Alicia Keys,<br>Joshua Thompson, [[RZA|Robert Diggs]], [[Ol' Dirty Bastard|Russell Jones]]
| Producer = Alicia Keys, Jermaine Dupri
* "[[Fallin' (Alicia Keys song)|Fallin']]"
| released = {{start date|2002|11|25}}
| Certification =
| recorded =
| Last single = "[[Gangsta Lovin']]"<br>(2002)
| studio = Southside (Atlanta)
| This single = "'''Girlfriend'''"<br>(2002)
| genre = <!-- Do not add unsourced genres -->
| Next single = "[[You Don't Know My Name]]"<br>(2003)
| Misc =
| length = 3:34
| label = [[J Records|J]]
| writer =
* [[Jermaine Dupri]]
* Alicia Keys
* Joshua Thompson
* [[RZA|Robert Diggs]]
* [[Ol' Dirty Bastard|Russell Jones]]
| producer =
* Alicia Keys
* Jermaine Dupri
| prev_title = [[Gangsta Lovin']]
| prev_year = 2002
| next_title = [[You Don't Know My Name]]
| next_year = 2003
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|5Ul3Yuku7oI|"Girlfriend"}}
| type = single
}}
}}
}}
"'''Girlfriend'''" is a song by American singer–songwriter [[Alicia Keys]]. It was written by Keys, [[Jermaine Dupri]], and Joshua Thompson and produced by Dupri for her debut album, ''[[Songs in A Minor]]'' (2001).
"'''Girlfriend'''" is a song by American singer-songwriter [[Alicia Keys]] for her debut studio album ''[[Songs in A Minor]]'' (2001). It was written by Keys, [[Jermaine Dupri]], and Joshua Thompson, while production was helmed by Dupri and Keys. The song is built around an [[Interpolation (popular music)|interpolation]] from [[Ol' Dirty Bastard]]'s 1995 song "[[Brooklyn Zoo (song)|Brooklyn Zoo]]". Due to the inclusion of the sample, [[RZA|Robert Diggs]] and [[Ol' Dirty Bastard|Russell Jones]] are also credited as songwriters. "Girlfriend" was released as the fourth and final single from ''Songs in A Minor'' outside the United States on November 25, 2002, by [[J Records]].

The track released as the album's fourth and final single outside the United States, where it charted at number eighty-two on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart due to moderate airplay. Although "Girlfriend" managed to outpeak previous single "[[How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?|How Come You Don't Call Me]]" in the United Kingdom and Australia, it failed to make impact elsewhere.

The song's KrucialKeys Sista Girl Mix, which appears on the re-release ''Songs in A Minor: Remixed & Unplugged'', is used in the video, directed by Patrick Hoelck, and was serviced to radio instead of its album version.


In the US, "Girlfriend" peaked at number 82 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks]] chart as an album cut. Although it outpeaked previous single "[[How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?|How Come You Don't Call Me]]" in the United Kingdom and Australia, it failed to make an impact elsewhere. The song's KrucialKeys Sista Girl Mix, which appears on the re-release ''Songs in A Minor: Remixed & Unplugged'', was used in the song's accompanying [[music video]], directed by Patrick Hoelck, and was serviced to radio instead of the album version.
==Song information==
In "Girlfriend", Keys cannot help but think that her boyfriend is having a relationship with his close female friend. She says she knows that the woman is only a friend of him, but she cannot stop thinking that her boyfriend may leave her. Keys then proceeds to say that she thinks she jealous of his "girlfriend".


==Music and lyrics==
The song contains an [[interpolation (music)|interpolation]] from [[Ol' Dirty Bastard]]'s 1995 song "[[Brooklyn Zoo]]".<ref name="PopMatters">{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/k/keysalicia-songs.shtml|title=Alicia Keys: Songs in A Minor|last=Neal|first=Mark Anthony|publisher=[[PopMatters]]|accessdate=June 29, 2011}}</ref>
Lyrically, in "Girlfriend", Keys cannot help but think that her boyfriend is having a relationship with his close female friend. She says she knows that the woman is only a friend of him, but she cannot stop thinking that her boyfriend may leave her. Keys then proceeds to say that she thinks she is jealous of his "girlfriend". Musically, the song contains an [[Interpolation (popular music)|interpolation]] from [[Ol' Dirty Bastard]]'s 1995 song "[[Brooklyn Zoo (song)|Brooklyn Zoo]]".<ref name="PopMatters">{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/k/keysalicia-songs.shtml|title=Alicia Keys: Songs in A Minor|last=Neal|first=Mark Anthony|publisher=[[PopMatters]]|accessdate=June 29, 2011}}</ref>


==Music video==
==Music video==
The video for "Girlfriend" was directed by Patrick Hoelck and shot on location in [[East End of London|East London]], [[United Kingdom]], the video uses the Krucialkeys Sista Girl Mix. The video starts in Keys' bedroom where her boyfriend is talking to the his close female friend on the phone. She gets frustrated so she leaves the house to take a long walk through the city. While walking, she sees her boyfriend also on a walk with his female friend across the street. Keys then walks into a clothing store, performing in the fitting room. Strolling through clothing aisles, she spots a pair of red leather pants—at the same time the female friend had seen them. Keys yanks the hanger into her own hands. After the second verse is performed, the video shifts to a large, empty basement where she plays a musical piece on the piano. The video then goes back to the store, where Keys leaves out of to perform choreography with three other dancers at the corner of a street. Shortly after, she returns home to discover that her boyfriend and his female friend had been planning a surprise party for her all along.
The video for "Girlfriend" was directed by Patrick Hoelck and shot on location in [[East End of London|East London]], England, the video uses the ''KrucialKeys Sista Girl Mix''. The video starts in Keys' bedroom where her boyfriend is talking to his close female friend on the phone. She gets frustrated so she leaves the house to take a long walk through the city. While walking, she sees her boyfriend also on a walk with his female friend across the street. Keys then walks into a clothing store, performing in the fitting room. Strolling through clothing aisles, she spots a pair of red leather pants—at the same time the female friend had seen them. Keys yanks the hanger into her own hands. After the second verse is performed, the video shifts to a large, empty basement where she plays a musical piece on the piano. The video then goes back to the store, where Keys leaves out of to perform choreography with three other dancers at the corner of a street. Shortly after, she returns home to discover that her boyfriend and his female friend had been planning a surprise party for her all along.


==Track listing==
==Track listings and formats==
{{col-begin}}
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*;Maxi Single<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/Alicia-Keys-Girlfriend/release/1919097 |title=Alicia Keys – Girlfriend (CD) at Discogs |author= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=June 20, 2011}}</ref>
*'''European CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Girlfriend|others=[[Alicia Keys]]|year=2002|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=[[J Records]], [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]]|id=74321 97956 2}}</ref>
#"Girlfriend" (Krucial Keys Sista Girl Mix) — 3:29
# "Girlfriend" (KrucialKeys Sista Girl Mix) – 3:27
#"Girlfriend" (Brat Pac Remix) — 3:43
# "Girlfriend" (Original Album Version) – 3:34
#"Girlfriend" (Original Album Version) — 3:38
#"Fallin'" (Ali Version) — 4:26


*;CD Single<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/Alicia-Keys-Girlfriend/release/1629001 |title=Alicia Keys – Girlfriend (CD) at Discogs |author= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=June 20, 2011}}</ref>
* '''European and Australian CD maxi-single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Girlfriend|others=Alicia Keys|year=2002|type=European / Australian CD Maxi-single liner notes|publisher=J Records, BMG, MBK Entertainment|id=74321 97957 2}}</ref>
#"Girlfriend" (Krucial Keys Sista Girl Mix) — 3:27
# "Girlfriend" (KrucialKeys Sista Girl Mix) – 3:27
#"Girlfriend" (Brat Pac Remix) — 3:54
# "Girlfriend" (Brat Pac Remix) – 3:54
# "Girlfriend" (Original Album Version) – 3:34
#"Troubles" (Jay-Z & Chris Lum Bootleg Mix) — 4:24
# "[[Fallin' (Alicia Keys song)|Fallin]]'" (Ali Version) – 4:30

* '''UK CD and 12-inch single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Girlfriend|others=Alicia Keys|year=2002|type=UK CD and 12" single liner notes|publisher=J Records|id=74321 974972 / 74321 97497 1}}</ref>
# "Girlfriend" (KrucialKeys Sista Girl Mix) – 3:27
# "Girlfriend" (Brat Pac Remix) – 3:54
# "Troubles" (Jay-J & Chris Lum Bootleg Mix) – 4:24
{{col-2}}
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*;12" Promo<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/Alicia-Keys-Girlfriend/release/1372909 |title=Alicia Keys – Girlfriend (Vinyl) at Discogs |author= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=June 20, 2011}}</ref>
* '''UK cassette single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Girlfriend|others=Alicia Keys|year=2002|type=UK Cassette single liner notes|publisher=J Records, BMG|id=74321 974974}}</ref>
**A1 "Girlfriend" (Club Mix) — 3:30
:A1. "Girlfriend" (KrucialKeys Sista Girl Mix) – 3:27
:A2. "Troubles" (Jay-J & Chris Lum Bootleg Mix) – 4:24
**A2 "Girlfriend" (Instrumental) — 3:30
**B1 "Girlfriend" (Acappella) — 3:30
:B1. "Girlfriend" (KrucialKeys Sista Girl Mix) – 3:27
:B2. "Troubles" (Jay-J & Chris Lum Bootleg Mix) – 4:24
**B2 "Fallin'" — 3:16


*;12" Promo<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/Alicia-Keys-Girlfriend/release/1527235 |title=Alicia Keys – Girlfriend (Vinyl) at Discogs |author= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=June 20, 2011}}</ref>
* '''US 12-inch single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Girlfriend|others=Alicia Keys|year=2001|type=US 12-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=J Records|id=80813-21041-1}}</ref>
**A "Girlfriend" (Krucial Keys Sista Girl Extended Mix) — 5:02
:A1. "Girlfriend" (Club Mix) – 3:30
**B1 "Girlfriend" (Brat Pac Remix) — 3:54
:A2. "Girlfriend" (Instrumental) – 3:30
**B2 "Girlfriend" (Album Version) — 3:34
:B1. "Girlfriend" (Acappella) – 3:30
:B2. "Fallin'" – 3:16
{{col-end}}
{{col-end}}

==Credits and personnel==
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''[[Songs in A Minor]]''.<ref name="liner notes">{{cite AV media notes|title=[[Songs in A Minor]]|others=Alicia Keys|year=2001|type=US CD album liner notes|publisher=J Records|id=80813-20002-2}}</ref>
* [[Bryan-Michael Cox]] – [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]]
* [[Jermaine Dupri]] – producer
* Alicia Keys – [[record producer|producer]], [[arrangement|arranger]], vocal arranger, lead [[singing|vocals]], [[backing vocalist|backing vocals]], [[piano]]
* [[Phil Tan]] – [[audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]


==Charts==
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for "Girlfriend"
!align="center"|Chart (2001)
!scope="col"|Chart (2001–2003)
!align="center"|Peak<br>position
!scope="col"|Peak<br/>position
|-
|-
{{single chart|Australia|13|artist=Alicia Keys|song=Girlfriend|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 4, 2018}}
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]]<ref>{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r536232|pure_url=yes}} |title=Songs in A Minor > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles |accessdate=2008-02-22 |work=[[Allmusic]]}}</ref>
|align="center"|82
|-
|-
{{single chart|Flanders Tip|17|artist=Alicia Keys|song=Girlfriend|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 4, 2018}}
!align="center"|Chart (2002)
!align="center"|Peak<br>position
|-
|-
{{single chart|Wallonia Tip|12|artist=Alicia Keys|song=Girlfriend|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 4, 2018}}
|align="left"|Belgium ([[Ultratop 50]] Flanders)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Alicia+Keys&titel=Girlfriend&cat=s |title=Ultratop.be – Alicia Keys – Girlfriend |accessdate=June 1, 2011 |work= |publisher=Hung Medien |language=}}</ref>
|align="center"|17
|-
|-
!scope=row|Canada ([[Canadian Singles Chart|Nielsen SoundScan]])<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030109160930/http://www.baseball.ca/JamMusicCharts/SINGLES.html|archivedate=January 9, 2003|url=http://www.baseball.ca/JamMusicCharts/SINGLES.html|title=Top 100 Singles|website=[[Jam!]]|accessdate=April 15, 2024}}</ref>
|align="left"|Belgium ([[Ultratop 40]] Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=Alicia+Keys&titel=Girlfriend&cat=s |title=Ultratop.be – Alicia Keys – Girlfriend |accessdate=June 1, 2011 |work= |publisher=Hung Medien |language=French}}</ref>
|align="center"|12
| style="text-align:center;"|71
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2002/MM-2002-12-14.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=20|issue=51|page=11|date=December 14, 2002|access-date=September 16, 2020}}</ref>
|align="left"|Germany ([[Media Control Charts]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/Keys%2C+Alicia/Girlfriend/single |title=Musicline.de – Alicia Keys – Girlfriend |accessdate=2008-07-21 |work=Musicline.de |language=German}}</ref>
|85
|align="center"|100
|-
|-
{{single chart|Germany|100|artist=Alicia Keys|song=Girlfriend|songid=18201|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 4, 2018|refname="ger"}}
|align="left"|U.K ([[UK Singles Chart]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=30472 |title=Chart Stats – Alicia Keys – Girlfriend |accessdate=2008-07-21 |work=Chart Stats}}</ref>
|align="center"|24
|-
|-
{{single chart|Ireland3|40|artist=Alicia Keys|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 18, 2020}}
!align="center"|Chart (2003)
!align="center"|Peak<br>position
|-
|-
{{single chart|Dutch40|18|year=2003|week=3|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 4, 2018}}
|align="left"|Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref name="aus">{{cite web |url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Alicia+Keys&titel=Girlfriend&cat=s |title=Australian-charts.com – Alicia Keys – Girlfriend |accessdate=2008-04-09 |work=Australian-Charts.com}}</ref>
|align="center"|13
|-
|-
{{single chart|Dutch100|18|artist=Alicia Keys|song=Girlfriend|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 4, 2018}}
|align="left"|Netherlands ([[Dutch Top 40]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Alicia+Keys&titel=Girlfriend&cat=s |title=Dutchcharts.nl - Alicia Keys - Girlfriend |accessdate=June 6, 2011 |work= |publisher=Hung Medien |language=Dutch}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|18
{{single chart|Scotland|37|date=20021207|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 4, 2018}}
|-
{{single chart|UK|24|date=20021207|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 4, 2018}}
|-
{{single chart|UKrandb|6|date=20021207|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 4, 2018}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|82|artist=Alicia Keys|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 18, 2022}}
|}
|}


==Personnel==
==Release history==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
*Alicia Keys – [[record producer|producer]], [[arrangement|arranger]], vocal arranger, lead [[singing|vocals]], [[backing vocalist|backing vocals]], [[piano]]
|+ Release dates and formats for "Girlfriend"
*[[Jermaine Dupri]] – producer
!scope="col"|Region
*[[Bryan-Michael Cox]] – [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]]
!scope="col"|Date
*Phil Tan – [[audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
!scope="col"|Format(s)
!scope="col"|Label(s)
!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row"| Germany
| rowspan="2"| November 25, 2002
| [[Maxi single|Maxi CD]]
| [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]]
| {{center|<ref name="ger"/>}}
|-
! scope="row"| United Kingdom
| {{hlist|[[Twelve-inch single|12-inch vinyl]]|[[Cassette single|cassette]]|maxi CD}}
| [[RCA Records|RCA]]
| {{center|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2002/Music-Week-2002-11-23.pdf|title=New Releases – For Week Starting 25 November 2002: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=29|date=November 23, 2002|access-date=August 30, 2021}}</ref>}}
|-
! scope="row"| Australia
| January 13, 2003
| Maxi CD
| BMG
| {{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue673.pdf|title=The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 13th January 2003|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|page=23|date=January 13, 2003|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20030106130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20030107-0000/Issue673.pdf|archive-date=January 6, 2003|access-date=July 2, 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>}}
|}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist|2|}}
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
==External links==
*[http://www.discogs.com/Alicia-Keys-Girlfriend/master/144293 Girlfriend] at [[Discogs]]
* [http://www.discogs.com/Alicia-Keys-Girlfriend/master/144293 Girlfriend] at [[Discogs]]
* {{MetroLyrics song|alicia-keys|girlfriend}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->


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Latest revision as of 18:09, 13 December 2024

"Girlfriend"
Single by Alicia Keys
from the album Songs in A Minor
B-side
ReleasedNovember 25, 2002 (2002-11-25)
StudioSouthside (Atlanta)
Length3:34
LabelJ
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Alicia Keys
  • Jermaine Dupri
Alicia Keys singles chronology
"Gangsta Lovin'"
(2002) 		"Girlfriend"
(2002) 		"You Don't Know My Name"
(2003)
Music video
"Girlfriend" on YouTube

"Girlfriend" is a song by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys for her debut studio album Songs in A Minor (2001). It was written by Keys, Jermaine Dupri, and Joshua Thompson, while production was helmed by Dupri and Keys. The song is built around an interpolation from Ol' Dirty Bastard's 1995 song "Brooklyn Zoo". Due to the inclusion of the sample, Robert Diggs and Russell Jones are also credited as songwriters. "Girlfriend" was released as the fourth and final single from Songs in A Minor outside the United States on November 25, 2002, by J Records.

In the US, "Girlfriend" peaked at number 82 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart as an album cut. Although it outpeaked previous single "How Come You Don't Call Me" in the United Kingdom and Australia, it failed to make an impact elsewhere. The song's KrucialKeys Sista Girl Mix, which appears on the re-release Songs in A Minor: Remixed & Unplugged, was used in the song's accompanying music video, directed by Patrick Hoelck, and was serviced to radio instead of the album version.

Music and lyrics

[edit]

Lyrically, in "Girlfriend", Keys cannot help but think that her boyfriend is having a relationship with his close female friend. She says she knows that the woman is only a friend of him, but she cannot stop thinking that her boyfriend may leave her. Keys then proceeds to say that she thinks she is jealous of his "girlfriend". Musically, the song contains an interpolation from Ol' Dirty Bastard's 1995 song "Brooklyn Zoo".[1]

Music video

[edit]

The video for "Girlfriend" was directed by Patrick Hoelck and shot on location in East London, England, the video uses the KrucialKeys Sista Girl Mix. The video starts in Keys' bedroom where her boyfriend is talking to his close female friend on the phone. She gets frustrated so she leaves the house to take a long walk through the city. While walking, she sees her boyfriend also on a walk with his female friend across the street. Keys then walks into a clothing store, performing in the fitting room. Strolling through clothing aisles, she spots a pair of red leather pants—at the same time the female friend had seen them. Keys yanks the hanger into her own hands. After the second verse is performed, the video shifts to a large, empty basement where she plays a musical piece on the piano. The video then goes back to the store, where Keys leaves out of to perform choreography with three other dancers at the corner of a street. Shortly after, she returns home to discover that her boyfriend and his female friend had been planning a surprise party for her all along.

Track listings and formats

[edit]

Credits and personnel

[edit]

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Songs in A Minor.[7]

Charts

[edit]
Weekly chart performance for "Girlfriend"
Chart (2001–2003) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 13
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[9] 17
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[10] 12
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[11] 71
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[12] 85
Germany (GfK)[13] 100
Ireland (IRMA)[14] 40
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15] 18
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] 18
Scotland (OCC)[17] 37
UK Singles (OCC)[18] 24
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[19] 6
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[20] 82

Release history

[edit]
Release dates and formats for "Girlfriend"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Germany November 25, 2002 Maxi CD BMG
[13]
United Kingdom
RCA
[21]
Australia January 13, 2003 Maxi CD BMG
[22]

References

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  1. ^ Neal, Mark Anthony. "Alicia Keys: Songs in A Minor". PopMatters. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
  2. ^ Girlfriend (European CD single liner notes). Alicia Keys. J Records, BMG. 2002. 74321 97956 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Girlfriend (European / Australian CD Maxi-single liner notes). Alicia Keys. J Records, BMG, MBK Entertainment. 2002. 74321 97957 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Girlfriend (UK CD and 12" single liner notes). Alicia Keys. J Records. 2002. 74321 974972 / 74321 97497 1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Girlfriend (UK Cassette single liner notes). Alicia Keys. J Records, BMG. 2002. 74321 974974.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Girlfriend (US 12-inch single vinyl disc). Alicia Keys. J Records. 2001. 80813-21041-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Songs in A Minor (US CD album liner notes). Alicia Keys. J Records. 2001. 80813-20002-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ "Alicia Keys – Girlfriend". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  9. ^ "Alicia Keys – Girlfriend" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  10. ^ "Alicia Keys – Girlfriend" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  11. ^ "Top 100 Singles". Jam!. Archived from the original on January 9, 2003. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  12. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 51. December 14, 2002. p. 11. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  13. ^ a b "Alicia Keys – Girlfriend" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  14. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Alicia Keys". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  15. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 3, 2003" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  16. ^ "Alicia Keys – Girlfriend" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
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