A Girl Like You (Edwyn Collins song)
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"A Girl Like You" is a 1994 single by Scottish singer-songwriter Edwyn Collins from his album Gorgeous George. The song is an Iggy Pop tribute[1] chronicling a tale of the singer's experiences of meeting an extraordinary girl.
The song samples the drums track of Len Barry's 1965 hit "1-2-3".
It was featured in the Empire Records soundtrack and second in the Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle soundtrack.
Music video
The video was in turn an avant-garde tribute to its lyrics (e.g. when Collins sings the lyrics "you made me acknowledge the devil in me", a child's painting of the devil is overlaid over his face).
Production
The Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook played vibraphone on the recording.
Chart performance
- The song went to #4 on the UK singles chart and stayed on the chart for 14 weeks.
- A Girl Like You was featured in VH1's 100 Greatest One-hit Wonders at #68.
Track listings
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Certifications
| Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified |
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| France[2] | Silver | 1996 | 125,000 |
| Germany[3] | Gold | 1995 | 150,000 |
Charts
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References
- ^ AllMusic Guide
- ^ French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved July 24, 2008)
- ^ German certifications musikindustrie.de (Retrieved July 24, 2008)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "A Girl Like You", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 12, 2008)
- ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved July 24, 2008)
- ^ "A Girl Like You", UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved July 24, 2008)
- ^ a b c Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved July 24, 2008)
- ^ 1995 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved July 24, 2008)
- ^ 1995 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved July 24, 2008)
- ^ 1995 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved July 24, 2008)
- ^ 1995 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved January 30, 2009)
- ^ 1995 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved July 24, 2008)