:Girls (Kid Cudi song)
{{short description|2013 single by Kid Cudi}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Girls
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Kid Cudi featuring Too Short
| album = Indicud
| released = April 2, 2013
| recorded = 2012
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|Alternative hip hop|synth-pop}}
| length = 4:27
| label = {{hlist|Wicked Awesome|GOOD Music|Republic}}
| writer = {{hlist|Scott Mescudi|Todd Shaw|Dion Norman|D. Ordogne|Carl Brown| Shelly Goodhope|Tanesa Tavin|Daniel Brattain|Veronica Mendez|Darrell Mitchell|Albert Cota|Chantel Roquemore|Michael Monagan}}
| producer = Scott Mescudi
| chronology = Kid Cudi
| prev_title = Immortal
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = Confused!
| next_year = 2015
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Too Short
| type = single
| prev_title = First Date
| prev_year = 2012
| title = Girls
| year = 2013
| next_title = Loyal
| next_year = 2013
}}
}}
"Girls" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Kid Cudi, released on April 2, 2013 as the fourth single from his third studio album Indicud (2013). The song, which includes production by Cudi himself, features a guest appearance from fellow American rapper Too $hort. The song has since peaked at #3 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.
Background
On April 2, 2013, "Girls" was released for digital download via the iTunes Store, as the album's fourth single. The song features a guest verse from American dirty rap legend Too Short. Additionally, the song was produced by Cudi himself, much like the bulk of Indicud.{{cite news|title=New Music: Kid Cudi Feat. Too $hort – Girls|url=http://datnewcudi.com/2013/04/01/new-music-kid-cudi-feat-too-hort-girls/|access-date=2 April 2013|newspaper=DatNewCudi|date=1 April 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421230535/http://datnewcudi.com/2013/04/01/new-music-kid-cudi-feat-too-hort-girls/|archive-date=21 April 2014}}{{cite news|title=Pre-Order INDICUD on iTunes Now!|url=http://datnewcudi.com/2013/04/01/pre-order-indicud-on-itunes-now/|access-date=2 April 2013|newspaper=DatNewCudi|date=1 April 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226104336/http://datnewcudi.com/2013/04/01/pre-order-indicud-on-itunes-now/|archive-date=26 December 2013}} The song would later be released to Rhythm/Crossover radio on April 9, 2013.[http://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases | R&B Song and Hip-Hop Music Release Dates |] "Girls" contains an interpolation of "Pretty Girls", written by The Kids of Widney High (Carl Brown, Shelly Goodhope, Tanesa Tavin, Daniel Brattain, Veronica Mendez, Darrell Mitchell, Albert Cota, Chantel Roquemore and Michael Monagan).{{cite web|url=http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/203385/Kid%20Cudi%20feat.%20Too%20Short-Girls_The%20Kids%20of%20Widney%20High-Pretty%20Girls/ |title=Kid Cudi's Girls sample of The Kids of Widney High's Pretty Girls |publisher=WhoSampled |access-date=April 15, 2013}} The song also contains a sample of "Bitches (Reply)", as performed by Dion "DJ Jimi" Norman.{{cite web|url=http://www.whosampled.com/sample/view/203202/Kid%20Cudi%20feat.%20Too%20Short-Girls_D.J.%20Jimi-Bitches%20(Reply)/ |title=Kid Cudi's Girls sample of DJ Jimi's Bitches (Reply) |publisher=WhoSampled |access-date=April 23, 2013}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" | Chart (2013)
!scope="col"| Peak |
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| align="left"|US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)
| style="text-align:center;"|3 |
| scope="row"{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|37|artist=Kid Cudi|song=Girls|artistid={{BillboardID|Kid Cudi}}|access-date=July 10, 2013}} |
Release history
References
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{{Too Short (rapper)}}
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Category:Song recordings produced by Kid Cudi
Category:Songs written by Kid Cudi
Category:Republic Records singles
Category:Songs written by Too Short
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