Girl like Me (Jazmine Sullivan song)
{{short description|2021 single by Jazmine Sullivan featuring H.E.R.}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Girl like Me
| type = single
| cover =
| artist = Jazmine Sullivan featuring H.E.R.
| album = Heaux Tales
| released = {{start date|2021|01|06}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = {{duration|m=3|s=45}}
| label = RCA
| writer = * Gabriella Wilson
- Jazmine Sullivan
- Tarron Crayton
- Ufuro Ebong
| producer = * BongoByTheWay
| chronology = Jazmine Sullivan
| prev_title = Pick Up Your Feelings
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = Hurt Me So Good
| next_year = 2022
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = H.E.R.
| type = single
| prev_title = Damage
| prev_year = 2020
| title = Girl like Me
| year = 2021
| next_title = Fight for You
| next_year = 2021
}}
}}
"Girl like Me" is a song by American singer Jazmine Sullivan featuring American singer H.E.R. It was released on January 6, 2021, as the third single from Sullivan's fourth studio album, Heaux Tales (2021). The song was written by Sullivan, H.E.R., and Tarron Crayton, along with its producer, BongoByTheWay.
Composition
"Girl like Me" is a guitar-driven ballad that lasts three minutes and 43 seconds.{{cite web |title=Girl Like Me (feat. H.E.R.) - Single by Jazmine Sullivan |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/girl-like-me-feat-h-e-r-single/1547324931 |website=Apple Music |access-date=November 22, 2021 |date=January 6, 2021}}{{cite news |last1=Wood |first1=Mikael |title=After a six-year absence, Jazmine Sullivan found her voice in the inner lives of Black women |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-01-12/jazmine-sullivan-heaux-tales |access-date=November 22, 2021 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=January 12, 2021}}
Critical reception
"Girl like Me" received generally positive reviews from music critics. Daniel Kreps of Rolling Stone wrote that Sullivan showcased her "acrobatic" vocals on the song.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jazmine-sullivan-h-e-r-girl-like-me-song-1110327/|title=Jazmine Sullivan Recruits H.E.R. for New Song 'Girl Like Me' |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=January 6, 2021 |access-date=November 24, 2021}} Justin Curto of Vulture also complimented her vocals on the song and felt that the song was a "stronger indictment" than her 2008 single "Bust Your Windows" ever was.{{cite news |url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/01/song-review-jazmine-sullivan-her-girl-like-me.html|title='Girl Like Me' Is the Heart of Jazmine Sullivan's Heaux Tales |last=Curto |first=Justin |work=Vulture |date=January 8, 2021 |access-date=November 24, 2021}} Mankaprr Conteh of Pitchfork interpreted that Sullivan and Wilson "sing of the hos in Fashion Nova dresses who steal their love interests away from them".{{cite news |last1=Conteh |first1=Mankaparr |title=Jazmine Sullivan: Heaux Tales Album Review |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/jazmine-sullivan-heaux-tales/ |access-date=November 24, 2021 |work=Pitchfork |date=January 13, 2021}} A writer from BET identified it as a standout track on the album.{{cite web |title=Jazmine Sullivan: 5 Songs That Prove She Has Elevated Modern Day R&B |url=https://www.bet.com/article/ylmhmp/bet-awards-2022-jazmine-sullivan-her-most-essential-love-songs|access-date=November 24, 2021 |work=BET |date=June 8, 2021}} Cahleb Derry of CED Radio named the song the best song of 2021, citing it as the album's "most personal and perhaps controversial" track that describes "the realization that the rulebook that men wrote should not and cannot be followed because the rules are rooted in misogyny and controlling woman anyway."{{Cite web|last=Radio|first=C. E. D.|date=2022-01-01|title=CED Radio's Top 50 Songs of 2021|url=https://cedradio.medium.com/ced-radios-top-50-songs-of-2021-74180801efc3|access-date=2022-01-13|website=Medium|language=en}} Chris Deville of Stereogum called it a "minimal" acoustic ballad "that gives both vocalists plenty of space to show off".{{cite news |last1=Deville |first1=Chris |title=Jazmine Sullivan – "Girl Like Me" (Feat. H.E.R.) |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2112189/jazmine-sullivan-girl-like-me-feat-h-e-r/music/ |access-date=November 24, 2021 |work=Stereogum |date=January 6, 2021}}
Awards and nominations
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! scope="col" |Organization ! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Category ! scope="col" |Result ! class="unsortable" scope="col" |{{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
| scope="row" |Suol Train Music Awards
|2021 |{{nom}} |
|---|
| NAACP Image Awards
|2022 |Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional) |{{nom}} |{{Cite web |last=Spivey |first=Kemberlie |date=2022-01-19 |title=2022 NAACP Image Awards Nominations: The Full List |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kemberliespivey/2022/01/18/2022-naacp-image-awards-nominations-the-full-list/ |access-date=2022-01-20 |website=Forbes |language=en}} |
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for "Girl like Me" ! scope="col"| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{single chart|Billboardglobal200|185|artist=Jazmine Sullivan|rowheader=true|access-date=November 28, 2021}} |
| scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2021-01-15|title=NZ Hot 40 Singles|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=January 18, 2021|access-date=January 15, 2021}}
| 27 |
|---|
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|97|artist=Jazmine Sullivan|rowheader=true|access-date=November 28, 2021|refname=BB100}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|29|artist=Jazmine Sullivan|rowheader=true|access-date=November 28, 2021|refname=R&BHH}} |
| scope="row"| US Hot R&B Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jazmine-sullivan/chart-history/BST/|title=Jazmine Sullivan Chart History (Hot R&B Songs)|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=November 28, 2021}}
| 10 |
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Girl like Me"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Jazmine Sullivan|title=Girl like Me (feat. H.E.R.)|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2023|accessdate=July 7, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|noshipments=true|nosales=true}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Jazmine Sullivan}}
{{H.E.R.}}
Category:Jazmine Sullivan songs