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Girlfriend (B2K song)

{{Short description|2003 single by B2K}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Girlfriend

| cover = B2K_Girlfriend.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = B2K

| album = Pandemonium!

| B-side = Bump That

| released = {{start date|2003|2|17}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = R&B

| length = 3:24

| label = Epic, T.U.G.

| writer = R. Kelly

| producer = R. Kelly

| prev_title = Bump, Bump, Bump

| prev_year = 2002

| next_title = What a Girl Wants

| next_year = 2003

}}

"Girlfriend" is the second single by American boy band B2K from their second studio album, Pandemonium! (2002). It was written and produced by R. Kelly. The song was included on the special edition of the album, which was released in March 2003.{{Cite magazine |last=Mitchell |first=Gail |date=February 22, 2003 |title=Rhythm, Rap, and The Blues |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CA8EAAAAMBAJ&dq=b2k+pandemonium+girlfriend+2002&pg=PA20-IA8 |magazine=Billboard |pages=16A}} The single peaked at number 30 on the US Billboard Hot 100 (giving B2K their final top-40 hit) and number 19 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.

Music video

In the music video for "Girlfriend", B2K walk out of a mall and Omarion meets a girl (Jennifer Freeman). He gets her phone number and then the girl's father, Mr. Biggs (Ronald Isley), comes along and tells him to stay away from his daughter, which is also repeated by his bodyguard (Big Boy). The girl in the car tells Omarion to give her a call and then the car drives away. Then the guys start to dance once the music begins and they are all dressed in white. The video then goes to a scene where Omarion and the girl are planning a date over the phone. However, both of them are unaware that Mr. Biggs is listening to the conversation on another line and he orders his security guards to kidnap Omarion. J-Boog, Raz-B and Lil' Fizz call up a woman (Vivica A. Fox) and tell her what happened. A man (Flex Alexander) pulls up in a parking lot where the guys are waiting and takes them to see the Godfather (Will Smith), who orders them to save Omarion. The guys break into Mr. Biggs' house, fight the guards and rescue Omarion. Mr. Biggs walks in to see that Omarion is gone and his guards have been beaten. Then the Godfather calls him and asks him to "let it go" and Mr. Biggs accepts and lets Omarion date his daughter. The video ends with Omarion asking the girl to be his girlfriend and she accepts.

Track listings

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US CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Girlfriend|others=B2K|year=2003|type=US CD single liner notes|publisher=Epic Records, T.U.G. Entertainment|id=34K 76877}}

  1. "Girlfriend" (main version) – 3:26
  2. "Girlfriend" (Ron G remix main version) – 3:18

US 12-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=Girlfriend|others=B2K|year=2003|type=US 12-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Epic Records, T.U.G. Entertainment|id=49 79856}}

:A1. "Girlfriend" (main version) – 3:26

:B1. "Girlfriend" (instrumental) – 3:24

:B2. "Girlfriend" (a cappella) – 3:26

US 12-inch remix single{{cite AV media notes|title=Girlfriend|others=B2K|year=2003|type=US 12-inch remix single vinyl disc|publisher=Epic Records, T.U.G. Entertainment|id=49 79964}}

  1. "Girlfriend" (Ron G remix main version) – 3:18
  2. "Girlfriend" (Ron G remix instrumental) – 3:18
  3. "Girlfriend" (Ron G remix a cappella) – 3:18

Australian CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Girlfriend|others=B2K|year=2003|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=Epic Records, T.U.G. Entertainment|id=674052 2}}

  1. "Girlfriend" (main version) – 3:27
  2. "Girlfriend" (Ron G remix) – 3:18
  3. "Girlfriend" (Pied Piper remix featuring R. Kelly) – 2:58
  4. "Bump, Bump, Bump" (remix radio edit featuring P. Diddy and Nazkar) – 3:54

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UK CD1{{cite AV media notes|title=Girlfriend|others=B2K|year=2003|type=UK CD1 liner notes|publisher=Epic Records, T.U.G. Entertainment|id=673933 2}}

  1. "Girlfriend" (Ron G remix) – 3:27
  2. "Girlfriend" (Pied Piper remix featuring R. Kelly) – 2:56
  3. "Girlfriend" (main version) – 3:26
  4. "Girlfriend" (Pied Piper remix instrumental) – 2:54
  5. "Girlfriend" (video)

UK CD2{{cite AV media notes|title=Girlfriend|others=B2K|year=2003|type=UK CD2 liner notes|publisher=Epic Records, T.U.G. Entertainment|id=673933 5}}

  1. "Girlfriend" (Ron G remix) – 3:27
  2. "Bump, Bump, Bump" (remix main version featuring P. Diddy and Nazkar) – 4:54
  3. "Bump That" (main version) – 3:16

UK cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=Girlfriend|others=B2K|year=2003|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Epic Records, T.U.G. Entertainment|id=673933 4}}

  1. "Girlfriend" (Ron G remix) – 3:27
  2. "Girlfriend" (Pied Piper remix featuring R. Kelly) – 2:56

European CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Girlfriend|others=B2K|year=2003|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=Epic Records, T.U.G. Entertainment|id=EPC 674040 1}}

  1. "Girlfriend" (main version) – 3:26
  2. "Girlfriend" (Pied Piper remix featuring R. Kelly) – 2:56

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Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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!Chart (2003)

!Peak
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{{single chart|Australia|39|song=Girlfriend|artist=B2K|rowheader=true|access-date=November 22, 2019}}
{{single chart|Australiaurban|15|url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20030806140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20030807-0000/Issue699.pdf|urltitle=Issue 699|rowheader=true|access-date=December 17, 2020}}
{{single chart|Flanders Tip|5|song=Girlfriend|artist=B2K|rowheader=true|access-date=November 22, 2019}}
{{single chart|Wallonia Tip|12|song=Girlfriend|artist=B2K|rowheader=true|access-date=November 22, 2019}}
scope="row"|Europe (European Hot 100 Singles){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2003/MM-2003-06-28.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=21|issue=27|page=12|date=June 28, 2003|access-date=November 22, 2019}}

|34

{{single chart|Germany|41|song=Girlfriend|artist=B2K|songid=5683|rowheader=true|access-date=November 22, 2019}}
{{single chart|Ireland2|27|song=Girlfriend|artist=B2K|rowheader=true|access-date=November 22, 2019}}
scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/tipparade/2003/week-37|title=week 37 (13 september 2003)|publisher=top40.nl|language=nl|access-date=November 22, 2019}}

|7

{{single chart|Dutch100|48|song=Girlfriend|artist=B2K|rowheader=true|access-date=November 22, 2019}}
{{single chart|Scotland|25|artist=B2K|song=Girlfriend|date=20030621|rowheader=true|access-date=November 22, 2019}}
{{single chart|Switzerland|19|song=Girlfriend|artist=B2K|rowheader=true|access-date=November 22, 2019}}
{{single chart|UK|10|artist=B2K|song=Girlfriend|date=20030621|rowheader=true|access-date=November 22, 2019}}
{{single chart|UKrandb|3|artist=B2K|song=Girlfriend|date=20030621|rowheader=true|access-date=November 22, 2019}}
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|30|artist=B2K|rowheader=true|access-date=November 22, 2019}}
{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|19|artist=B2K|rowheader=true|access-date=November 22, 2019}}
{{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|15|artist=B2K|rowheader=true|access-date=November 22, 2019}}

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=Year-end charts=

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!Chart (2003)

!Position

scope="row"|UK Urban (Music Week){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2004/Music-Week-2004-01-17.pdf|title=2003 Urban Top 30|magazine=Music Week|page=18|date=January 17, 2004|access-date=August 4, 2023}}

|17

scope="row"|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2003/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: 2003|magazine=Billboard|url-access=subscription|access-date=March 7, 2021}}

|83

scope="row"|US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=The Year in Charts 2003: Most-Played Rhythmic Top 40 Songs|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=11|issue=51|page=26|date=December 19, 2003}}

|77

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Release history

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scope="row" rowspan="2"|United States

|February 17, 2003

|{{hlist|Rhythmic contemporary|urban radio}}

|rowspan="4"|{{hlist|Epic|T.U.G.}}

|{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2003/RR-2003-02-14.pdf|title=Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1491|page=28|date=February 14, 2003|access-date=June 10, 2021}}

March 31, 2003

|Contemporary hit radio

|{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2003/RR-2003-03-28.pdf|title=Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1497|page=22|date=March 28, 2003|access-date=June 10, 2021}}

scope="row"|United Kingdom

|June 9, 2003

|{{hlist|CD|cassette}}

|{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2003/Music-Week-2003-06-07.pdf|title=New Releases – For Week Starting 9 June 2003: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=23|date=June 7, 2003|access-date=September 6, 2021}}

scope="row"|Australia

|July 7, 2003

|CD

|{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue698.pdf|title=The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 7th July 2003|publisher=ARIA|page=25|date=July 7, 2003|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20030806140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20030807-0000/Issue698.pdf|archive-date=August 6, 2003|access-date=June 10, 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

References

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{{R. Kelly singles}}

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Category:2002 songs

Category:2003 singles

Category:B2K songs

Category:Epic Records singles

Category:Song recordings produced by R. Kelly

Category:Songs written by R. Kelly