The Girls (Calvin Harris song)
{{Short description|2007 single by Calvin Harris}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox song
| name = The Girls
| cover = The girls c harris.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Calvin Harris
| album = I Created Disco
| B-side = Rock N Roll Attitude
| released = 4 June 2007
| recorded =
| genre = Electro house{{cite web|first= Tom |last= Breihan |title= The Number Ones: Rihanna’s “We Found Love” (Feat. Calvin Harris)|website= Stereogum |date= November 20, 2023|url= https://www.stereogum.com/2242171/the-number-ones-rihannas-we-found-love-feat-calvin-harris/columns/the-number-ones/|accessdate= December 17, 2023|quote= ...his first two singles, “Acceptable In The 80s” and “The Girls,” in 2007, and both were top-10 UK hits. Both are thumping electro-house tracks with Harris’ own goofy deadpan vocals.}}
| studio =
| venue =
| length =
- 5:15 (album version)
- 3:52 (radio edit)
| label =
| writer = Calvin Harris
| producer = Calvin Harris
| prev_title = Acceptable in the 80s
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = Merrymaking at My Place
| next_year = 2007
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|DwZVZ5qZnoA|"The Girls"}}}}
}}
"The Girls" is a song by Scottish musician Calvin Harris. It was released as the second single from his debut studio album, I Created Disco (2007), on 4 June 2007. "The Girls" was Harris' highest charting single on the UK Singles Chart, reaching number three on 10 June 2007. The demo version leaked on file sharing in April 2006 before I Created Disco was released after being featured on Pete Tong's Essential Selection.{{cite news |title=Pete Tong {{ndash}} Tracklisting |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/petetong/tracklistingarchive.shtml?20060421 |website=BBC Radio 1 |access-date=1 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230618141812/https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/petetong/tracklistingarchive.shtml?20060421 |archive-date=Jun 18, 2023 |language=en |date=21 April 2006 |url-status=live}} The song has been covered by electropop outfit Dragonette, who changed the main lyric to "The Boys".
Music video
The video features a group of women in brightly coloured wigs and underwear performing a dance routine around Harris.
Track listings
{{track listing
| headline = UK 12-inch single {{small|(FLYEYE 006)}}{{cite AV media notes|title=The Girls|others=Calvin Harris|year=2007|type=UK 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=Fly Eye Records, Columbia Records, Sony BMG|id=FLYEYE 006}}
| title1 = The Girls
| note1 = album version
| length1 = 5:15
| title2 = Rock N Roll Attitude
| length2 = 3:19
| title3 = The Girls
| note3 = Micky Slim's Bomb Squad mix
| length3 = 7:09
}}
{{track listing
| headline = UK 12-inch single (Groove Armada remixes) {{small|(FLYEYE 009)}}{{cite AV media notes|title=The Girls|others=Calvin Harris|year=2007|type=UK 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=Fly Eye Records, Columbia Records, Sony BMG|id=FLYEYE 009}}
| title1 = The Girls
| note1 = Groove Armada remix
| length1 = 8:04
| title2 = The Girls
| note2 = Groove Armada dub
| length2 = 7:47
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Australian maxi-CD single {{small|(FLYEYE 005)}}{{cite AV media notes|title=The Girls|others=Calvin Harris|year=2007|type=Australian maxi-CD single liner notes|publisher=Fly Eye Records, Columbia Records, Red Label, Sony BMG|id=FLYEYE 005, 88697072212}}
| title1 = The Girls
| note1 = radio edit
| length1 = 3:52
| title2 = Rock N Roll Attitude
| length2 = 3:19
| title3 = The Girls
| note3 = Groove Armada remix
| length3 = 8:04
| title4 = The Girls
| note4 = Micky Slim's Bomb Squad mix
| length4 = 7:09
}}
{{track listing
| headline = Digital download EP{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-girls-ep/274139253|title=The Girls – EP|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=13 January 2021}}
| title1 = The Girls
| length1 = 5:18
| title2 = The Girls
| note2 = Groove Armada remix
| length2 = 8:05
| title3 = The Girls
| note3 = Micky Slim's Bomb Squad mix
| length3 = 7:11
| title4 = The Girls
| note4 = Groove Armada dub
| length4 = 7:48
}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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!scope="col"|Chart (2007) !scope="col"|Peak |
| {{single chart|Australia|33|artist=Calvin Harris|song=The Girls|rowheader=true|accessdate=7 September 2018}} |
| scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2007/BB-2007-06-23.pdf|title=Hits of the World – Eurocharts|magazine=Billboard|volume=119|issue=25|page=87|date=23 June 2007|access-date=29 July 2020}}
|11 |
|---|
| {{single chart|Ireland2|23|song=The Girls|rowheader=true|access-date=7 September 2018}} |
| {{single chart|Scotland|4|date=20070610|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|UK|3|date=20070610|rowheader=true}} |
| {{single chart|UKdance|1|date=20070610|rowheader=true}} |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col"|Chart (2007) !scope="col"|Position |
| scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/20070107/37501/|title=End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2007|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=7 September 2018}}
|84 |
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Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|artist=Calvin Harris|title=The Girls|award=Gold|certyear=2023|access-date=4 April 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=The Girls|artist=Calvin Harris|type=single|award=Silver|relyear=2007|certyear=2018|id=11823-1976-1|access-date=29 July 2020}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
Release history
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!scope="col"|Region !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Format(s) !scope="col"|Label(s) !scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope="row"|United Kingdom
|4 June 2007 |{{n/a}} |{{hlist|Fly Eye|Columbia|Sony BMG}} |{{citation needed|date=January 2023}} |
|---|
| scope="row"|Australia
|6 August 2007 |CD |{{hlist|Fly Eye|Columbia|Red Label|Sony BMG}} |{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/Issue909.pdf|title=The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 6th August 2007|publisher=ARIA|page=30|date=6 August 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222442/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20070820-0001/issue909.pdf|archive-date=23 February 2008|access-date=19 January 2023}} |
In popular culture
"The Girls" has often been associated with the fictional characters Ronnie and Roxy Mitchell from the BBC soap opera EastEnders. When they were introduced in 2007, a trailer announcing their arrival featured the song which showed Roxy dancing wildly and Ronnie spraying the residents with a soda syphon as some cheer them on whilst others look dismayed with the tagline "The Square – Under New Management".{{Cite web|date=3 August 2007|title=Can Roxy and Ronnie save EastEnders?|url=http://www.theguardian.com/media/organgrinder/2007/aug/03/canroxyandronniesaveeaste|access-date=25 February 2022|website=the Guardian}} The song featured in a 2013 episode of show which showed Roxy dancing to the song whilst drunk before falling off a table. "The Girls" was finally featured in the pair's final episode in 2017 at Ronnie's wedding where the arrival trailer is recreated as Ronnie and Roxy both spray the wedding attendees with soda syphons.{{Cite web|last=Lindsay|first=Duncan|date=1 January 2017|title=Did you spot the 10 EastEnders throwbacks in the Mitchell double death episode?|url=https://metro.co.uk/2017/01/01/did-you-notice-these-10-special-ronnie-and-roxy-mitchell-throwbacks-in-their-final-eastenders-episodes-6355578/|access-date=25 February 2022|website=Metro}}{{Cite web|date=1 January 2017|title=EastEnders: Did you spot these 10 Ronnie and Roxy Easter eggs in their fatal final episode?|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a818032/eastenders-10-ronnie-roxy-mitchell-easter-eggs/|access-date=25 February 2022|website=Digital Spy}}
References
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Category:Columbia Records singles
Category:Songs written by Calvin Harris