"Every Girl" (album version titled "Every Girl in the World") is a song by rap group Young Money released as the first single from their debut collaboration album titled We Are Young Money. It was legally released to the iTunes Store on June 11, 2009. Young Money Entertainment rappers Lil Wayne, Drake, Jae Millz, Gudda Gudda, and Mack Maine make appearances on the track. The video was shot on February 13, 2009, and was released on April 6 of that same year. The song was leaked to the internet on January 28, 2009, just a day after "Prom Queen" was officially released.
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| Single by Young Money | ||||
| from the album We Are Young Money | ||||
| Released | April 6, 2009 (Radio) June 11, 2009 (Digital) July 26, 2010 (UK)[1] | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Dirty rap | |||
| Length | 4:49 (single) 5:13 (album) | |||
| Label | Young Money, Cash Money, Universal Motown | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dwayne Carter, Aubrey Graham, Jarvis Mills, Jermaine Preyan, Carl Lilly | |||
| Producer(s) | Tha Bizness | |||
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A few lines of "Every Girl" are recycled from an unreleased song by Lil Wayne and Mack Maine titled "Throw It Back", which was produced by Kane Beatz. AutoTune is heard.
Music video
editThe video for "Every Girl" was released on April 6, 2009, and features the Young Money artists and animation from humorous pop-up words and sentences and distortion of a silver Rolls-Royce Phantom in the video. Former Danity Kane member D. Woods makes a cameo appearance in the video with Birdman as well as Young Money artists Lil Chuckee and Lil Twist. The song was written by Christopher Hicks, from the NDSS incorporation. The video was directed by Dwayne Carter, Jeff Panzer and Kimberly Stuckwisch.
It ranked at #12 on BET's Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2009 countdown.
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[2] | 10 |
| US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[3] | 40 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] | 2 |
| US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[5] | 2 |
| US Rhythmic (Billboard)[6] | 2 |
Year-end charts
edit| Charts (2009) | Position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 67 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] | 12 |
| US Rhythmic (Billboard)[9] | 21 |
Remixes
editA remix of the song was released by Nappy Boy Entertainment featuring T-Pain, Tay Dizm, Young Cash, and Travis McCoy. The video, filmed in the NB Mansion, debuted on the Nappy Boy website.
There are also remixes of this song by R. Kelly, Tyga, Sammie, Red Cafe, Trey Songz and Kirko Bangz. Rapper Shawnna also did a freestyle to the song.
R&B singer K. Michelle released a response track titled "Fakin' It", featuring Missy Elliott.
References
edit- ^ "Radio1 Rodos Greece ::: UK Forthcoming Singles ::: Charts, DJ Promos, Dance, Lyrics, Free Mp3 Samples Downloads". Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
- ^ "Young Money Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Young Money Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Young Money Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Young Money Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Young Money Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
- ^ "Year End Charts - Year-end songs - The Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- ^ "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2019.