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Girls Chase Boys

"Girls Chase Boys" is the lead single from Ingrid Michaelson's sixth studio album, Lights Out. The song peaked at number 52 on the Billboard Hot 100.

"Girls Chase Boys"
Single by Ingrid Michaelson
from the album Lights Out
ReleasedFebruary 4, 2014
Recorded2014
GenrePop[1]
Length3:41
Label
  • Cabin 24 Records
  • Mom + Pop Music
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Ingrid Michaelson singles chronology
"Fire"
(2012) 		"Girls Chase Boys"
(2014) 		"Afterlife"
(2014)
Music video
Girls Chase Boys on YouTube

Background

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Michaelson spoke about the development of the song and stated,

"Girls Chase Boys" started out as a break-up song but took on a deeper meaning as I continued writing. More than just being about my experience, its focus shifted to include the idea that, no matter who or how we love, we are all the same. The video takes that idea one step further, and attempts to turn stereotypical gender roles on their head. Girls don't exclusively chase boys. We all know this. We all chase each other and in the end we are all chasing after the same thing: love.[2]

It was written by Ingrid Michaelson, along with Trent Dabbs and Barry Dean.

Commercial performance

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This song became Michaelson's highest-charting single and biggest airplay hit since "The Way I Am" hit number 37 in 2007, peaking at number 52 on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as her highest appearance on the Adult Pop Songs chart (number 6). It is also her first appearance on the magazine's Pop Songs chart, debuting at number 40 and reaching number 25. It reached number 38 on the Hot 100 Airplay (Radio Songs) chart, her first single to list on that chart.

Music video

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The official music video for "Girls Chase Boys" was released on February 4, 2014.[3] It is a homage to Robert Palmer's 1988 video for "Simply Irresistible", featuring different genders in the dancer roles instead of just women.[4][5]

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[18] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Huizenga, Tom; Tsioulcas, Anastasia; Powers, Ann; McCartney, Kelly; Hart, Otis; Thompson, Stephen; Hilton, Robin; Ganz, Jacob; Gotrich, Lars; Fitzgerald, Kiana; King, Jason; Kelley, Frannie; Contreras, Felix; Jarenwattananon, Patrick; Garsd, Jasmine; Dye, David; Carter, Bobby; Boilen, Bob; Katzif, Mike (10 December 2014). "NPR Music's Favorite Songs Of 2014". National Public Radio. National Public Radio. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  2. ^ Alex Nagorski (2014-02-04). "Ingrid Michaelson Turns Robert Palmer's "Simply Irresistible" On Its Head With "Girls Chase Boys"NewNowNext". Newnownext.com. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  3. ^ Michaelson, Ingrid (February 4, 2014). "Ingrid Michaelson - Girls Chase Boys (An Homage to Robert Palmer's "Simply Irresistible") - OFFICIAL". Youtube.
  4. ^ "Girls Chase Boys: The Robert Palmer Homage | The Bilerico Project". Bilerico.com. 2014-04-08. Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  5. ^ "Art of the Homage: Grading Ingrid Michaelson's "Girls Chase Boys" | IRVING HARVEY | Post-Production". Irving Harvey. 2014-03-07. Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  6. ^ "Ingrid Michaelson Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  7. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 38. týden 2014 in the date selector. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  8. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201437 into search. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  9. ^ "Ingrid Michaelson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  10. ^ "Ingrid Michaelson Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  11. ^ "Ingrid Michaelson Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  12. ^ "Ingrid Michaelson Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  13. ^ "Ingrid Michaelson Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  14. ^ "Ingrid Michaelson Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  15. ^ "Adult Alternative Songs: Year End 2014". Billboard. 9 December 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  16. ^ "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2014". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  17. ^ "Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2014". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  18. ^ "American single certifications – Ingrid Michaelson – Girls Chase Boys". Recording Industry Association of America.
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