"Girls Girls" (stylized as "GIRLS GIRLS") is a song by Swedish synth-pop duo Icona Pop. It was written by Litens Anton Nilsson, Icona Pop, Marcus Andersson, Tove Lo, Emma Bertilsson and Johan Gustafson, with the latter one handling the song's production. It was released commercially for digital download on 16 June 2017, through TEN Music Group, Atlantic Records and Warner Music Group, as the duo's first single of 2017.[4]
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| Single by Icona Pop | ||||
| Released | 16 June 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2017 | |||
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| Length | 2:49 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Johan Gustafson | |||
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| "Girls Girls" on YouTube | ||||
Music video
editThe official music video was released on Icona Pop's YouTube channel on 16 June 2017. It included selfies from the duo themselves, as well as selfies collected from their fans.[5]
Critical reception
editRob Copsey of Official Charts Company wrote that the song "sounds like summer", "sees Icona Pop sticking to what they know best, i.e, great, big, stomping neon pop, albeit with a deep/tropical house edge to it this time out" and "ends in such an abrupt way that you'll want to put it straight back on."[1] Similarly, Raisa Bruner of Time magazine also noted it "sounds like summer" and regarded the song as "a club-ready groove mixing their signature singalong choruses with a tropical house edge".[3] Mike Wass of Idolator said that the song is "a soaring tune" and "a club-ready, pop-centric party anthem that really should be blasting out of every radio over the summer".[2] Lilian Min of HelloGiggles said the song has "an excellent bubbly beat and a refreshing femme-centric vibe".[5]
Credits and personnel
editCredits adapted from Tidal.[6]
- Icona Pop – composing, vocals
- Johan Gustafson – composing, producing, mixing
- Litens Anton Nilsson – composing
- Marcus Andersson – composing
- Tove Lo – composing
- Emma Bertilsson – composing
- Chris Gehringer – mastering engineering
- Nicki Adamsson – engineering
Charts
edit| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] | 53 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Sweden (GLF)[8] | Gold | 4,000,000† |
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† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ a b Rob Copsey (14 June 2017). "Icona Pop are coming back with a massive summer banger called Girls Girls this week: First listen review". Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ a b Mike Wass (16 June 2017). "The Drop: Your Guide To New Music Friday Featuring Alma & Dej Loaf". Idolator. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ a b Raisa Bruner (17 June 2017). "5 Songs You Need to Listen to This Week". Time. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ "GIRLS GIRLS - Single by Icona Pop on Apple Music". iTunes Store (US). Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ a b Lilian Min (17 June 2017). "Icona Pop is back with another song of the summer contender". HelloGiggles. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ "GIRLS GIRLS / Icona Pop TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Icona Pop – Girls Girls". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Icona Pop" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 5 September 2022.