Girls, Girls, Girls (Jay-Z song)
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"Girls, Girls, Girls" is the second single from rapper
A remix of the song produced by
Music video
The video (directed by
I flew to L.A. I was shooting a video for a song called 'Girls, Girls, Girls,'" he began. "I'd dropped my album The Blueprint on the same day. And I just remember waking up in LA and thinking everybody was playing, like 'That can't be,' then turning on the TV and it looked like something from one of those apocalyptic movies.
— Jay-Z, in a 2011 interview with Hiphopdx.com[2]
Actresses Carmen Electra, Tamala Jones, and Paula Jai Parker, all make cameo appearances in the song's music video. Damon Dash, Biz Markie, and Kanye West also make brief appearances in the video.
Jay-Z wore the
Credits and personnel
The credits for "Girls, Girls, Girls" are adapted from the liner notes of The Blueprint.[4]
- Studio locations
- Mastered at Masterdisk, New York City, New York.
- Mixed and recorded at Baseline Studios, New York City, New York.
- Personnel
- Jay-Z – songwriting, vocals
- Just Blaze – production, songwriting
- Tom Brock – songwriting
- Robert Relf – songwriting
- Young Guru – recording
- Kamel Adbo – recording
- Jason Goldstein – mixing
- Q-Tip – additional vocals
- Slick Rick – additional vocals
- Biz Markie – additional vocals
- Tony Dawsey – mastering
- Samples
- "Girls, Girls, Girls" contains samples of "There's Nothing in This World That Can Stop Me from Loving You", as performed by Tom Brock and written by Brock and Robert Relf.
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (2001–2002) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[5] | 63 |
Australian Urban (ARIA)[6] | 15 |
US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 17 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] | 4 |
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[9] | 9 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2001) | Position |
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US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10] | 94 |
Chart (2002) | Position |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[11] | 93 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[12] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
See also
References
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- ^ NadeskaAlexis (2011-09-14). "Jay-Z Shares 9/11 Memories, Dropping "The Blueprint"". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
- ^ Rovell, Darrenn (2003-02-06). "Old-school is new again". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
- ^ The Blueprint (Liner notes). Jay-Z. Roc-A-Fella Records. 2001. 586 396-2.
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- ^ "Issue 633" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
- ^ "Jay-Z Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ^ "Jay-Z Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ^ "Jay-Z Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
- ^ "American single certifications – Jay-Z – Girls, Girls, Girls". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 4, 2023.