Girls Need Love

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"Girls Need Love"
LoveRenaissance
  • Interscope
  • Songwriter(s)
    Producer(s)
    • Arsenio Archer
    Summer Walker singles chronology
    "CPR"
    (2018)
    "Girls Need Love"
    (2018)
    "Playing Games"
    (2019)
    Music video
    "Girls Need Love" on
    YouTube

    "Girls Need Love" is a song by American singer

    Last Day of Summer (2018). It was released as the album's lead single on July 26, 2018.[1] It received a remix version from Drake in February 2019, and then an extended play in October 2023 titled Girls Need Love (Girls Mix), with remixes from singers Victoria Monét, Tyla, and Tink.[2]

    Charts

    Chart (2018–2019) Peak
    position
    New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[3] 25
    US
    Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[4]
    6
    US
    Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard
    )
    1
    US Hot R&B Songs (Billboard)[5] 8

    Certifications

    Region Certification Certified units/sales
    Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[6] 3× Platinum 120,000
    United States (RIAA)[7] 6× Platinum 6,000,000

    Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

    Remix

    "Girls Need Love (Remix)"
    Aubrey Graham
    Producer(s)
    • Arsenio Archer
    Summer Walker singles chronology
    "CPR"
    (2018)
    "Girls Need Love (Remix)"
    (2019)
    "Playing Games"
    (2019)
    Drake singles chronology
    "Going Bad"
    (2019)
    "Girls Need Love (Remix)"
    (2019)
    "No Guidance"
    (2019)

    The official remix features Drake, and it was released on February 10, 2019.

    Charts

    Weekly charts

    Chart (2019) Peak
    position
    Australia (ARIA)[8] 78
    Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 45
    Ireland (IRMA)[10] 70
    Lithuania (AGATA)[11] 52
    New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[12] 8
    Portugal (AFP)[13] 99
    UK Singles (OCC)[14]
    41
    US Billboard Hot 100[15] 37
    US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[16] 16
    US
    Rolling Stone Top 100[17]
    57

    Year-end charts

    Chart (2019) Position
    US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[18] 48

    Certifications

    Region Certification Certified units/sales
    Australia (ARIA)[19] 3× Platinum 210,000
    Canada (Music Canada)[20] 3× Platinum 240,000
    Portugal (AFP)[21] Platinum 10,000
    United Kingdom (BPI)[22] Platinum 600,000

    Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

    References

    1. ^ "Girls Need Love". iTunes.
    2. ^ Bowenbank, Starr (2023-10-16). "Summer Walker Enlists Victoria Monet, Tyla & Tink for 'Girls Need Love (Girls Mix)' EP". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
    3. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. March 18, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
    4. ^ "Summer Walker Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
    5. ^ "Hot R&B Songs". Billboard. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
    6. ^ "Brazilian single certifications – Summer Walker – Girls Need Love" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
    7. ^ "American single certifications – Summer Walker – Girls Need Love". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
    8. ^ "ARIA Chart Watch #516". auspOp. March 16, 2019. Archived from the original on September 13, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
    9. ^ "Drake Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
    10. ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
    11. ^ "Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. March 8, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
    12. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. March 11, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
    13. ^ "Summer Walker x Drake – Girls Need Love". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
    14. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
    15. ^ "Drake Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
    16. ^ "Drake Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
    17. ^ "Top 100 Songs". Rolling Stone. October 4, 2019. Archived from the original on December 27, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
    18. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
    19. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
    20. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Summer Walker & Drake – Girls Need Love (Remix)". Music Canada. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
    21. ^ "Portuguese single certifications – Summer Walker & Drake – Girls Need Love (Remix)" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
    22. ^ "British single certifications – Summer Walker & Drake – Girls Need Love". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 20, 2022.