Girlfriend (Icona Pop song)

"Girlfriend"
Single by Icona Pop
from the album This Is... Icona Pop
Released	4 June 2013
Format	Digital download
Genre	Electropop Dance-pop
Length	2:50
Label	Big Beat
Writer(s)	Marcus "Mack" Sepehrmanesh Caroline Hjelt Aino Jawo Mark Knight James F. Reynolds Caweh "CaPa" Passereh Mikkel S. Eriksen Tor Erik Hermansen Tupac Shakur Tyrone Wrice Darryl Marvin Harper Richard "Ricky" Rouse
Producer(s)	StarGate Mark Knight (co.) James F. Reynolds (co.) Caweh "CaPa" Passereh (co.)
Icona Pop singles chronology
"We Got the World" (2012) "Girlfriend" (2013) "All Night" (2013)

"Girlfriend" is a song by Swedish synthpop duo Icona Pop. It was released worldwide on 4 June 2013 as a digital download, except for Sweden where it was released on 7 June. The song was written by Icona Pop and Marcus "Mack" Sepehrmanesh and produced by Stargate, co-produced by Caweh Passereh, Mark Knight and James Reynolds. The song interpolates the lyrics from Tupac Shakur's "Me and My Girlfriend".^[1]

Track listing

• Digital download

1. "Girlfriend" – 2:50

• Germany single^[2]

1. "Girlfriend" – 2:50
2. "Girlfriend" (The Chainsmokers Remix) – 4:37
3. "I Love It" (Tiësto Remix) (feat. Charli XCX) – 5:10
4. "Ready for the Weekend" – 2:42

Credits and personnel

• Lead vocals – Icona Pop
• Lyrics – Marcus Sephermanesh, Aino Jawo, Caroline Hjelt, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Marvin Harper, Ricky Rouse, Tupac Shakur, Tyrone Wrice
• Producer, programmer, all instruments – StarGate
• Co-producer – Mark Knight, James F. Reynolds, Caweh Passereh
• Executive producer – Tim Blacksmith, Danny D
• Recorded by – Mikkel S. Eriksen, Miles Walker
• Additional production, additional recording – Elof Loelv
• Additional engineer, assistant engineer – Daniela Rivera
• Mixer – Phil Tan
• Masterer – Colin Leonard
• Label: Big Beat

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[3]	55
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4]	27
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[5]	17
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[6]	31
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[7]	40
Germany (Official German Charts)[8]	17
Israel (Media Forest)[9]	17
Italy (FIMI)[10]	70
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[11]	57
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12]	73

Release history

Regions	Dates	Format(s)	Label(s)
Worldwide[13]	4 June 2013	Digital download	Big Beat Records
Sweden[14]	7 June 2013		Universal Music
Germany[15]	23 August 2013		Warner Music

References

1. Lipshutz, Jason (30 May 2013). "Icona Pop Returns With 'Girlfriend': Hear New International Single". Billboard. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
2. "iTunes - Musik – "Girlfriend" von Icona Pop". Itunes.apple.com. August 26, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
3. "Australian-charts.com – Icona Pop – Girlfriend". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
4. "Austriancharts.at – Icona Pop – Girlfriend" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
5. "Ultratop.be – Icona Pop – Girlfriend" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
6. "Ultratop.be – Icona Pop – Girlfriend" (in French). Ultratip.
7. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201332 into search.
8. "Offiziellecharts.de – Icona Pop – Girlfriend". GfK Entertainment Charts.
9. "Icona Pop – Girlfriend Media Forest". Israeli Airplay Chart. Media Forest.
10. "Italiancharts.com – Icona Pop – Girlfriend". Top Digital Download.
11. "Swedishcharts.com – Icona Pop – Girlfriend". Singles Top 100.
12. "Swisscharts.com – Icona Pop – Girlfriend". Swiss Singles Chart.
13. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/girlfriend-single/id656819338
14. https://itunes.apple.com/se/album/girlfriend-single/id657336468
15. http://www.warnermusic.de/news/2013-07-24/nicht-mehr-lange-das-album-kommt-im-september