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"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]

"Girlfriend"
Single by Icona Pop
from the album This Is... Icona Pop
Released	4 June 2013 (2013-06-04)
Genre	Electropop dance-pop
Length	2:50
Label	TEN Big Beat
Songwriter(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)

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

Charts

Chart performance for "Girlfriend"

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

Certifications

Certifications for "Girlfriend"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)[13]	Gold	20,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Girlfriend"

Region	Date	Format	Label(s)
Worldwide[14]	4 June 2013	Digital download	TEN Big Beat Records
Sweden[15]	7 June 2013		TEN Universal Music
Germany[16]	23 August 2013		TEN Warner Music

References

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