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"Girlfriend" is a 1991 song by American power pop musician Matthew Sweet, released as the lead single from his third album, Girlfriend. The song reached No. 4 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart and No. 10 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in Billboard magazine.[1]

"Girlfriend"
Single by Matthew Sweet
from the album Girlfriend
Released1991
GenrePower pop
Length3:40
LabelZoo Entertainment
Songwriter(s)Matthew Sweet

In July 2017, Sweet told WXRT radio in Chicago that a friend and musician on the album, Lloyd Cole, convinced him that it was a good song worthy of the album.[2]


Legacy


In 1991, the music video for the song (directed by Roman Coppola) used clips from the anime film Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie.[3]

The song has been used in the Britney Spears film Crossroads (2002) and the music video game Guitar Hero II (2006).[1]


Personnel



Charts


Chart performance for "Girlfriend"
Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 71
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[5] 4
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[6] 10

References


  1. Kelly, Christina (October 26, 2011). "Matthew Sweet Looks Back on 20 Years of 'Girlfriend'". Spin. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  2. "Learn My Licks: Learn To Play "Girlfriend" From Matthew Sweet". YouTube. July 14, 2017. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
  3. Perpetua, Matthew (October 13, 2012). "The Greatest Animated Music Videos". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  4. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 273.
  5. "Matthew Sweet Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  6. "Matthew Sweet Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved October 20, 2022.




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