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"Girlschool" is a song by American pop-metal band Britny Fox,[2] that was released in 1988 as a single. Its video became an MTV favorite, along with the video for Long Way to Love.[3]

"Girlschool"
Single by Britny Fox
from the album Britny Fox
Released	1988
Recorded	1988
Genre	Glam metal[1]
Songwriter(s)	Dean Davidson
Britny Fox singles chronology
"Long Way to Love" (1988) "Girlschool" (1988) "Save the Weak" (1988)

Reception

In Jeremy Ulrey's review of Britny Fox, he listed "Girlschool" alongside "Long Way to Love" and "Gudbuy t'Jane", as highlights of the album.[4] Doug Stone called it, "Fox's raison d'etre", in his review of their live album, Long Way to Live.[5]

Music video

Howard Johnson writing for Classic Rock ranked the song's video at No. 5 on their list of the Top 10 Best Hair Metal Videos.[6]

Its video was also placed on New York Times list of the 15 Essential Hair-Metal Videos.[7]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine, called the video a "great moment in pop-metal", and said that,"it remains one of the style's best moments."[8]

References

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