Emo Girl

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"Emo Girl"
Machine Gun Kelly Willow Emo Girl.png
Single by Machine Gun Kelly, featuring Willow
from the album Mainstream Sellout
ReleasedFebruary 4, 2022 (2022-02-04)
Genre Pop punk [1] [2]
Length2:39
Label
Songwriter(s) Machine Gun Kelly, Travis Barker, Willow Smith, Brandon Allen, Nick Long, Stephen Basil
Producer(s) Travis Barker
Machine Gun Kelly singles chronology
"Thought It Was"
(2022)		"Emo Girl"
(2022)		"Ay!"
(2022)
Willow singles chronology
"Gaslight"
(2021)		"Emo Girl"
(2022)		"Purge"
(2022)

Certifications

Certifications for "Emo Girl"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [39] Gold40,000‡
United States (RIAA) [40] Gold500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for "Emo Girl"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousFebruary 4, 2022
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 [41]
Italy Contemporary hit radio Universal [42]
United StatesFebruary 15, 2022 Alternative radio Interscope [43]

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