Girl Like Me (Dove Cameron song)

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"Girl Like Me"
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Single by Dove Cameron
ReleasedDecember 9, 2022 (2022-12-09)
Length2:29
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Evan Blair
Dove Cameron singles chronology
"Bad Idea"
(2022)		"Girl Like Me"
(2022)		"We Go Down Together"
(2023)

"Girl Like Me" is a song recorded by American singer Dove Cameron released by Disruptor and Columbia Records on December 9, 2022. The song samples "A Girl Like You" by Edwyn Collins and was inspired by its inclusion in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003). Cameron had thought about covering the song live, but instead opted to create her own version of the song with the narrative flipped and a club-sounding twist.

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Composition and release

Cameron had been a fan of "A Girl Like You" by Edwyn Collins since seeing Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) when she was seven. [1] She said: "When I saw that scene in Charlie's Angels, when she's laying in front of a fire and you find out that she's a villain and it's playing 'A Girl Like You,' I was arrested. I was nailed to the floor as a 7-year-old, and I've always loved it." [2] She had an idea to cover it for a tour, but eventually wanted to make her own version of the song with the narrative flipped to her being the girl in the song. [3] Cameron also wanted a "more synth-y, club future sound" for "Girl Like Me". [4] She added that she could imagine the song playing in a slow-motion fight scene in an action film. [4]

Cameron co-wrote the song with Lowell and frequent collaborator Evan Blair, the latter of which also produced it. Writing credits were also given to Edwyn Collins. [2] Dork wrote that the lyrics of the song "showcases Dove's perspective on gender roles and power dynamics within relationships". [4] Stereogum called it a "crunchy, guitar-powered single". [5] Cameron debuted the song at the 2022 KIIS-FM Jingle Ball, [2] before eventually releasing it on December 9, 2022. [6]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Spotify. [7]

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousDecember 9, 2022 [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Dove Cameron Channels Edwyn Collins in New Single "Girl Like Me"". American Songwriter . Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Dove Cameron Channels Demi Moore in 'Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle' for Her Next Single: 'So Fun'". People.com . Archived from the original on December 1, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Dove Cameron Reimagines Edwyn Collins' 'Girl Like You' on New Single". Rolling Stone . Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "Dove Cameron has released her latest single 'Girl Like Me'". Dork . Archived from the original on October 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Dove Cameron Interpolates Edwyn Collins On New Single "Girl Like Me"". Stereogum . Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  6. ↑ "First Out: New Music From Dove Cameron, Phoebe Bridgers, Rebecca Black & More". Billboard . Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Girl Like Me". Spotify . Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Dove Cameron reveals how Demi Moore inspired her new song "Girl Like Me"". Movin 92.5. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
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