Girl Tonite

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"Girl Tonite"
Girl Tonite single cover.png
Single by Twista featuring Trey Songz
from the album The Day After
ReleasedSeptember 20, 2005
Recorded2005
Genre
Length3:46
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s) Carl Mitchell
Producer(s) Jim Jonsin
Twista singles chronology
"Hope"
(2005)
"Girl Tonite"
(2005)
"Hit the Floor"
(2005)

"Girl Tonite" is the first single from Twista's Atlantic album, The Day After . It features R&B singer Trey Songz. "Girl Tonite" peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified gold by the RIAA on June 14, 2006. [1] The song samples "Tonight" by Ready for the World.

Contents

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2005)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [2] 47
US Billboard Hot 100 [3] 14
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 3
US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 2
US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [6] 12

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [7] 47
Chart (2006)Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [8] 70

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [9]
Mastertone
Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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