Girlfriend/Boyfriend

This article is about the Blackstreet song. For the 2012 Taiwanese film, see Girlfriend, Boyfriend. For the C-Side song, see Boyfriend/Girlfriend.

"Girlfriend/Boyfriend"
Single by Blackstreet and Janet Jackson featuring Ja Rule and Eve
from the album Finally
Released	May 25, 1999 (1999-05-25)
Recorded	1998
Genre	R&B hip hop
Length	4:03
Label	Interscope
Songwriter(s)	C. Loving E. Jeffers J. Atkins J. Cozier Teddy Riley
Producer(s)	Teddy Riley
Blackstreet singles chronology
"Take Me There" (1998) "Girlfriend/Boyfriend" (1999) "Get Ready" (1999)

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Girlfriend/Boyfriend" Chart (1999) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [9] 16 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [10] 14 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [11] 14 Canada Dance/Urban ( RPM ) [12] 1 France (SNEP) [13] 71 Germany (GfK) [14] 98 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [15] 33 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [16] 41 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [17] 12 Scotland (OCC) [18] 25 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [19] 59 UK Singles (OCC) [20] 11 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [21] 5 US Billboard Hot 100 [22] 47 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [23] 17 US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [24] 7

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Girlfriend/Boyfriend" Chart (1999) Position Canada Dance/Urban ( RPM ) [25] 7 UK Singles (OCC) [26] 188 UK Urban ( Music Week ) [27] 14

Trivia

• Despite being on the song and video together Eve and Janet Jackson never met until Eve revealed on The Talk (which Eve then co-hosted) that she met Jackson for the first time at an after party early in her career where Jackson not only consoled her after someone spiked her drink but also (most likely) had her security team get the person in trouble for spiking Eve's drink. ^[28]

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4. "Janet Jackson Shoots Videos For Busta And Blackstreet, Talks Teddy Riley". MTV. 1999-01-11. Archived from the original on November 3, 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
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12. "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 8127." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
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25. "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 9962." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
26. Zywietz, Tobias (November 2000). "The Top 200 Singles of 1999" (PDF). Chartwatch. Ilminster, Somerset. pp. 41–42. Retrieved August 2, 2025– via Zobbel.
27. "Urban Top 20 Tracks of 1999" (PDF). Music Week . January 22, 2000. p. 54. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
28. @TheTalkCBS (April 9, 2018). "While discussing the dangers of leaving your drink unattended, @TheRealEve recalls a moment when she unknowingly drank a spiked beverage at a party. Upon realizing that she had been drugged, Eve reveals the woman who came to her rescue - the one-and-only @JanetJackson!" (Tweet). Retrieved April 10, 2018– via Twitter.