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| Single by Charlie Puth | ||||
| Released | June 25, 2020 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:57 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Charlie Puth | |||
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"Girlfriend" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Charlie Puth, released on June 25, 2020. The song's cover art was revealed three days before its release. [1]
The song was written by Puth and Jacob Kasher, [2] several years before releasing it, [3] while Puth was on the Voicenotes Tour.[ citation needed ] Puth set out to "reinvent" himself with the song, attributing Prince as an inspiration. [3] Puth announced the release of the song on social media on June 22, 2020. [4] He stated on Twitter that the song is one of his favorite songs that he's made. [5] This song marks his first solo release of 2020. [6] Puth stated in a press release that the song is about being persistent and "letting someone know that your feelings for them aren’t going to just go away". He has also said that this song was used to express his feelings because he is bad at communicating. [7]
According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Alfred Publishing, the song is written in the key of D-flat major and is set in time signature of common time with a tempo of 100 beats per minute. [8] Puth's vocal range spans two octaves, from E♭4 to E♭6. [8]
Heran Mamo of Billboard referred to "Girlfriend" as a "swoon-worthy summer bop", praising the song's "infectious pop beat". [9] In the United States, "Girlfriend" debuted and peaked at number 28 on the Digital Songs Sales chart for the issue dated July 11, 2020. [10]
The music video for the song was released on July 9, 2020. [11] The video shows Puth getting ready for a date at his house and then having a dance party. In a statement, Puth stated that this was his first video where he has showed his personality wholeheartedly. He has also said that the video represents what he wants people to do when they listen to his music. [12]
Puth performed the song on The Late Late Show with James Corden on June 25, 2020. [3] He performed the song on the Today Show on July 3, 2020. [13]
Credits adapted from Tidal. [17]
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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| Croatia (HRT) [18] | 19 |
| Hungary (Single Top 40) [19] | 31 |
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [20] | 24 |
| US Digital Song Sales ( Billboard ) [10] | 28 |
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | June 25, 2020 |
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| Italy | July 10, 2020 | Contemporary hit radio | Warner | [22] |
| United Kingdom | July 25, 2020 | Adult contemporary radio |
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