Girls (Marcus & Martinus song)

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"Girls"
Marcus & Martinus - Girls.png
Single by Marcus & Martinus featuring Madcon
from the album Together
Released20 May 2016
Recorded2015
Genre Pop
Length3:28
Label Sony Music Entertainment
Songwriter(s)
  • Tommy La Verdi
  • Yosef Woldemariam
  • Tshawe Baqwa
  • Magnus Bertelsen
  • Erik Fjeld
  • Ida Wærdahl
Producer(s)
  • Magnus Bertelsen
  • Erik Fjeld
Marcus & Martinus singles chronology
"Alt jeg ønsker meg"
(2015)
"Girls"
(2016)
"Heartbeat"
(2016)
Madcon singles chronology
"Limousine"
(2016)
"Girls"
(2016)
"Don't Stop Loving Me"
(2016)

"Girls" is a song by Norwegian pop duo Marcus & Martinus featuring vocals from Madcon. [1] The song was released as a digital download in Norway on 20 May 2016 through Sony Music Entertainment as the lead single from their second studio album Together (2016). The song peaked at number one on the Norwegian Singles Chart and number 40 on the Swedish Singles Chart. [2] [3]

Contents

Music video

A video to accompany the release of "Girls" was first released onto YouTube on 22 May 2016 at a total length of three minutes and thirty-four seconds. [4]

Charts

Chart performance for "Girls"
Chart (2016)Peak
position
Norway (VG-lista) [2] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [3] 40

Release history

Release history and formats for "Girls"
RegionDateFormatLabel
Norway20 May 2016 Sony Music Entertainment

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Marcus & Martinus feat. Madcon – Girls". VG-lista. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Marcus & Martinus feat. Madcon – Girls". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
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