Girls (The Kid Laroi song)

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"Girls"
The Kid Laroi - Girls.png
Single by the Kid Laroi
from the album The First Time (Deluxe Version)
B-side "Nights Like This"
Released28 June 2024 (2024-06-28)
Genre
Length2:32
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jon Bellion
  • Pete Nappi
  • Rogét Chahayed
  • Tenroc
The Kid Laroi singles chronology
"Still Yours"
(2024)
"Girls"
(2024)
"Baby I'm Back"
(2024)
Music video
"Girls" on YouTube

"Girls" is a song by Australian rapper and singer the Kid Laroi from the deluxe edition of his debut studio album The First Time (2024). It was released as a single on 28 June 2024 through Columbia Records. It was issued with the viral "Nights Like This" from the album The First Time as a B-side. The Kid Laroi wrote the song with Xplicit, Tenroc, Jon Bellion, Pete Nappi and Rogét Chahayed, with the latter four also producing it. The track was issued alongside its music video.

Contents

At the 2024 ARIA Music Awards, the song was nominated for Best Pop Release. [1]

Critical reception

Conor Lochrie of Rolling Stone called the Kid Laroi "chillness personified on his new release, recalling the R&B-meets-pop style of Justin Timberlake and Pharrell in the early 2000s". [2]

Music video

The music video was released alongside the song on 28 June 2024, and was directed by Bradley Calder. It includes appearances from social media influencers Alix Earle, Livvy Dunne, Valkyrae and Lily Chee, among others. [3]

Track listing

Digital single
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Girls"
  • Bellion
  • Nappi
  • Chahayed
  • Tenroc
2:32
2."Nights Like This"
Clams Casino 1:26

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Girls"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [25] Platinum70,000
Canada (Music Canada) [26] Platinum80,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) [27] Gold15,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Girls"
RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
Various28 June 2024 Columbia [28]
Italy12 July 2024 Radio airplay Sony [29]

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