I Need a Girl (Part One)

"I Need a Girl (Part One)"
Single by P. Diddy featuring Usher and Loon
from the album We Invented the Remix
Released	February 25, 2002 (2002-02-25)
Length	4:26
Label	Bad Boy Arista
Songwriters	Sean Combs Chauncey Hawkins Mario Winans Michael Carlos Jones Adonis Shropshire Jack Knight
Producers	Mario Winans Diddy
P. Diddy singles chronology
"Pass the Courvoisier, Part II" (2002) "I Need a Girl (Part One)" (2002) "I Need a Girl (Part Two)" (2002)
Usher singles chronology
"U Don't Have to Call" (2002) "I Need a Girl (Part One)" (2002) "U-Turn" (2002)

US 12-inch single ^[3]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Need a Girl (Part One)" (club mix)	4:32
2.	"I Need a Girl (Part One)" (instrumental)	4:31
3.	"I Need a Girl (Part One)" (radio mix)	4:13
4.	"I Need a Girl (Part One)" (acappella)	4:30

UK CD single ^[4]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Need a Girl (Part One)"
2.	"U Don't Have to Call" (remix by Usher featuring Ludacris)
3.	"I Need a Girl (Part Two)" (with Ginuwine featuring Loon, Mario Winans, and Tammy Ruggeri)
4.	"I Need a Girl (Part One)" (video)
5.	"U Don't Have to Call" (LP version video clip)

UK 12-inch single ^[5]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Need a Girl (Part One)"
2.	"U Don't Have to Call" (remix by Usher featuring Ludacris)
3.	"I Need a Girl (Part Two)" (with Ginuwine featuring Loon, Mario Winans, and Tammy Ruggeri)

European CD single ^[6]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Need a Girl (Part One)"
2.	"I Need a Girl (Part Two)" (with Ginuwine featuring Loon, Mario Winans, and Tammy Ruggeri)

European maxi-CD single ^[7]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Need a Girl (Part One)"
2.	"U Don't Have to Call" (by Usher)
3.	"I Need a Girl (Part Two)" (with Ginuwine featuring Loon, Mario Winans, and Tammy Ruggeri)
4.	"U Don't Have to Call" (remix by Usher featuring Ludacris)

Australian CD single ^[8]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Need a Girl (Part One)"
2.	"I Need a Girl (Part Two)" (with Ginuwine featuring Loon, Mario Winans, and Tammy Ruggeri)
3.	"I Need a Girl (To Bella)" (featuring Loon, Mario Winans, and Lo & Jack)
4.	"I Need a Girl (Part One)" (video)

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "I Need a Girl (Part One)" Chart (2002) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [9] 5 Australian Urban (ARIA) [10] 2 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [11] 32 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [12] 12 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [13] 9 Denmark (Tracklisten) [14] 6 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [15] 6 France (SNEP) [16] 9 Germany (GfK) [17] 8 Hungary (Single Top 40) [18] 11 Ireland (IRMA) [19] 25 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [20] 3 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [21] 5 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [22] 9 Norway (VG-lista) [23] 13 Scotland Singles (OCC) [24] 14 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [25] 17 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [26] 5 UK Singles (OCC) [27] 4 US Billboard Hot 100 [28] 2 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [29] 2 US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) [30] 1 US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [31] 2 US Rhythmic Airplay ( Billboard ) [32] 2

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "I Need a Girl (Part One)" Chart (2002) Position Australia (ARIA) [33] 59 Australian Urban (ARIA) [34] 11 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [35] 53 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [36] 36 Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) [37] Parts 1 & 2 37 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [38] 43 France (SNEP) [39] 73 Germany (Media Control) [40] 47 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [41] 4 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [42] 26 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [43] 10 UK Singles (OCC) [44] 77 US Billboard Hot 100 [45] 15 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard) [46] 20 US Hot Rap Tracks (Billboard) [47] 8 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard) [48] 33 US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard) [49] 7

Certifications

Certifictions and sales for "I Need a Girl (Part One)"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [50]	Gold	35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [51]	Gold	5,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [52]	Gold	20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [53] "I Need a Girl (To Bella)"	Silver	200,000‡
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "I Need a Girl (Part One)"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	February 25, 2002	Rhythmic contemporary urban radio	Bad Boy	[54]
	April 1, 2002	Contemporary hit radio		[55]
Denmark	May 20, 2002	CD	Bad Boy Arista	[56]
Sweden				[57]
Australia	June 17, 2002			[58]
United Kingdom	July 29, 2002	12-inch vinyl CD cassette		[59]

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