I Need a Girl (Taeyang song)

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Weekly chart performance for "I Need a Girl"
"I Need a Girl"
Single by Taeyang featuring G-Dragon
from the album Solar
ReleasedJuly 1, 2010 (2010-07-01)
Genre R&B
Length3:40
Label YG
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Jeon Goon
Taeyang singles chronology
"Wedding Dress"
(2009)
"I Need a Girl"
(2010)
"I'll Be There"
(2010)
G-Dragon singles chronology
"Heartbreaker (Remix)"
(2010)
"I Need a Girl"
(2010)
"One of a Kind"
(2012)
Chart (2010)Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon) [5] 4
US World Digital Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 17

Monthly charts

Monthly chart performance for "I Need a Girl"
Chart (2010)Peak
position
South Korea (Gaon) [11] 4

Year-end chart

Year-end chart performance for "I Need a Girl"
Chart (2010)Position
South Korea (Gaon) [12] 39

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