Love That Girl

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"Love That Girl"
Raphael Saadiq - Love That Girl.jpg
Single by Raphael Saadiq
from the album The Way I See It
ReleasedAugust 5, 2008 (2008-08-05)
Recorded2008
Genre Soul
Length3:04
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Bobby Ozuna, Raphael Saadiq
Producer(s) Raphael Saadiq
Raphael Saadiq singles chronology
"I Want You Back"
(2004)
"Love That Girl"
(2008)
"100 Yard Dash"
(2009)

"Love That Girl" is a song by American recording artist Raphael Saadiq, released as a single on August 5, 2008, by Columbia Records. It was the lead single for Saadiq's 2008 album The Way I See It . The song was written by Saadiq and co-producer Bobby Ozuna. "Love That Girl" is a Motown-inspired soul song with sweet-natured, innocent lyrics about affection.

Contents

The single peaked at number 45 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance.

Music and lyrics

Release and reception

"Love That Girl" was released as the lead single from The Way I See It. [5] It was released as a digital download on August 5, 2008, by Columbia Records. [6] Its music video was released on August 27, [7] and featured Saadiq and his band in vintage attire, including matching suits and a flowing red dress worn by the backing vocalist. [1] "Love That Girl" was later used as the theme song for the sitcom of the same name, [8] on which Saadiq served as executive producer. [9]

"Love That Girl" charted for 20 weeks on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, peaking at number 45 on November 15, 2008. [10] It also charted for four weeks and peaked at number 15 in Belgium. [11] The song was nominated for the 2009 Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance. [12]

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes for The Way I See It . [13]

Charts

Chart (2008–09)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [14] 15
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [15] 45

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormat
Canada [16] August 5, 2008 Columbia Records digital download
United States [6]
United Kingdom [17] February 10, 2010

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