"This Girl" is a song by Australian funk trio Cookin' on 3 Burners, featuring vocals by Kylie Auldist, released on 22 June 2009 as the second single from the group's second album, Soul Messin.[1][2] A remix by French DJ and record producer Kungs[3] was released as a digital download on 19 February 2016 by House of Barclay as the lead single from his debut studio album, Layers (2016),[4][5] which found major success across Europe.
The Kungs remix of "This Girl" reached number one in a number of countries including France and Germany[7][8] and the top 10 in 18 countries including Austria,Canada,Denmark,Ireland,Italy,Netherlands,Spain,Sweden,Switzerland,and the United Kingdom.
The song was performed on stage by Kungs with the vocalist Mel Sugar on the French television show Le Petit Journal on 24 March 2016.[2][9] An EP featuring an extended mix of the track,two remixes and a solo track by Kungs titled "Milos" was released on iTunes on 26 March 2016.[10]Billboard ranked "This Girl" at number 48 on their "100 Best Pop Songs of 2016" list.[11]
Music video
The accompanying music video for the remix was filmed on the Greek island of Milos. It was released on Kungs' Vevo channel on YouTube on 24 March 2016.[12] It was directed by Matt Larson for La Main Productions.[12] The models in the video are Louis Rault and Irina Martynenko. The video starts with the boy and girl meeting on a cruise ship. They later become a couple and starting dancing in their bedroom. The ship reaches the shore,and the boy and girl explore the land,coming across lakes and hills. They later discover a cave and begin dancing in the cave over a bonfire. As of 10 September 2022,the video had reached over 476 million views on YouTube.[12]
Track listing
All tracks except "Milos" credited to Kungs and Cookin' on 3 Burners.
In 2010, the original version of the song was featured in the fourteenth episode of the tenth season of Degrassi, well before the Kungs version rose to fame.[114]
This song has been featured in Apple ads in general and the Shot on iPhone challenge which a meme is based on.[115]
In 2021, this song was chosen by fans of the Philadelphia Flyers as their new goal song, but was dropped a year later. It was also goal song for the Avangard Omsk from KHL from 2018 to 2022.
↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 28. týden 2016 in the date selector. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 29. týden 2016 in the date selector. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201638 into search. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201630 into search. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
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