Like a Girl in Love

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"Like a Girl in Love"
Elen Levon Like A Girl In Love cover art packshot.jpg
Single by Elen Levon
Released2 March 2012 (2012-03-02)
Genre Dance-pop, electropop, house
Length3:19
Label Ministry of Sound
Songwriter(s) J Appleby, M Appleby
Elen Levon singles chronology
"Naughty"
(2011)
"Like a Girl in Love"
(2012)
"Dancing to the Same Song"
(2012)

"Like a Girl in Love" is the second single from Australian recording artist Elen Levon. It was released digitally on 2 March 2012. [1] The song peaked at number 74 on the ARIA Singles Chart, and number 14 on the ARIA Dance Chart.

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Music video

The accompanying music video for "Like a Girl in Love" was shot in Cambodia, and premiered online on 8 February 2012. [2] The video depicts Levon and her male love interest going on various adventures in Cambodia, with the occasional close-up of Levon wearing a dress and an updo lip-synching the song. [2]

Live performances

Levon performed "Like a Girl in Love" during the Naughty Nights tour, a joint tour of Australia's pubs and clubs with Marvin Priest. She later performed the song at ANZ Stadium on 25 March 2012, during a match between NRL's Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Newcastle Knights. [3]

Track listing

  1. Like a Girl in Love (Radio Edit) – 3:19
  2. Like a Girl in Love (James Ash Extended Mix) – 5:25
  3. Like a Girl in Love (Starkillers Remix) – 5:48
  4. Like a Girl in Love (John Dahlbäck Remix) – 5:39

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
ARIA Singles Chart [4] 74
ARIA Dance Chart [4] 14

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