Around the Way Girl explained

Around the Way Girl
Cover:Around the Way Girl.jpg
Type:single
Artist:LL Cool J
Album:Mama Said Knock You Out
Released:November 20, 1990
Recorded:March 1989August 1990
Length:4:02
Producer:
Prev Title:The Boomin' System
Prev Year:1990
Next Title:Mama Said Knock You Out
Next Year:1991

"Around the Way Girl" is the third single by LL Cool J from his 1990 album Mama Said Knock You Out. The song later appeared on LL Cool J's 1996 greatest hits album, . "Around the Way Girl" peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming LL Cool J's first top 10 single. It was also a hit on the R&B and dance music charts, where it peaked at #5 and #7, respectively. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified "Around the Way Girl" Gold on January 15, 1991, for sales of over 500,000 copies.

The song prominently samples Mary Jane Girls' 1983 breakout hit song, "All Night Long," along with Keni Burke's 1982 hit "Risin' to the Top", from which "All Night Long" had originally taken its bassline. The "All Night Long" sample ("you got me shook up, shook down, shook out on your loving...") is heard during the song's intro and at the end of the choruses, while the melody from "Risin' to the Top" is sampled during the verses.

Music video

The music video was filmed in what used to be a warehouse on Borden Avenue in Long Island City, Queens. The clip was directed by Paris Barclay.[1] [2]

Single track listing

A-side

  1. "Around The Way Girl" (LP Version)- 4:05
  2. "Around The Way Girl" (Untouchables Remix feat. Chad Jones)- 4:32

B-side

  1. "Around The Way Girl" (Instrumental)- 3:51
  2. "Murdergram" (LP Version)- 3:52

Official versions

Charts

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Around the Way Girl"!Chart (1991)!Position
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 64

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Big Lez Revisits Making the "Around The Way Girl" Video . rockthebells.com . 4 September 2020 . Rock The Bells . 2023-03-07.
  2. Web site: LL Cool J: Around the Way Girl . imdb.com . 2023-03-07.
  3. Web site: Billboard Top 100 - 1991 . 2009-09-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090707155835/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1991 . 2009-07-07 .