Girl's Best Friend Explained

Girl's Best Friend
Cover:Jayzgirlsbestfriend.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Jay-Z
Album:Blue Streak: The Album and Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter
Released:August 9, 1999
Genre:East Coast hip hop
Length:4:00
Producer:Swizz Beatz

"Girl's Best Friend" is a 1999 single by rapper Jay-Z that features vocals from Mashonda. It was released on August 9, 1999, as a single to promote the comedy film Blue Streak and appears on its soundtrack Blue Streak: The Album. In the same year, it appeared as a hidden track on Jay-Z's fourth album Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter. Its beat, produced by Swizz Beatz, contains a sample of "Keep It Comin' Love" by KC and the Sunshine Band.

Martin Lawrence, the star of Blue Streak, makes a cameo in the music video (directed by Francis Lawrence) as his character's "Pizza Man" disguise, dancing to the song and making silly faces in the camera.

Formats and track listings

  1. "Girl's Best Friend (Radio Version)" (3:26)
  2. "Girl's Best Friend (LP Version)" (3:59)
  3. "Girl's Best Friend (Instrumental)" (4:08)

A-side

B-side

Charts

Year-end charts

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1999. Billboard. March 8, 2021.