Girls (The Prodigy song) explained

Girls
Cover:The Prodigy Girls.jpg
Type:single
Artist:the Prodigy
Album:Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned
Released:[1]
Recorded:2003
(Essex, England)
Length:4:05
Label:XL
Producer:Liam Howlett
Prev Title:Baby's Got a Temper
Prev Year:2002
Next Title:Hotride
Next Year:2004

"Girls" is the fourteenth single released by British electronic music group the Prodigy on 30 August 2004. It was the first single from the album Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned. "Girls" peaked at number 19 on the UK Singles Chart, number 18 in Finland and number 12 in Greece.

The single's music video was directed by Mat Cook and Julian House, who also designed the artwork for the album and single. It featured experimental computer graphics with various psychedelic themes. The music video was introduced with animation, in high-definition format made in late-2003 and early 2004.

The sample used in the hook is re-made but taken from the Broken Glass single "Style of the Street" and also the song samples D. Train "You're the One for Me".

Track listings

12-inch vinyl record

  1. A1. "Girls" (4:06)
  2. B1. "More Girls"
  3. B2. "You'll Be Under My Wheels" (Original Mix)

CD single

  1. "Girls" (4:14)
  2. "More Girls" (4:27)
  3. "You'll Be Under My Wheels" (Original Mix) (3:41)

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
Greece (IFPI)[2] 12
Ireland Dance (IRMA)[3] 2

Promotional single release

Girls/Memphis Bells
Cover:A-Girls.jpg
Type:promotional single
Artist:the Prodigy
Album:Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned
Released:21 June 2004
Length:
  • 4:06 ("Girls")
  • 4:28 ("Memphis Bells")

On 21 June 2004, "Girls/Memphis Bells" was released as a promotional single by the band as a very limited 12-inch vinyl record. Beyond this, "Memphis Bells" was made exclusively available online as a digital download on 28 June 2004 via a now defunct website. Available in a limited edition of 5,000, each of the downloads had a unique variation of both the track and the artwork.

12-inch vinyl record sides

A. "Girls" (4:06)

B. "Memphis Bells" (4:28)

Notes and References

  1. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 39. 28 August 2004.
  2. Web site: Top 50 Singles Εβδομάδα 17–23/10. IFPI. el. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20041026020424/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart03.htm. 26 October 2004. 1 July 2020.
  3. Web site: Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 9 September 2004. GfK Chart-Track. 18 June 2019.