Girls Like Explained

Girls Like
Cover:Girls Like (featuring Zara Larsson) (Official Single Cover) by Tinie Tempah.png
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Type:single
Artist:Tinie Tempah featuring Zara Larsson
Album:Youth
Producer:Nana Rogues
Chronology:Tinie Tempah
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"Girls Like" is a song by British rapper Tinie Tempah featuring Swedish singer Zara Larsson. The song was released digitally in the United Kingdom on 26 February 2016 as the second single from Tempah's third studio album, Youth.

The song debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 15 and later peaked at number five, becoming Tempah's thirteenth top five single and Larsson's third.

Music video

Tempah previewed a clip onto his Instagram account, showing him and two girls. The full music video premiered on his YouTube account on 17 March 2016.[1] The music video was shot in Woodstock, a suburb of Cape Town. As of October 2022, the music video has over 223 million views on YouTube.[2] [3]

Live performances

Tempah and Larsson performed the song live for the first time on The Jonathan Ross Show on 2 April 2016.[4] Tempah also performed the song live at Wembley Stadium on 21 May 2016, ahead of the FA Cup final.[5]

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Australia Urban (ARIA)[6] 3
Italy (FIMI)[7] 94
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[8] 13
Poland (Video Chart)[9] 3
US Rap Digital Songs Sales (Billboard)[10] 17
US R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[11] 29
US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard)[12] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)position
Australia (ARIA)[13] 90
Australia Urban (ARIA)[14] 13
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 64
Denmark (Tracklisten)[16] 59
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[17] 55
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] 51
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 67
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[20] 26

Certifications

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Ireland26 February 2016Digital downloadParlophone
United Kingdom
United States19 July 2016Contemporary hit radioWarner Bros.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tinie Tempah - Girls Like ft. Zara Larsson (Official Video). 17 March 2016 . YouTube.
  2. Web site: Tinie Tempah's Cape Town video Girls Like gets a shout out from JK Rowling. True Africa.
  3. Web site: Tinie Tempah Releases Video For 'Girls Like' ft. Zara Larsson. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161009082033/http://www.theperfectman.me/tinie-tempah-releases-video-for-girls-like-ft-zara-larsson/. 9 October 2016. 15 October 2020. True Africa.
  4. Web site: Tinie Tempah ft. Zara Larsson - Girls Like - Live @ Jonathan Ross. 2 April 2016. YouTube. 18 September 2016.
  5. Web site: Tinie Tempah to perform at Emirates FA Cup Final. The Football Association. www.thefa.com. en. 10 January 2021.
  6. Web site: ARIA Urban Singles Chart. ARIA. 15 May 2016. 16 May 2016.
  7. Web site: Top Digital - Classifica settimanale WK 16 (dal 2016-04-15 al 2016-04-21). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. it. 22 April 2016.
  8. Zara Larsson Chart History (Mexico Ingles Airplay) . Billboard. 20 December 2020.
  9. Web site: Top 5 Airplay TV. ZPAV. . 6 February 2017.
  10. Zara Larsson - Chart History (Rap Digital Songs Sales) . Billboard . 20 December 2020.
  11. Zara Larsson Chart History (R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales). Billboard. December 20, 2020.
  12. http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0=is_bmdb_track_id%3A6899099&f[1]=itm_field_chart_id%3A345&refine=1 Tinie Tempah - Chart History for Girls Like]. Billboard . 29 July 2016.
  13. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles 2016. Australian Recording Industry Association. 6 January 2017.
  14. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Urban Singles 2016. Australian Recording Industry Association. January 6, 2017.
  15. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2016. Hung Medien. 29 December 2016.
  16. Web site: Track Top-100, 2016 . Hitlisten.NU . 31 December 2016.
  17. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2016. Dutch Top 40. 8 November 2019.
  18. Web site: Jaaroverzichten - Single 2016. Hung Medien. 25 December 2016.
  19. Web site: Årslista Singlar – År 2016. Sverigetopplistan. sv. 8 October 2019.
  20. Web site: The Official Top 40 Biggest Songs of 2016. Official Charts Company. Myers. Justin. 30 December 2016. 31 December 2016.

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