| i Got a Girl | |
| Cover: | TrippingDaisyIGotAGirl.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Tripping Daisy |
| Album: | i am an ELASTIC FIRECRACKER |
| Released: | June 1995 |
| Recorded: | 1994 |
| Studio: | Water Music Recording Studios, Hoboken, N.J. [1] |
| Genre: | Alternative rock |
| Length: | 4:05 |
| Label: | Island |
| Composer: | Tripping Daisy |
| Lyricist: | Tim DeLaughter |
| Prev Title: | My Umbrella |
| Prev Year: | 1993 |
| Next Title: | Piranha |
| Next Year: | 1995 |
"i Got a Girl" is a song by alternative rock group Tripping Daisy. Island Records released the song as the lead single from the band's second studio album, i am an ELASTIC FIRECRACKER (1995) in June 1995,[2] against the wishes of the band.[3] The song is an ode to Tim DeLaughter's partner, Julie Doyle, and lists off her characteristics.[4]
The song was a commercial success and reached number six on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart,[5] and was the biggest hit of the band's career.
| Chart (1995–1996) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[6] | 58 | |
| Canada Alternative 30 (RPM)[7] | 2 | |
| France (SNEP)[8] | 44 | |
| UK (Official Charts Company)[9] | 141 | |
| U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[10] | 33 | |
| U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 6 |
