Right Girl Explained
"Right Girl" is a song by an American pop punk band The Maine. The song premiered on July 8, 2010, before it was officially released on July 12, 2010, as the first promotional single from their second studio album, Black & White.[2]
Background and composition
"Right Girl" was written by Butch Walker, John O'Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, Patrick Kirch, Jared Monaco and Garrett Nickelsen while production was handled by Howard Benson. The track runs at 89 BPM and is in the key of D major.[3] The song was made available for streaming on July 8, 2010 via the band's MySpace page,[4] before it was released digitally on July 12, 2010. It was later released for radio airplay on August 6, 2010.[5]
Critical reception
Alternative Press magazine named the song as one of the best songs the group has released. The magazine noted, "A clean and polished pop song, it oozes with cheesiness, but that doesn't detract from how fun it is to sing along."[1]
Music video
The music video for "Right Girl" premiered on November 24, 2010 and was directed by Loren Brinton.[6] The video showcases a tiger-headed man and the band members looking for a treasure hidden in the Arizona hills. Towards the end of the video, it shows the band performing an "alcohol-fueled fire ritual."[7]
Personnel
- The Maine
- John O'Callaghan – lead vocals
- Jared Monaco – lead guitar
- Kennedy Brock – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Garrett Nickelsen – bass guitar
- Pat Kirch – drums
- Additional musicians
- Howard Benson – hammond organ, piano
- Marc Vangool – guitar
- Michito Sanchez – percussion
- Production
- Andrew Schubert – additional engineer
- Brad Townsend – additional engineer
- Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
- Hatsukazu Inagaki – additional engineer
- Howard Benson – producer
- Keith Armstrong – assistant mixing engineer
- Mike Plotnikoff – recording engineer
- Nik Karpen – assistant mixing engineer
- Paul DeCarli – digital editor
Release history
Notes and References
- The 10 best the Maine songs. Alternative Press. February 8, 2016. August 10, 2022.
- Web site: Right Girl (Acoustic Version) by The Maine. Amazon. July 12, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110503061118/https://www.amazon.com/Right-Girl-Acoustic-Version/dp/B003U9ZTDG. May 3, 2011. August 11, 2022.
- Web site: Key and BPM of Right Girl by The Maine. Musicstax.com. July 12, 2010. August 11, 2022.
- 18081423774. themaine. You can now stream our new song Right Girl" on... it is at the bottom of the player so make sure to scroll down! RT. July 8, 2010.
- 20490997447. themaine. RT @GRAVYRADIO Tonight 6:30PM EST @themaine will introduce new single "Right Girl" on New Music Exclusive. listen online. August 6, 2010.
- Watch the Maine's new video for "Right Girl". Alternative Press. Tim Karan. November 24, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20130404073849/http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/watch_the_maines_new_video_for_right_girl/. April 4, 2013. August 10, 2022.
- Web site: The Maine releases "Right Girl" music video. Tim Craddock. The Georgia Straight. November 25, 2010. August 10, 2022.
- The Maine Chart History (Rock Digital Song Sales). Billboard. December 25, 2021.
