Who's That Girl (Robyn song) explained

Who's That Girl
Cover:	Rob Who's That Girl.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Robyn
Album:	Robyn
Released:	29 June 2005 (Sweden) 28 April 2008 (UK)
Recorded:	2004
Genre:	Electropop
Length:	3:15 (radio edit) 3:50 (album version)
Label:	Konichiwa
Producer:	The Knife
Prev Title:	Be Mine!
Prev Year:	2005
Next Title:	With Every Heartbeat
Next Year:	2007

"Who's That Girl" is a song by Swedish pop singer Robyn, written and composed by herself and sibling production duo The Knife for her self-titled fourth studio album (2005). The track was released as the album's second single in Scandinavia in 2005 and fifth UK single on 28 April 2008.

The track became a minor success on the charts, peaking at number thirty-seven on the Swedish Singles Chart, where it was the third biggest hit from the Robyn album there. In the UK, where the single featured remixes by Seamus Haji, Rex the Dog, and Drop the Lime,^[1] "Who's That Girl" reached number twenty-six on the UK Singles Chart.

The song was recorded by Yelle as "Qui est cette fille?" as part of the iTunes Foreign Exchange, where Robyn recorded "À cause des garçons" as "Because of Boys".

Music and lyrics

"Who's That Girl" features a "towering and architectural"^[2] electropop sound.^{[3] [4]} Lyrically, it "challenges gender expectations - Robyn asks a boyfriend to switch places with her and then asks, "Would you love me any different?" - and expresses frustration about unrealistic pressures on women".^[4]

Music video

No video was shot for the Swedish release of the "Who's That Girl" single. A video was shot for the UK release of the song and was directed by Diane Martel.^[5] It premiered on YouTube on 8 April 2008.

Track listing

Swedish CD single (2005)

1. "Who's That Girl" (Original Version) – 3:50
2. "Who's That Girl" (Style Of Eye remix) – 6:19

UK digital download

1. "Who's That Girl" (Seamus Haji Remix) – 8:10
2. "Who's That Girl" (Rex the Dog Mix) – 8:13
3. "Who's That Girl" (Drop the Lime is That Girl Remix) – 5:09
4. "Who's That Girl" (Seamus Haji Radio Edit) – 4:04
5. "Who's That Girl" (Radio Edit) – 3:15

UK CD single ^[6]

1. "Who's That Girl" (Radio Edit) – 3:22
2. "Message in a Bottle" (Radio 2 Session) – 3:21
3. "Sexual Eruption" (Robyn Remix) (with Snoop Dogg) – 4:25

UK vinyl single ^[7]

1. "Who's That Girl" (Seamus Haji Vocal Mix)
2. "Who's That Girl" (Rex the Dog Mix) – 8:13
3. "Who's That Girl" (Drop the Lime Is That Girl Mix) – 5:09

Personnel

• Music by Robyn, The Knife and Alexander Kronlund
• Produced by The Knife
• Recorded at Cosmos Studios and Apmamman
• Mixed by Christoffer Berg at Music-A-Matic Studios
• Vocal mix by Michael Ilbert at Megaphone Studios
• Published by BMG Music Publishing/Universal Music Publishing

Further reading

• Robyn interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' March 2008

Notes and References

1. Web site: UK single release details for 'Who's That Girl'. Official website. November 24, 2007.
2. Web site: Hunter. James. 29 April 2008. Robyn and Kylie Minogue. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220214082719/https://www.villagevoice.com/2008/04/29/robyn-and-kylie-minogue/. 14 February 2022. 14 February 2022. The Village Voice.
3. Web site: Snapes. Laura. 28 September 2018. How Robyn transformed pop. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220131062056/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/sep/28/how-robyn-transformed-pop-music-honey. 31 January 2022. 14 February 2022. The Guardian.
4. Web site: Zaleski. Annie. 12 October 2018. Fembots, dancing queens, and love fools: 60 minutes of Swedish pop. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220214075137/https://www.avclub.com/fembots-dancing-queens-and-love-fools-60-minutes-of-1829632488. 14 February 2022. 14 February 2022. The A.V. Club.
5. http://www.robyn.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1 UK video director details for "Who's That Girl" from Robyn.com
6. http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1&sku=798049
7. http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1&sku=798051
8. Web site: Romanian Top 100 – Issue nr: 23/2008 (16 Iunie - 22 Iunie 2008). ro. Romanian Top 100. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080621045632/http://www.rt100.ro:80/top-100-edition.html. June 21, 2008. May 22, 2023.