Girl Talk (TLC song)
"Girl Talk" | ||||
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Single by TLC | ||||
from the album 3D | ||||
B-side | "Get Away" | |||
Released | September 8, 2002 | |||
Format | CD single, maxi single, 12" | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:35 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Writer(s) |
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Producer(s) | Eddie Hustle | |||
TLC singles chronology | ||||
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"Girl Talk" is a song by American group TLC. It was written by band members Lisa Lopes and Tionne Watkins along with Anita McLoud, Edmund "Eddie Hustle" Clement, and Kandi Burruss for the group's fourth studio album, 3D (2002). Featuring production by Hustle, it was released as the album's lead single in September 2002, along with a previously unreleased song "Get Away". While the song contains vocals by Lisa Lopes, the music video for "Girl Talk" marked the band's first release without Lopes, following her death in April of the same year.
Upon its release, "Girl Talk" reached number twenty-three on the US Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and number twenty-eight on the Billboard Hot 100,[1] becoming the group's 12th top forty entry on the latter chart. In addition, the song reached the top twenty in Denmark and New Zealand, the top thirty in the UK and the top ten in Australia. The song appears in the Nintendo Gamecube and Xbox game Freestyle Street Soccer.
Release
The international maxi singles came with a B-side track entitled 'Get Away', written by band member Tionne Watkins and Ray Murray. The song was later featured on the Japanese imported version of "3D", and is often praised as a fan favorite.
Music video
The music video was directed by Dave Meyers and filmed in late October 2002, six months after Lisa Lopes' death. The video depicts the two remaining members, T-Boz & Chilli, in three different locations; The Dirty South, Tokyo and Africa, dancing and talking with other girls, representing how girls all over the world "talk". An animated segment is used during Left Eye's rap verse, where all three girls appear as cartoon versions of themselves. The video ends with a tribute to Left Eye, reading: "In Loving Memory of Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes."
Track listing
- European, Australian, South African, and Japanese CD maxi single
- "Girl Talk" (radio mix) – 3:37
- "Girl Talk" (Jacknife Lee Remix) – 3:50
- "Girl Talk" (Kidstuff Vocal Mix) – 7:53
- "Get Away" – 4:14
- UK CD single 1, UK 12" single
- "Girl Talk" (radio mix) – 3:37
- "Girl Talk" (Jacknife Lee Remix) – 3:50
- "Girl Talk" (Kidstuff Vocal Mix) – 7:53
- UK CD single 2
- "Girl Talk" (radio mix) – 3:37
- "No Scrubs" – 3:39
- "Waterfalls" – 4:38
- European CD single
- "Girl Talk" (radio mix) – 3:37
- "Girl Talk" (Jacknife Lee Remix) – 3:50
- US 12" single
- A1. "Girl Talk" (radio mix) – 3:37
- A2. "Girl Talk" (instrumental) – 3:34
- B1. "Girl Talk" (radio mix) – 3:37
- B2. "Girl Talk" (a cappella) – 3:17
- US DVD single
- "Hands Up" (music video) – 4:01
- "Girl Talk" (music video) – 3:43
- Photo gallery slideshow – 0:32
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[2] | 46 |
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[3] | 5 |
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[4] | 14 |
Denmark (Tracklisten)[5] | 13 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[6] | 79 |
Italy (FIMI)[7] | 49 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] | 54 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] | 18 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 96 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[11] | 30 |
US Billboard Hot 100[12] | 28 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[13] | 23 |
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[14] | 21 |
References
- ↑ "Artist Chart History – TLC". billboard.com. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ↑ "Australian-charts.com – TLC – Girl Talk". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – TLC – Girl Talk" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – TLC – Girl Talk" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
- ↑ "Danishcharts.com – TLC – Girl Talk". Tracklisten. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
- ↑ "Musicline.de – TLC Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
- ↑ "Italiancharts.com – TLC – Girl Talk". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – TLC – Girl Talk" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
- ↑ "Charts.org.nz – TLC – Girl Talk". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – TLC – Girl Talk". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
- ↑ "TLC: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
- ↑ "TLC – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for TLC. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
- ↑ "TLC – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for TLC. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
- ↑ "TLC – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for TLC. Retrieved 2013-01-19.