Girls (Jennifer Lopez song)

"Girls" is a song by American singer Jennifer Lopez from her eighth studio album, A.K.A. (2014). The composition is characterized as a midtempo R&B and hip hop club song that serves as an ode to women's desires in wanting to indulge themselves in a quintessentially jovial girl's night out experience by going out for a night at the club, reveling in the joy of partying in addition to partaking in the concomitant celebratory act of having a good time. The song was written by Lopez along with Asia Bryant and Dijon "DJ Mustard" McFarlane. The latter produced the song and vocals, with further vocal production from Bryan, Cory Rooney and Trevor Muzzy. The song was released as a promotional single by Capitol Records in countdown to the album on January 22, 2014. On March 1, an official remix featuring American rapper Tyga was released for digital download; the remix with him is featured on the Japanese and Target releases of A.K.A, whilst the solo version is omitted from all versions of the album.

Background and composition

"Girls" was first was released as a teaser on January 20, 2014, when record producer DJ Mustard messaged Lopez on Twitter stating that he had "some bangers waiting for her". Lopez would go on to record the song and release the promotional single online on January 22, 2014. Rap-Up described "Girls" as a "ladies anthem", while Vibe called it a "club banger". Jon Reyes of The Boombox regarded the song as including DJ Mustard's signature "ratchet" sound. ETonlines Jackie Willis said that the song was reminiscent of Beyoncé's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)" (2008). == Release and reception ==

Release and reception

features on the official remix and album versions of "Girls".|alt=A man wearing sunglasses raps into a microphone. On January 22, 2014, "Girls" was premiered online, via SoundCloud. On January 27, 2014, the song was made available for purchase as a digital download in Canada and the United States. By the time A.K.A was released, "Girls" was omitted from the tracklisting apart from for the Japan and Target releases of the album where the Tyga remix of "Girls" is included a bonus track. Brad O'Mance of Popjustice was negative when commenting on the song, calling it "largely mediocre". Commercially, the song had limited success, only charting in South Korea, where it reached number 73 on the International Download Chart. == Live performances ==

Live performances

, the world's most expensive horse racing event.|alt=Several jockeys are riding horses at a desert race track Lopez performed the song live at the 2014 Dubai World Cup, on March 29, 2014 as part of a 30 minute set. During the set, Lopez also performed another new song from A.K.A, titled "Never Satisfied". Similarly The Nationals Felicity Campbell reported that Lopez "stormed the Medyan Racecourse stage". "Girls" was included in performances during Lopez's Las Vegas residency, All I Have (2016–2018) and the setlist for Lopez's 2019 concert tour, It's My Party. ==Track listings==

Track listings

Digital download/streaming • "Girls" – 3:58 Streaming/Album track – Remix • "Girls" (featuring Tyga) – 4:40 == Personnel ==

Personnel

Credits adapted from A.K.A. liner notes. • Asia Bryant – vocal production, composer • Jaycen Joshua – mixing • Ryan Kaul – (assistant) mixing • Jennifer Lopez – vocals, composer • Dijon "DJ Mustard" McFarlane – composer, producer • Trevory Muzzy – engineer, vocal production • Cory Rooney – vocal production • Michael "Tyga" Stevenson – composer (remix only), rap remix vocals ==Charts==

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