D-Girl
Encyclopedia
"D-Girl" is a song by the American R&B singer Brooke Valentine
. The song was released on May 16, 2006 to iTunes
as the first single for Valentine's second studio album, Physical Education. However, after numerous delays, it was announced in 2007 that the album had been shelved.
The music video
premiered on June 15, 2006 on BET
's 106 & Park
as "the new joint of the day". Also, the video was the highest debuting video of the week at Yahoo!
's Launch
. The video debuted at #35 and is #6 in the R&B genre.
Brooke Valentine
Kanesha Nichole Brookes , better known by her stage name Brooke Valentine, is an American R&B singer and former member of the group Best Kept Secret. In 2005, her single "Girlfight" was a hit on the United States single charts....
. The song was released on May 16, 2006 to iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
as the first single for Valentine's second studio album, Physical Education. However, after numerous delays, it was announced in 2007 that the album had been shelved.
The music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
premiered on June 15, 2006 on BET
Black Entertainment Television
Black Entertainment Television is an American, Viacom-owned cable network based in Washington, D.C.. Currently viewed in more than 90 million homes worldwide, it is the most prominent television network targeting young Black-American audiences. The network was launched on January 25, 1980, by its...
's 106 & Park
106 & Park
106 & Park is a Top Ten Hip-Hop and R&B music video show, set up in a countdown format, that airs weekdays at 6:00 PM on BET . Since its inception, it was the network's #1 rated show...
as "the new joint of the day". Also, the video was the highest debuting video of the week at Yahoo!
Yahoo!
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's Launch
LAUNCHcast
Yahoo! Music Radio is an Internet radio service offered by CBS Radio through Yahoo! Music. The service, formerly offered by LAUNCH Media, and originally developed by Todd Beaupré and Jeff Boulter, debuted on November 11, 1999, and was purchased by Yahoo! in October, 2001...
. The video debuted at #35 and is #6 in the R&B genre.
Charts
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
92 |
| Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart is the sales component chart of Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. It is not the R&B subset of The Hot 100 Singles Sales, but rather a separate panel of sales of commercial singles in the urban market... |
48 |
Track listings
Maxi single:- "D-Girl" [Clean] - 3:59
- "D-Girl" [Radio Edit] - 4:01
- "D-Girl" [Instrumental] - 4:21
- "D-Girl" [Album Version - Explicit] - 4:20
Personnel
- Vocal arrangements: Deja "The Great" and Brooke Valentine.
- Engineered by: Ari "J-Mobb" Levine at Subliminal Studios, Los Angeles.
- Mixed by: Dave "D-Lo" Lopez at Ameraycan Studios, North Hollywood.
- Background vocals: Brooke Valentine.
- Additional vocals: Deja "The Great".
- Elements composed by: "The Great".
- Additional keys: Brian KennedyBrian KennedyBrian Kennedy is the name of:*Brian Kennedy , journalist and activist who helped set up the London Lesbian and Gay Centre in 1985*Brian Kennedy , Irish singer-songwriter and author...
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