"Girl's Best Friend" is a 1999 single by rapper

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 Jay-Z

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 that features vocals from Mashonda

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. It was released as a single to promote the 1999 comedy

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 film

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 Blue Streak

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and appears on its soundtrack Blue Streak: The Album

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Blue Streak: The Album is a soundtrack to the 1999 comedy film Blue Streak. It is composed of 14 hip hop and R&B tracks from Kelly Price, Tyrese featuring Heavy D, Hot Boys featuring Big Tymers, Foxy Brown.Its lead single is "Girl's Best Friend" by Jay-Z...

. In the same year, it appeared as a hidden track

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 on Jay-Z's fourth album Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter

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. Its beat, produced by Swizz Beatz

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, contains a sample

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 of "Keep It Comin' Love

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" by KC and the Sunshine Band

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.

Martin Lawrence

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, the star of Blue Streak, appears in the music video as his character's "Pizza Man" disguise, dancing to the song and making silly faces in the camera.

Track listings

CD

1. "Girl's Best Friend (Radio Version)" (3:26)
2. "Girl's Best Friend (LP Version)" (3:59)
3. "Girl's Best Friend (Instrumental)" (4:08)
4. "I Love you " goes for {3:41}

Vinyl

• A-side
  1. "Girls Best Friend"
  2. "Girls Best Friend (Radio Version)"
• B-side
  1. "I Put You On"
  2. "While You Were Gone"

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Billboard Hot 100	52
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	19