Girl Talk (song)
Encyclopedia
"Girl Talk" is a 2002 song written by Lisa Lopes
, Anita McLoud, Edmund "Eddie Hustle" Clement, Kandi Burruss
, and Tionne Watkins
, and was the first single released from TLC
's fourth album, 3D (2002). It was produced by Hustle and released as the album's lead single in North America
in October 2002 (see 2002 in music
) and worldwide in December 2002. "Girl Talk" reached #23 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Chart and #28 on the Billboard Hot 100
becoming the group's 13th Top 40 single in the US. "Girl Talk" also reached the top ten in Taiwan
, and Japan
, and the top twenty in Denmark
and New Zealand
.
CD single 2
DVD single
Lisa Lopes
Lisa Nicole Lopes better known by her stage name Left Eye, was an American rapper, singer, dancer, actress, television host, and songwriter...
, Anita McLoud, Edmund "Eddie Hustle" Clement, Kandi Burruss
Kandi Burruss
Kandi Burruss , better known by her stage names Kandi or Kandi Girl, is an American R&B singer-songwriter and record producer. She is also a former member of the group Xscape from Atlanta.-Early life:...
, and Tionne Watkins
Tionne Watkins
Tionne Tenese Watkins better known by her stage name T-Boz, is a four-time Grammy Award–winning American singer, actress, author, and executive producer who rose to fame as the lead singer and one-third of the R&B/hip-hop girl group TLC.-Early life:Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins was born in Des Moines,...
, and was the first single released from TLC
TLC (band)
TLC is an American musical trio whose repertoire spanned R&B, hip-hop, soul, funk, and new jack swing. Originally consisting of singer Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, rapper-singer Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes and singer Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas it found success in the 1990s while also enduring a series of spats...
's fourth album, 3D (2002). It was produced by Hustle and released as the album's lead single in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
in October 2002 (see 2002 in music
2002 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002.-Events:*February 3 – U2 perform during the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI...
) and worldwide in December 2002. "Girl Talk" reached #23 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Chart and #28 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
becoming the group's 13th Top 40 single in the US. "Girl Talk" also reached the top ten in Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
, and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, and the top twenty in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
.
Track listing
CD single 1- "Girl Talk" (radio mix) – 3:37
- "Girl Talk" (Jacknife Lee Remix) – 3:50
- "Girl Talk" (Kidstuff Vocal Mix) – 7:53
- "Get Away" – 4:14
CD single 2
- "Girl Talk" (radio mix) – 3:37
- "No Scrubs" – 3:39
- "Waterfalls" – 4:38
DVD single
- "Hands Up" (music video) – 4:01
- "Girl Talk" (music video) – 3:43
- Photo gallery slideshow – 0:32
Charts
Chart (2002) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australian ARIA Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... Singles Chart |
46 |
Danish Singles Chart | 13 |
German Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
79 |
Japanese Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... Singles Chart |
9 |
New Zealand Singles Chart | 18 |
Swiss Singles Chart | 96 |
Taiwanese Singles Chart | 7 |
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
30 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 28 |
U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 23 |