Who's That Girl? (Eurythmics song)

"Who's That Girl?"
Single by Eurythmics
from the album Touch
Released	June 1983
Format	7", 12"
Recorded	1983
Genre	New Wave, electronica, synthpop
Label	RCA
Writer(s)	Annie Lennox David A. Stewart
Producer	David A. Stewart
Eurythmics singles chronology
"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" (1983) "Who's That Girl?" (1983) "Right By Your Side" (1983)

"Who's That Girl?" is a song recorded by British pop duo Eurythmics. It was written by Eurythmics members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart and produced by Stewart. "Who's That Girl?" was the first single released in the UK from Eurythmics' third album Touch and the second single from the album in the United States.

The track is a heavily-synthesized ballad in which Lennox takes the role of a suspicious girlfriend demanding to know who the various women are with whom she has seen her lover associating. The song became Eurythmics' third Top 10 single in the UK singles chart, peaking at number three. In the United States, "Who's That Girl?" was released as the follow-up to the Top 10 "Here Comes the Rain Again" and it climbed to number twenty-one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Music video

Lennox appearing as male and female in the music video for "Who's That Girl?"

The music video became a heavily-played clip on MTV and further showcased Lennox's gender-bending image. In it, she appears as a nightclub singer performing the song (complete with 1960s-era blonde flip wig) and also as a male member of the audience. At the end of the video, the female Lennox is shown kissing the male Lennox.

Stewart appears in the video, escorted by a long series of different women, including a variety of guest stars, Cheryl Baker and Jay Aston of Bucks Fizz, Kiki Dee, Hazel O'Connor, Kate Garner of Haysi Fantayzee and all four members of Bananarama (including Stewart's future wife, Siobhan Fahey, and future group member Jacquie O'Sullivan, who would replace Fahey in Bananarama in 1988). The gender-bending pop star Marilyn also makes an appearance in the video at 1'35", apparently posing as another of Stewart's conquests (removing his glasses his trick appears to be noticed by Lennox but not Stewart). Despite the small role, Marrilyn's appearance proved a high-profile move which helped lead to his own music career later the same year. Uncredited lookalikes for movie actresses Sophia Loren and Meryl Streep also make an appearance.

Track listings

7"

• A: "Who's That Girl?" [single version]
• B: "You take some lentils...and then you take some rice"

12"

• A: "Who's That Girl?" [extended version]
• B1: "You take some lentils...and then you take some rice"
• B2: "ABC (freeform)"

Chart performance

Chart (1983/1984)	Peak position
Belgian Singles Chart	13
Canadian Singles Chart	15
Dutch Singles Chart	30
French Singles Chart	2
German Singles Chart	19
Irish Singles Chart	5
New Zealand Singles Chart	13
Polish Singles Chart	9
Swedish Singles Chart	14
UK Singles Chart	3
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	21

Cover versions

• The Flying Pickets recorded an a cappella version of the song. It was included on their 1988 compilation Best of The Flying Pickets.
• Australian chamber pop group Naked Raven included a cover of the song on their 2004 album Holding Our Breath.

References in other media

• On an episode of The Simpsons ("Smart and Smarter" from season 15), this song starts while Lisa is trying to change personality in front of her friends.

External links

• The video on Youtube