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"Where Them Girls At"
Song

"Where Them Girls At" is a song by French disc jockey David Guetta featuring American rapper Flo Rida and Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj.[3] It was released as a digital download on 2 May 2011 as the lead single from Guetta's upcoming fifth studio album.[4]

Background

In an interview with MTV News in March 2011, Guetta revealed he was debating between two tracks to release as the first single from his upcoming fifth studio album: a song with rappers Taio Cruz and Ludacris entitled "Little Bad Girl" and a track with Flo Rida and Minaj, then known as "Where Dem Girls At?".[5] Stolen from Guetta's files by accessing his studio's Wi-Fi connection, an unfinished a cappella version of the latter was subsequently remixed and falsely posted online.[6][7] This prompted his label to release the single earlier than initially desired and with no promotion. Guetta has reportedly hired an employee working for The Pentagon to identify the perpetrators.[6] Flo Rida's involvement on "Where Them Girls At" came following the success of his previous collaboration with Guetta: "Club Can't Handle Me" (2010). After initially desiring a solo vocal record, Minaj later agreed to join the project upon hearing the track.[5] A music video for the song, set to feature "a positive message", is planned to be filmed in Los Angeles, California in May 2011.[6] "Where Dem Girls At?" will impact US mainstream and rhythmic radio on May 17, 2011.[8][9]

Reception

Critical response

Lewis Corner from Digital Spy said "[the song] is a rambunctious mix of hard-hitting thuds and candy-coated synths over lyrics spouting the standard sexy laydee and partying clichés. Its centre, however, is a sweet 'n' gooey tongue-lashing from Minaj, who commands: 'Through the club all the girls in the back of me/ This ain't football why the f**k they tryna tackle me?', in her usual quick-witted, lickety-split manner."[1] He awarded the song three out of five stars.[1]

Commercial performance

"Where Them Girls At" saw a top ten debut in New Zealand and a top twenty debut in Ireland and the Netherlands.[10][11] In addition, the song debuted at number-one on both Belgian Ultratip charts.[12][13] On the UK Singles Chart, the song debuted at number three, giving Guetta his twelfth top twenty hit.[14] In the United States, the song debuted at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, selling over 160,000 digital downloads in less than one week and giving Guetta his third top 20 hit in the US.[15][16] The song debuted at number three in Canada, becoming the highest debuting song that week on the Canadian Hot 100.[17]

Track listings

  • Digital download[18]
  1. "Where Them Girls At" (featuring Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj) – 3:14
  • Digital download – instrumental[19]
  1. "Where Them Girls At" (Instrumental) – 3:16

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[20] 6
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[21] 3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[12] 4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[13] 2
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[17] 3
Denmark (Tracklisten)[22] 9
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[23] 6
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 5
Italy (FIMI)[24] 3
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[25] 36
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10] 8
Scotland (OCC)[26] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[27] 37
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] 3
UK Dance (OCC)[29] 2
UK Singles (OCC)[30] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[16] 14

Radio and release history

Country Date Format
Worldwide 2 May 2011 Digital download
United States[19] 6 May 2011 Digital download – instrumental
United States[8][9] 17 May 2011 Mainstream, rhythmic airplay
Germany[31] 27 May 2011 CD single

References

  1. ^ a b c http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a317891/david-guetta-ft-nicki-minaj--flo-rida-where-them-girls-at.html
  2. ^ Corner, Lewis (10 May 2011). "David Guetta confirms next single - Music News - Digital Spy". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi UK. Retrieved 10 May 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  3. ^ "Positiva » GRAMMY-WINNING SUPERSTAR DJ/PRODUCER DAVID GUETTA ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF NEW SINGLE MAY 2nd 2011". Positiva Records. 3 May 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  4. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/where-them-girls-at-feat-nicki/id434290801
  5. ^ a b Bhansali, Akshay (25 March 2011). "David Guetta Teases Nicki Minaj's 'New Persona' On 'Where Dem Girls At?'". MTV News. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  6. ^ a b c Bhansali, Akshay (9 May 2011). "David Guetta Says Nicki Minaj Was Initially 'Shy' In Studio". MTV News. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  7. ^ Cochrane, Greg (4 May 2011). "David Guetta employs 'investigator' over song theft". Newsbeat. BBC News. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  8. ^ a b "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access Media Group. Archived from the original on May 8, 2011.
  9. ^ a b "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access Media Group.
  10. ^ a b "David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj & Flo Rida – Where Them Girls At". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  11. ^ a b "Chart Track: Week 19, 2011". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  12. ^ a b "David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj & Flo Rida – Where Them Girls At" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  13. ^ a b "David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj & Flo Rida – Where Them Girls At" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  14. ^ "LMFAO & Adele party on" (Press release). The Official Charts Company. 8 May 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  15. ^ Graff, Gary (10 May 2011). "David Guetta Teams with Flo Rida, Nicki Minaj for 'Where Them Girls At'". Billboard. Detroit: Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  16. ^ a b Trust, Gary (2011-05-11). "Adele's 'Rolling in the Deep' Tops Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-05-11.
  17. ^ a b "Canadian Hot 100: Week of May 21, 2011". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
  18. ^ "Where Them Girls At (Feat. Nicki Minaj & Flo Rida)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  19. ^ a b "Where Them Girls At (feat. Nicki Minaj & Flo Rida) [Instrumental] - Single". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  20. ^ "David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj & Flo Rida – Where Them Girls At". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  21. ^ "David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj & Flo Rida – Where Them Girls At" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  22. ^ "David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj & Flo Rida – Where Them Girls At". Tracklisten. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  23. ^ "David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj & Flo Rida: Where Them Girls At" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  24. ^ "Italian Chart by Nielsen Music". Nielsen SoundScan. 2011-04-17. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
  25. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – David Guetta" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  26. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  27. ^ "David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj & Flo Rida – Where Them Girls At". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  28. ^ "David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj & Flo Rida – Where Them Girls At". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  29. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  30. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  31. ^ "Where Them Girls at: David Feat. Minaj,Nicki Guetta: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
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