"You Can't Stop the Girl" is a song by American singer Bebe Rexha from the soundtrack of the 2019 Disney film Maleficent: Mistress of Evil.[1] It was released as a single on September 20, 2019.[2][3] It was included on the soundtrack of the film, which was released on October 18, 2019.[4]
Rexha announced the single on September 17, 2019, following a snippet released the day before.[5][6] The writers of "Flagpole Sita" by Harvey Danger are credited as songwriters due to melodic similarity.[7]
Claire Shaffer of Rolling Stone wrote that the song "spins the story of Maleficent into a classic girl empowerment anthem [...] and lets Rexha show off her impressive vocal belt."[2] Writing for MTV, Trey Alston stated that "Bebe Rexha has just provided the anthem for power and resilience this winter [...] Being that it's attached to something so massive, it makes sense that it is so wide-eyed and vivid, ready to rear into roaring view. Inevitability has never sounded so strong."[1]
The inspirational music video was directed by Sophie Muller. It features Rexha leading fellow female runners through a city. The video also shows Rexha wandering through a "magical" and "butterfly-filled" forest while sporting a glittering black gown and headpiece. The video was released on October 15, 2019.[8]
