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| Name | Girls Around the World |
|---|---|
| Cover | GirlsAroundTheWorld.jpg |
| Artist | Lloyd featuring Lil Wayne |
| Album | Lessons in Love |
| Released | May 12, 2008 |
| Format | CD single, digital download |
| Recorded | 2007 |
| Genre | Electro hop |
| Length | 3:31 |
| Label | Young Goldie MusicThe Inc., Universal, Sho'nuff |
| Writer | Lloyd Polite, Dwayne Carter, Eric Barrier, William Griffin |
| Producer | Big Reese & Jasper Cameron |
| Certification | Platinum (RIAA) |
| Chronology | Lloyd singles |
| Last single | "How We Do It (Around My Way)"(2008) |
| This single | "Girls Around the World"(2008) |
| Next single | "Year of the Lover"(2008) |
| Misc |
"Girls Around the World" is a song by American recording artist Lloyd. The song features rapper Lil Wayne and was written by Lloyd, along with Dwayne Carter, Eric Barrier, William Griffin. The song was producted by his production team, Big Reese and Jasper Cameron, who also produced his breakthrough hit, "You", which also featured Lil Wayne. The song served as the lead single for Lloyd's third studio album Lessons in Love. "Girls Around the World" received positive to mixed reviews from critics, some of which noted it as generic, and other naming it as a top track from the album. It reached sixty-four on the Billboard Hot 100 and thirteen on the Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The song samples "Paid in Full by duo Eric B. & Rakim. Lil Wayne's verse heavily reflects Rakim's verse in "Paid in Full".
BackgroundThe song first leaked on Lil Wayne's Da Drought is Over Pt. 5 mixtape on March 30, 2008. Lloyd was interviewed with British R&B; writer Pete Lewis, of the award-winning "Blues & Soul", and said that the song would be the second single from the album. It was sent to U.S. radio stations on May 12, 2008.
Remixes & FreestylesThe official remix, "Girls Around the World (We The Best Remix)", features DJ Khaled, The Game, T.I., Yung Joc, Rick Ross, Ace Hood, Young Dro, Pitbull & Busta Rhymes. There is also a radio edit version that features DJ Khaled, The Game, T.I., Yung Joc, & Busta Rhymes. The remix also samples from "Paid in Full" by Eric B. & Rakim. There's is no verses by Lloyd, he only sings the chorus. Another remix features a verse from R&B; singer Trey Songz. Chamillionaire released a freestyle of this song for his Mixtape Messiah 4 called "All Around the World". In this song, he sings an entire verse, along with rapping.
Music videoThe music video of the song was shot in Miami, Florida, and directed by Hype Williams. The video setting was in the year 2088. It introduced use to a long straight hair version of Lloyd as for the future. The video premiered on June 4, 2008 on BET's 106 & Park. It was also made available on Yahoo! Music on June 9, 2008.
Chart position{|class="wikitable" !align="left"|Chart (2008) !align="left"|Peakposition |- |align="left"|U.S. Billboard Hot 100 |align="center"|64 |- |align="left"|U.S. Billboard Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs |align="center"|13 |}
ReferencesCategory:2008 singles Category:Lil Wayne songs Category:Lloyd songs Category:Music videos directed by Hype Williams Category:Songs written by Lil Wayne This text is licensed under the Creative Commons CC-BY-SA License. This text was originally published on Wikipedia and was developed by the Wikipedia community.
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