The Girls (Calvin Harris song)

"The Girls" is a song by Scottish musician Calvin Harris. It was released as the second single from his debut studio album, I Created Disco (2007), on 4 June 2007. "The Girls" was Harris' highest charting single on the UK Singles Chart, reaching number three on 10 June 2007. The demo version leaked on file sharing in April 2006 before I Created Disco was released after being featured on Pete Tong's Essential Selection.^[1] The song has been covered by electropop outfit Dragonette, who changed the main lyric to "The Boys".

"The Girls"
Single by Calvin Harris
from the album I Created Disco
B-side	"Rock N Roll Attitude"
Released	4 June 2007
Length	5:15 (album version) 3:52 (radio edit)
Label	Fly Eye Columbia Sony BMG
Songwriter(s)	Calvin Harris
Producer(s)	Calvin Harris
Calvin Harris singles chronology
"Acceptable in the 80s" (2007) "The Girls" (2007) "Merrymaking at My Place" (2007)
Music video
"The Girls" on YouTube

Music video

The video features a group of women in brightly coloured wigs and underwear performing a dance routine around Harris.

Track listings

UK 12-inch single (FLYEYE 006)^[2]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Girls" (album version)	5:15
2.	"Rock N Roll Attitude"	3:19
3.	"The Girls" (Micky Slim's Bomb Squad mix)	7:09

UK 12-inch single (Groove Armada remixes) (FLYEYE 009)^[3]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Girls" (Groove Armada remix)	8:04
2.	"The Girls" (Groove Armada dub)	7:47

Australian maxi-CD single (FLYEYE 005)^[4]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Girls" (radio edit)	3:52
2.	"Rock N Roll Attitude"	3:19
3.	"The Girls" (Groove Armada remix)	8:04
4.	"The Girls" (Micky Slim's Bomb Squad mix)	7:09

Digital download EP^[5]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Girls"	5:18
2.	"The Girls" (Groove Armada remix)	8:05
3.	"The Girls" (Micky Slim's Bomb Squad mix)	7:11
4.	"The Girls" (Groove Armada dub)	7:48

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2007) Peak position Australia (ARIA)^[6] 33 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[7] 11 Ireland (IRMA)^[8] 23 Scotland (OCC)^[9] 4 UK Singles (OCC)^[10] 3 UK Dance (OCC)^[11] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2007) Position UK Singles (OCC)^[12] 84

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[13]	Gold	35,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[14]	Silver	200,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	4 June 2007	—	Fly Eye Columbia Sony BMG	^[citation needed]
Australia	6 August 2007	CD	Fly Eye Columbia Red Label Sony BMG	^[15]

In popular culture

"The Girls" has often been associated with the fictional EastEnders characters Ronnie and Roxy Mitchell. When they were introduced in 2007, a trailer announcing their arrival featured the song which showed Roxy dancing wildly and Ronnie spraying the residents with a soda syphon as some cheer them on whilst others look dismayed.^[16] The song featured in a 2013 episode of show which showed Roxy dancing to the song whilst drunk before falling off a table. "The Girls" was finally featured in the pair's final episode in 2017 at Ronnie's wedding where the arrival trailer is recreated as Ronnie and Roxy both spray the wedding attendees with soda syphons.^[17][18]

References

1. "Pete Tong – Tracklisting". BBC Radio 1. 21 April 2006. from the original on 18 June 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
2. The Girls (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Calvin Harris. Fly Eye Records, Columbia Records, Sony BMG. 2007. FLYEYE 006.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
3. The Girls (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Calvin Harris. Fly Eye Records, Columbia Records, Sony BMG. 2007. FLYEYE 009.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
4. The Girls (Australian maxi-CD single liner notes). Calvin Harris. Fly Eye Records, Columbia Records, Red Label, Sony BMG. 2007. FLYEYE 005, 88697072212.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
5. "The Girls – EP". Apple Music. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
6. "Calvin Harris – The Girls". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
7. "Hits of the World – Eurocharts" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 119, no. 25. 23 June 2007. p. 87. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
8. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – The Girls". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
9. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
10. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
11. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
12. "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2007". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
13. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
14. "British single certifications – Calvin Harris – The Girls". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
15. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 6th August 2007" (PDF). ARIA. 6 August 2007. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
16. "Can Roxy and Ronnie save EastEnders?". the Guardian. 3 August 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
17. Lindsay, Duncan (1 January 2017). "Did you spot the 10 EastEnders throwbacks in the Mitchell double death episode?". Metro. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
18. "EastEnders: Did you spot these 10 Ronnie and Roxy Easter eggs in their fatal final episode?". Digital Spy. 1 January 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2022.