"Gimmie That Girl" is a song written by

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, and

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and recorded by American

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singer

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. It was released in October 2009 as the second single from Nichols’ 2009 album '' Old Things New''. The song became Nichols’ third number one hit on the US '' Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart.

Content

Nichols told ''

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'' that he considered it "one of the catchiest tunes on the new CD" and that he liked its "simplicity."

and

began writing the song in 2008; Akins told ''The Boot'' that the two had "already been working on this idea of writing a song about telling the girl who's all dressed up because you're going out." They had originally decided to title the song "The You I Want to See" or "The You That I Like Best" until

added the line "gimmie that girl" to the chorus.

Critical reception

The song has been met with mixed reviews among critics. Jonathan Keefe of '' Slant Magazine'' cited the song as a standout track on the album, saying that it "bring a contemporary polish and point of view to a staunchly

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aesthetic." Bobby Peacock of ''Roughstock'' thought that Nichols' vocals were "cold and mechanical" but said that it had a "fairly lively melody and clean, uncluttered production." Peacock compared the song unfavorably to

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Chart performance

"Gimmie That Girl" debuted at #60 on the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts dated for the week of October 24, 2009. On the chart dated for the week ending May 8, 2010, it reached Number One, becoming the third Number One of Nichols's career, and his first since "

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References

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