"Here Come the Girls" is a song written by

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and originally recorded by

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and released in 1971. It failed to chart at that time. In 2007 the

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pharmacy chain used the song for two separate television commercials (August 2007; summer 2008). This led to the song re-charting (at #43 for five weeks in the UK; and #48 in 2007 in Ireland and again at #89 for two weeks in 2008). It was this advertisement which the

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heard and subsequently

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. After August 2008 it was the Sugababes cover which was used in the Boots advertisements. In 2008 the Sugababes' version reached No. 3 in the UK and No. 12 in Ireland, and was certified silver by the BPI. In 2017,

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covered the song.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Here Come the Girls (song) 1970 songs Songs written by Allen Toussaint