Calvin Harris
Adam Richard Wiles (born 17 January 1984), known professionally as Calvin Harris, is a Scottish DJ, record producer, singer, and songwriter who has released six studio albums.
His debut studio album, ''I Created Disco'', was released in June ...
. It was released as the second single from his debut studio album, ''
I Created Disco
''I Created Disco'' is the debut studio album by Scottish musician Calvin Harris. It was released on 15 June 2007 by Columbia Records. It was preceded by the singles "Acceptable in the 80s" and " The Girls", which reached numbers 10 and three o ...
'' (2007), on 4 June 2007. "The Girls" was Harris' highest charting single on the
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
, reaching number three on 10 June 2007. A "bootleg" version of the song leaked on file sharing several months before ''I Created Disco'' was released. The song has been covered by electropop outfit
Dragonette
Dragonette is the stage name of Canadian singer-songwriter Martina Sorbara. Originally an electronic music band from Toronto, Ontario, formed in 2005, the band consisted of Sorbara with her husband Dan Kurtz as bassist and producer (also in The ...
, who changed the main lyric to "The Boys".
Music video
The video features a group of women in brightly coloured wigs and underwear performing a dance routine around Harris.
Track listings
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
In popular culture
"The Girls" has often been associated with the fictional ''
EastEnders
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'' characters
Ronnie
Ronnie may refer to:
*Ronnie (name), a unisex pet name and given name
* "Ronnie" (Four Seasons song), a song by Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe
*"Ronnie," a song from the Metallica album ''Load''
*Ronnie Brunswijkstadion, an association football stadium ...
and
Roxy Mitchell
Roxanne "Roxy" Mitchell (also Slater) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera, ''EastEnders'', portrayed by Rita Simons.