"This Girl" is a song by Australian DJs and producers

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and

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featuring T.I. It was released as a single in Australia on 27 June 2014 and globally on 12 August 2014. The Stafford Brothers first leaked the collaboration via an exclusive private performance alongside

in a Sydney warehouse in January 2014. Chris Stafford says "We knew it was shaping up to be a great track when we first heard Eva's vocals, we were thrilled when we heard from management that T.I. was into it and wanted to do a feature. Having such a huge superstar be a part of this is truly amazing and a huge honour." The song peaked at number 9 on the Australian Dance Chart and number 58 on the overall Australian Singles Chart, and number 7 in Belgium dance bubbling under chart.

Critical reception

Mike Wass of

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reviewed the song, saying; "“Give me wings, make me fly,” sings the Dutch dance queen over fluttery synths before arriving at the fast and furious chorus, which basically consists of her repeating: “do it one more time for this girl!” T.I shows up towards the end to rap about “making love in the Benz” but the real star is the manic production. After a seemingly endless string of folk-tinged EDM anthems, it's a relief to hear a balls-to-the-wall club banger."

Music video

The video was filmed in

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, In describing the video, Chris Stafford said, "The first night of filming was like a party because it was in a club and everyone was drinking. The second day was much more serious, but it was in a strip club." The video for "This Girl" was released on the Stafford Brothers'

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account on 3 September 2014.

Track listing

; Maxi Single # This Girl (Radio Edit) 3:35 # This Girl (Explicit) 3:36 # This Girl (

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House Of Hausa Mix) 3:45 # This Girl (

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Remix) 6:03 # This Girl (Scndl Remix) 4:21 # This Girl (Togglehead Remix) 5:03

Weekly charts

References

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