"This is the Girl" was the first single from British rapper Kano's second studio album '' London Town'' and the first from British singer

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's fourth studio album '' Trust Me''. The song was released in 2007 and reached its peak of number 18 in the UK charts on 18 September 2007. The song samples lyrics from

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Music video

The music video starts off with Kano finishing rapping "London Town" in a concert, then the music of "This Is The Girl" starts, while Kano is writing the lyrics for the song with headphones on. The rest of the video has Kano and Craig David performing in a studio and Kano on a tour bus, with girls coming up to him, but he rejects them. Directed by Paul Minor.

Formats and track listings

UK CD: # "This Is the Girl" (radio edit) # "P's & Q's" (live) UK 7" vinyl: # "This Is the Girl" (album version) UK 12" vinyl: # "This Is the Girl" (radio edit) # "This Is the Girl" (album version) # "F*** the Chorus" # "F*** the Chorus" (instrumental)

Chart performance

"This Is the Girl" peaked at number eighteen 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 ...

and is Kano's highest-charting single in the UK, spending ten weeks inside the UK top 75, only one week less than David's second single from ''Trust Me'', "Hot Stuff (Let's Dance)", which peaked inside the top ten.

References

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