"Vegas Girl" is a song by British singer

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from his debut studio album, '' Contrast''. It was released as the album's second single as a digital download on 22 July 2012. The song was written and produced by

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with additional production from Parker & James and was also written by

, Dion Wardle and Scott Thomas. It was also viewed on MTV Push.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Vegas Girl" was first released onto YouTube on 24 June 2012 at a total length of three minutes and forty seconds. Filmed in

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, the video was directed by Travis Kopach. It begins with Maynard meeting a girl who is wearing a T-shirt that reads "Vegas Girl" he takes a picture of her and tweets it asking his followers if they have seen her throughout the videos various females wearing the same T-shirt are shown. The song also features a sampling of A.R. Rahman’s track ‘Urvasi Urvasi’ from the 1994 hit Tamil movie ‘Kadhalan’.

Critical reception

Robert Copsey of ''

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'' gave the song a positive review stating:

"I'll knock you down like you're Keri/ Forget your name like Rihanna," he insists over slick urban-light beats with a voice that will undoubtedly draw comparisons to Justin Timberlake. The obvious clichés are all present and correct ("Roll the dice, I've got your number/ Hit the jackpot underneath the cover"), but he gets away with it, if only for his homage halfway through to Tequila, Tequila Tequila... .Conor Maynard: Conor Maynard: 'Vegas Girl' - Single review

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Track listing

Chart performance

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Release history

References

{{Authority control 2012 singles Conor Maynard songs 2012 songs Parlophone singles Songs written by Jason Pebworth Songs written by George Astasio Songs written by Jon Shave