"Girl's Best Friend" is a 1999 single by

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that features vocals from

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. It was released on August 9, 1999, as a single to promote the

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'' Blue Streak'' and appears on its soundtrack '' Blue Streak: The Album''. In the same year, it appeared as a

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on Jay-Z's fourth album '' Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter''. Its beat, produced by

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, contains a sample of " Keep It Comin' Love" by

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, the star of ''Blue Streak'', makes a cameo in the music video (directed by

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) as his character's "Pizza Man" disguise, dancing to the song and making silly faces in the camera.

Formats and track listings

*CD # "Girl's Best Friend (Radio Version)" (3:26) # "Girl's Best Friend (LP Version)" (3:59) # "Girl's Best Friend (Instrumental)" (4:08) *Vinyl A-side *# "Girls Best Friend" *# "Girls Best Friend (Radio Version)" B-side *# "I Put You On" *# "While You Were Gone"

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References

{{authority control 1999 singles Jay-Z songs Song recordings produced by Swizz Beatz Music videos directed by Francis Lawrence Songs written by Jay-Z Songs written by Swizz Beatz 1999 songs Roc-A-Fella Records singles

Formats and track listings

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

See also

References