"Who's That Girl (She's Got It)" is a 1985 song by English
new wave band
A Flock of Seagulls from their 1986 album ''
Dream Come True''. The cover of the 7" and 12" singles came in red, blue, yellow, black, and white versions with the front including a picture of
Lauren Bacall
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. Some pressings came on red vinyl with a "hits medley". The song reached No. 66 in the UK
despite the album not charting. It was their last single to chart in the UK.
[ The song has a BPM of 144 and plays in 4/4 time signature. Author Dave Thompson notes that the song "marked the end of the classic Seagulls line-up".
]
Critical reception
On its release, ''Music Week
''Music Week'' is a trade publication for the UK record industry distributed via a website and a monthly print magazine. It is published by Future.
History
Founded in 1959 as ''Record Retailer'', it relaunched on 18 March 1972 as ''Music We ...
'' called "Who's That Girl (She's Got It)" a "lively, bubbling number" and "danceable electronic pop" with "wide enough appeal to chart". Nancy Culp of ''Record Mirror
''Record Mirror'' was a British weekly music newspaper published between 1954 and 1991, aimed at pop fans and record collectors. Launched two years after ''New Musical Express'', it never attained the circulation of its rival. The first UK Album ...
'' commented, "To even have the same title as the seminal Eurythmics stunner is sacrilege. To soil its memory with piffle is an even greater crime."
Charts
Weekly charts
References
1985 singles
1985 songs
A Flock of Seagulls songs
Jive Records singles
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