Girlfriend (Alicia Keys song)
November 25, 2002 (United Kingdom)
Girlfriend is a song by American singer Alicia Keys. It was written by her, Jermaine Dupri and Joshua Thompson and produced by her and Dupri. The song appeared on Keys' debut album, Songs in A Minor ( 2001).
The song was released outside the United States on 25 November 2002 as the fourth and final single from the album. Only through the airplay in the U.S. radio stations, the song reached number 82 of the local R & B Hip- Hop charts.
The song contains an interpolation from Ol 'Dirty Bastard Brooklyn Zoo song from the year 1995.
Music Video
The music video for Girlfriend was filmed in London, UK, the government took over Patrick Hoelck. The music video begins in Keys ' bedroom where her boyfriend is calling his girlfriend, with whom he has a close relationship. Keys is frustrated, leaves the apartment and goes to town. As she walks in the city, looks Keys as her friend goes for a walk with his other girlfriend. Then Keys goes into a clothes shop. She strolls through the clothes gears, spotted a pair of red leather pants, what her friend observed. Keys pulls hard on her keychain. Shortly thereafter, the scene changes and we see Keys in a large, empty, dark room, where she plays some musical pieces on a piano. Then the music video goes back to the clothes shop, which leaves Keys to dance on the street corner with three other dancers. After Keys finds out that her boyfriend and his girlfriend had planned a surprise party for Keys, which they want to celebrate a threesome.
Charts
Contributors
- Alicia Keys - production, arranger, vocals, background vocals, piano
- Jermaine Dupri - Production
- Bryan -Michael Cox - Keyboards
- Phil Tan - Mix