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2005 single by Destiny's Child

"Girl" is a song recorded by American girl group Destiny's Child for their fifth studio album Destiny Fulfilled (2004). The group co wrote the song with Darkchild, Ric Rude, Angela Beyincé, Sean Garrett, and Patrick "9th Wonder" Douthit; the latter co produced it with group members Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland. Sampling "Ocean of Thoughts and Dreams" by the Dramatics, the soul song was written about an abusive relationship Rowland went through during the time of writing. "Girl" was released as the third single from Destiny Fulfilled on March 15, 2005, by Columbia Records. "Girl" received mostly positive reviews by music critics, who praised its composition and lyrical content. It was a moderate commercial success, peaking at number 23 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Internationally, it reached the top ten in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Bryan Barber and depicted a story inspired by Sex and the City. The group performed the song live in 2005 during three televised appearances and their final tour Destiny Fulfilled and Lovin' It. In 2015, "Girl" was sampled on "The Girl Is Mine" by British duo 99 Souls.

In June 2013, Rowland revealed during an interview with Hot 107.9 Morning Show that Beyoncé and Williams wrote "Girl" as a request for her to escape an abusive relationship; the same topic was discussed in Rowland's "Dirty Laundry" (2013) and her fans were the first to "connect [the] dots" and discover the inspiration behind "Girl". Several months later, 9th received a call from Jay Z asking for him to give the CD of tracks to Destiny's Child. He was surprised at being contacted by the rapper about working with the group, as 9th confessed that he never owned an album by Destiny's Child. He later traveled to Los Angeles to work on the songs with the trio for their next album. During the three day session, he produced the songs "Girl", "Is She the Reason" and "Game Over"–all of which made either the standard or international edition's track listing for Destiny Fulfilled.

"Girl" samples the song "Ocean of Thoughts and Dreams", written by Don Davis and Eddie Robinson and performed by The Dramatics. "Girl" was noted for containing elements of soul music in its composition. Dimitri Ehrlich of Vibe magazine felt that it sounded like a "Motown classic on steroids". As the girls know what is really happening, they try to comfort her and make her leave the partner. A writer of The Times of India found a break up theme in the song, further saying that "In 'Girl', the relational mishaps play out as three way girl talk, with two girlfriends trying to help their sister see the truth of a bad connection".

In early 2005, a poll was conducted on Destiny's Child's official website, asking from the group's fans to choose their "favorite" song between "Girl" and "Cater 2 U". Following this, "Girl" was released as the third single from Destiny Fulfilled. In the United States, it was added to rhythmic contemporary and contemporary hit radio on March 15, 2005. In the United Kingdom, two separate CD singles of the song were released on April 25, 2005. A CD single consisting of the album track and a Kardinal Beats Remix was released on May 16 in the former country. The same day, a maxi single was released in Germany also consisting of several remixes of "Girl". "Girl" was included on the group's compilation albums #1's (2005) and Playlist: The Very Best of Destiny's Child (2012).

Lynsey Hanley writing for The Daily Telegraph described "Girl" as an obvious choice for a single and hailed it as "Beyoncé's requisite feminist anthem". A reviewer from Billboard magazine felt that the band's "personal transition from teen dom to womanhood" was most evident on "Girl" among other songs. Slant Magazine's Eic Henderson felt that it was a "smooth bump and grinder almost sunk by the group's hyperbolic vocal arrangements". The Observer reviewer Kitty Empire noted that the band's characteristic female solidarity, "is limply expressed in 'Girl', on which they purport to be your best friend". While reviewing #1's, Thomas Inskeep from Stylus Magazine described the song as "lovely". Jess Harvell writing for Pitchfork Media opined, "'Girl' was a stroll over a 9th Wonder produced Dramatics sample through bros before hoes territory as latte frothy as its 'Sex & the City' video." Idolator's Mike Wass gave a more mixed review for "Girl" describing it as "slightly sappy". For Beyoncé's 32nd birthday, Erika Ramirez and Jason Lipshutz of Billboard included "Girl" at number 30 on their list "Beyonce's 30 Biggest Billboard Hits". They remarked that it was an album highlight and added: "[it] will be remembered as one of Destiny's Child's minor singles, but its soulful melody, pitch perfect harmonies encapsulated the reason the R&B trio gelled so effortlessly". In 2013, Lindsey Weber from Vulture put "Girl" at number five on her list of the top 25 songs by Destiny's Child, praising it for giving an accurate and "catchy" portrayal of concerned women.

In the United States, "Girl" debuted at number 90 on the Billboard Hot 100 dated April 2, 2005. The following week, it climbed to number 71 and gradually ascended the chart within several weeks. It peaked at number 23 on the chart issue dated May 28, 2005, and spent a total of 19 weeks on the chart; this made it Destiny's Child's lowest charting single there since "Bug a Boo" (1999). "Girl" performed better on the US Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs, where it peaked at number ten for the week ending June 4, 2005. It became the third single from Destiny Fulfilled to enter the chart's top ten and the group's 11th top ten song. On October 21, 2005, "Girl" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of 500,000 digital copies in the US. Starting from the following week, when it fell to number eight, it started gradually descending the chart, which made its debut position become its peak. It was inspired by Sex and the City, containing elements and influences of the series in many scenes. Rashaun Hall of MTV News compared Knowles' role to Sarah Jessica Parker's portrayal of Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City due to the heels designed by Manolo Blahnik she wore in the video. In 2013, it was included on the album Destiny's Child Video Anthology, which contained every music video the group had filmed during their career.

Destiny's Child sang "Girl" during the British show Top of the Pops on April 29, 2005. They later appeared on the programme CD:UK, where they performed the song. On July 2, "Girl" was part of Destiny's Child's set list during the Live 8 concert in Philadelphia as the closing song. Gil Kaufman, reporting for MTV News, noted: "The ladies in the audience sang their hearts out during 'Girl.'" The trio gave a live rendition of the song again on Today on July 29, as part of the show's Toyota Concert Series. At the beginning of the performance, Beyoncé announced that the band wrote the song "for all the girlfriends out there"; "I'll Take You There" (1972) was incorporated during the end. In 2005, "Girl" was part of the set list of the group's final tour Destiny Fulfilled and Lovin' It. The performance was preceded by a video interlude, during which Knowles, Williams and Rowland appeared on the screen on the stage. The former two started discussing about the latter's relationship, and she joined them after hearing their opinions. Their discussions were similar to the lyrical content of the song, with the two trying to convince her the relationship is wrong and the latter defending her love interest. After the interlude finished, the group appeared onstage performing "Girl", mixing it with "I'll Take You There". While reviewing a concert in the United Kingdom, Adenike Adenitire of MTV News praised the performance, concluding "They borrowed the 'Sex and the City' theme for the 'Girl' video, but they lean more toward 'Girlfriends' when taking it on the road, with a light comedy moment that may see TV execs thinking seriously about a Destiny's Child sitcom." In contrast, Barbara Ellen of The Observer criticized the segment during which "Girl" was performed, writing " no amount of 'girlpower' rabble rousing can disguise the fact the songs are wet paper bag weak; giving the impression of three bored young women dozing off at a slumber party, whining in their jim jams about men who 'done them wrong', or men who 'done someone else wrong', or just men doing wrong, period." The song was included on the track listing of the group's live album Live in Atlanta (2006), chronicling a concert from the tour in that city.

In 2015, "Girl" was sampled along with Brandy and Monica's "The Boy Is Mine" (1998) on 99 Souls's "The Girl Is Mine". The song was released as a single in late 2015 and managed to peak at number five in the United Kingdom and within the top 40 in other European countries.

+ Release dates and formats for "Girl" Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref. (Reference(s)) United States March 15, 2005 Contemporary hit radio, rhythmic contemporary radio Columbia Records, Columbia, Sony Urban Music, Sony Urban France United Kingdom CD single, CD, maxi CD Columbia