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2004 single by Rachel Stevens

"Some Girls" is a song by English singer Rachel Stevens from the 2004 reissue of her debut studio album, Funky Dory (2003). It was written by Richard X and Hannah Robinson, and produced by the former, with additional production from Pete Hoffman. It was also included on Stevens' second studio album, Come and Get It (2005). The song's music features a schaffel beat influenced by glam rock, and its lyrics describe a pop singer who performs sexual favours in her efforts to achieve stardom. The song was released on 12 July 2004 as a charity single for Sport Relief. The single reached number two on the UK Singles Chart. Paul Weiland directed the accompanying music video, in which Stevens leads a parade of women out of the sewers and down the streets of London. American dance musician Henri released a cover version of "Some Girls" as a single in 2006. The song was recognised as the Best Pop Record of 2004 through the Popjustice £20 Music Prize.

"Some Girls" was written by producer Richard X and songwriter Hannah Robinson. They spent several days working on the song, with girl group Girls Aloud in mind as potential performers. Warp Records and Simon Fuller of 19 Entertainment contacted Richard X by email to ask that he give the song to Geri Halliwell or Stevens, respectively, to record. He agreed to have Stevens record the song after Richard Curtis asked about using the song for Sport Relief 2004. Richard X later stated that he was surprised Sport Relief chose such a sexually suggestive song. While recording with Stevens, Richard X decided to get spoken soundbites from her to make an extended version for the single's B side. To fit the song's glam sound, he asked her questions about the Winter of Discontent, to which Stevens reacted with "bemusement and terror." The lyrics of "Some Girls" describe a pop singer's dreams of stardom. She performs fellatio on a man promising to make her a star. Richard X explained that he wanted to illustrate how the music industry treats people, so he and Robinson based some of the song's lines on anecdotes that they had heard. The synthesiser used was a Fairlight CMI Series IIx previously owned by pop group the Thompson Twins. They also noted similarities between "Some Girls" and the more recent electronic glam music on Goldfrapp's 2003 album Black Cherry, in particular the track "Strict Machine" to which "Some Girls" was described as "startlingly similar" by the Manchester Evening News. Goldfrapp had given X an unmixed copy of their song to remix only to reject his efforts; shortly thereafter he wrote the song for Stevens. In his review for The Guardian, Alexis Petridis referred to the song as "remarkable" for turning Stevens' detached vocal delivery into a strength. Kelefa Sanneh of The New York Times stated that Richard X's production allowed Stevens' vocals to "[melt] into the icy beat".

"Some Girls" was released in the United Kingdom as a CD single on 12 July 2004, debuting at number two on the UK Singles Chart the following week. the Shapeshifters' "Lola's Theme" kept the song from topping the chart;

BBC Radio 1 and 2 added "Some Girls" to their C playlists in late June 2004, and in early July, Radio 1 moved the song to its B playlist. The song quickly picked up airplay and was the most played song for the week of 24 July. "Some Girls" remained on the UK Singles Chart for 13 weeks. Largely due to the success of "Some Girls", Funky Dory re entered the UK Albums Chart at number 13 in August 2004, selling 14,561 copies that week. The song was somewhat less successful in Ireland, where it debuted at number 15 on the Irish Singles Chart. It peaked at number 13 in its fifth week,

In 2006, American dance vocalist Henri covered "Some Girls" as a follow up to her 2005 debut single, a cover version of Cher's 2002 song "When You Walk Away". Her version reached number six on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, where it spent 15 weeks. A club mix, dub, and radio edit by Norty Cotto are included on the CD single release. Former Pussycat Dolls collaborator Kaya Jones recorded a version of "Some Girls" and released it as a promotional single on March 12, 2012. It was included on her debut studio album, Kaya, which was released March 30, 2012.