"Girl's Best Friend" is a 1999 single by rapper Jay-Z that features vocals from Mashonda. It was released on August 9, 1999, as a single to promote the comedy film Blue Streak and appears on its soundtrack Blue Streak: The Album. In the same year, it appeared as a hidden track on Jay-Z's fourth album Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter. Its beat, produced by Swizz Beatz, contains a sample of "Keep It Comin' Love" by KC and the Sunshine Band.
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| Single by Jay-Z | ||||
| from the album Blue Streak: The Album and Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter | ||||
| Released | August 9, 1999 | |||
| Genre | East Coast hip hop | |||
| Length | 4:00 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Swizz Beatz | |||
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Martin Lawrence, the star of Blue Streak, makes a cameo in the music video (directed by Francis Lawrence) as his character's "Pizza Man" disguise, dancing to the song and making silly faces in the camera.
Formats and track listings
edit- 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"
Charts
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Jay-Z Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ "Jay-Z Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ "Jay-Z Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2021.