A Girl Like You (Edwyn Collins song)

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"A Girl Like You"
Single by Edwyn Collins
from the album Gorgeous George
Released 1995
Format
Recorded 1994
Genre
Length 3:59
Label Setanta
Writer(s) Edwyn Collins
Producer(s) Edwyn Collins
Certification

"A Girl Like You" is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter Edwyn Collins from his third solo studio album, Gorgeous George (1994). The song samples the drums track of Len Barry's 1965 single "1-2-3".[1]

Music videos

There are two different music videos for this song. The US video was in turn an avant-garde tribute to its lyrics (e.g. when Collins sings the lyrics "you made me acknowledge the devil in me", a child's painting of the devil is overlaid over his face). The international video shows Collins singing over videos and silhouettes of dancers.

Production

The Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook played vibraphone on the recording.

Copyright controversy

On 30 September 2009, Collins' manager posted to Collins' Myspace page[2] to discuss how Collins owned the copyright to the song and wanted to make it available to anyone as a free download but Myspace only allowed major labels to assert the rights to tracks hosted on their site.

A later posting notes that, after the story was picked up by major news outlets, the song was once again available on the Myspace music player.[3]

Track listings

Charts and certifications

Preceded by Belgian Ultratop 50 Flanders number-one single
18 February 1995 – 18 March 1995 (5 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Love Me for a Reason" by Boyzone
Belgian VRT Top 30 Flanders number-one single (first run)
18 February 1995 (1 week)		 Succeeded by
"The Reason Is You" by Nina
Preceded by
"The Reason Is You" by Nina
 Belgian VRT Top 30 Flanders number-one single (second run)
4 March 1995 (1 week)

Appearances and cover versions

"A Girl Like You" was featured in the Empire Records soundtrack and second in the Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle soundtrack. On TV, it was featured in the Cleopatra 2525 episode "Run Cleo Run", Spin City episode "The Commitments", as well as in a Marks & Spencer advert in 2012. Alvin and the Chipmunks covered the song as a bonus track on their 2007 video game Alvin and the Chipmunks. The Black Keys have covered the song at various performances during their 2014 "Turn Blue World Tour."

References

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  2. ↑ Downloads and the Featured Artists Coalition at the Wayback Machine (archived 9 October 2009). Myspace. 30 September 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
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  4. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Edwyn Collins – A Girl Like You". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Edwyn Collins – A Girl Like You" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Edwyn Collins – A Girl Like You" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Edwyn Collins – A Girl Like You" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
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  9. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2827." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  10. ↑ "Edwyn Collins: A Girl Like You" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  11. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Edwyn Collins – A Girl Like You" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  12. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Edwyn Collins – A Girl Like You". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  13. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Edwyn Collins". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  14. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Edwyn Collins - A Girl Like You search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  15. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Edwyn Collins – A Girl Like You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  16. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Edwyn Collins – A Girl Like You". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  17. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Edwyn Collins – A Girl Like You". VG-lista. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
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  19. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Edwyn Collins – A Girl Like You". Singles Top 60. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  20. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Edwyn Collins – A Girl Like You". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  21. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1995-07-22" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
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  23. ↑ CASH BOX Top 100 Pop Singles – Week ending NOVEMBER 11, 1995 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2 September 2012). Cash Box magazine. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  24. ↑ "Edwyn Collins: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
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  28. ↑ (French) Classement Singles – année 1995 at the Wayback Machine (archived 14 February 2009). SNEP. Disque en France. Retrieved 1 May 2004.
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