Girls (The Kid Laroi song)

2024 single by the Kid Laroi

"Girls"

Single by the Kid Laroi
from the album  The First Time (Deluxe Version)
B-side| "Nights Like This"
Released| 28 June 2024 (2024-06-28)
Genre|

* R&B

Length| 2:32
Label| Columbia
Songwriter(s)|

* Charlton Howard
* Xplicit
* Tenroc
* Jon Bellion
* Pete Nappi
* Rogét Chahayed

Producer(s)|

* Jon Bellion
* Pete Nappi
* Rogét Chahayed
* Tenroc

The Kid Laroi singles chronology
| "Still Yours"
(2024)  | "Girls"
(2024)  | "Baby I'm Back"
(2024)

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Music video
"Girls" on YouTube

"Girls" is a song by Australian rapper and singer the Kid Laroi from the deluxe edition of his debut studio album The First Time (2024). It was released as a single on 28 June 2024 through Columbia Records. It was issued with the viral "Nights Like This" from the album The First Time as an A-side. The Kid Laroi wrote the song with Xplicit, Tenroc, Jon Bellion, Pete Nappi and Rogét Chahayed, with the latter four also producing it. The track was issued alongside its music video.

At the 2024 ARIA Music Awards, the song was nominated for Best Pop Release.[1]

At the National Indigenous Music Awards 2025 the song was nominated for Song of the Year.[2]

## Critical reception

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Conor Lochrie of Rolling Stone called the Kid Laroi "chillness personified on his new release, recalling the R&B-meets-pop style of Justin Timberlake and Pharrell in the early 2000s".[3]

## Music video

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The music video was released alongside the song on 28 June 2024, and was directed by Bradley Calder. It includes appearances from social media influencers Alix Earle, Livvy Dunne, Valkyrae and Lily Chee, among others.[4]

## Track listing

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Digital singleNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "Girls"|

* Charlton Howard
* Xplicit
* Tenroc
* Jon Bellion
* Pete Nappi
* Rogét Chahayed

* Bellion
* Nappi
* Chahayed
* Tenroc

| 2:32
2.| "Nights Like This"|

* C. Howard
* Michael Volpe

| Clams Casino| 1:26

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Girls"  | Chart (2024–2025)  | Peak
position

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Australia (ARIA)[5] | 18
Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA)[6] | 4
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] | 24
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[8] | 33
Estonia Airplay (TopHit)[9] | 9
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] | 50
Global 200 (Billboard)[11] | 62
Ireland (IRMA)[12] | 54
Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard Japan)[13] | 9
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] | 90
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[15] | 26
Norway (VG-lista)[16] | 27
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17] | 51
UK Singles (OCC)[18] | 47
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[19] | 7
US Billboard Hot 100[20] | 51
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[21] | 20
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[22] | 21

### Monthly charts

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Monthly chart performance for "Girls"  | Chart (2024)  | Position

|

Estonia Airplay (TopHit)[23] | 14

### Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for "Girls"  Chart (2024)  | Position

|

Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA)[24] | 28
Estonia Airplay (TopHit)[25] | 55

## Certifications

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Certifications for "Girls"  Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Australia (ARIA)[26] | Platinum  | 70,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[27] | Platinum  | 80,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[28] | Gold  | 15,000‡
United States (RIAA)[29] | Gold  | 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## Release history

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Release dates and formats for "Girls"  Region  | Date  | Format(s)  | Label  | Ref.

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Various  | 28 June 2024  |

* Digital download
* streaming

| Columbia | [30]
Italy  | 12 July 2024  | Radio airplay | Sony | [31]

## References

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1. ^ "ARIA Awards 2024 nominations — everything you need to know". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 26 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
2. ^ "3%, BARKAA and Emily Wurramara lead the 2025 NIMAs nominations". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
3. ^ Lochrie, Conor (28 June 2024). "The Kid Laroi Tries for Song of the Summer with 'Girls'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
4. ^ Paul, Larisha (28 June 2024). "The Kid Laroi Formulates the Perfect Summer Night Out on New Single 'Girls'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
5. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
6. ^ "ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
7. ^ "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of July 13, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
8. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 48. týden 2024 in the date selector. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
9. ^ "Top Radio Hits Estonia Weekly Chart: Sep 5, 2024". TopHit. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
10. ^ "The Kid Laroi: Girls" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
11. ^ "Billboard Global 200: Week of July 13, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
12. ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
13. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Overseas – Week of August 7, 2024". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 August 2024.
14. ^ "The Kid Laroi – Girls" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
15. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
16. ^ "Singel 2024 uke 27". VG-lista. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
17. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 29". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
18. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
19. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
20. ^ @billboardcharts (8 July 2024). "@thekidlaroi's "Girls" debuts at No. 51 on this week's #Hot100" (Tweet). Retrieved 9 July 2024 - via Twitter.
21. ^ "Pop Airplay: Week of October 19, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
22. ^ "Rhythmic Airplay: Week of September 21, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
23. ^ "Top Radio Hits Estonia Monthly Chart: August 2024". TopHit. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
24. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Hip Hop/R&B Singles for 2024". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
25. ^ "Top Radio Hits Estonia Annual Chart: 2024". TopHit. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
26. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
27. ^ "Canadian single certifications – The Kid Laroi – Girls". Music Canada. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
28. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – The Kid Laroi – Girls". Radioscope. Retrieved 14 December 2024. Type Girls  in the "Search:" field.
29. ^ "American single certifications – The Kid Laroi – Girls". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
30. ^ "GIRLS – Single – Album by The Kid LAROI". Apple Music. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
31. ^ Micaletto, Ylenia. "The Kid Laroi 'Girls' | (Radio Date: 12/07/2024)" (in Italian). Sony Music. Retrieved 23 July 2024 - via Radio Airplay SRL.

* v
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The Kid Laroi

* Awards and nominations
* Discography

Studio albums|

* The First Time (2023)

Mixtapes|

* F*ck Love (2020)

Singles|

* "Diva"
* "Addison Rae"
* "Go"
* "Tell Me Why"
* "Need You Most (So Sick)"
* "So Done"
* "Reminds Me of You"
* "Without You"
* "Stay"
* "Thousand Miles"
* "Paris to Tokyo"
* "Love Again"
* "Too Much"
* "Bleed"
* "Girls"
* "Baby I'm Back"

Other songs|

* "Hate the Other Side"
* "Tragic"
* "Unstable"
* "What You Say"
* "Nights Like This"

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