Girls Need Love

2018 song by Summer Walker

"Girls Need Love"

Single by Summer Walker
from the album  Last Day of Summer
Released| July 26, 2018
Recorded| 2018
Length| 2:20
Label|

* LoveRenaissance
* Interscope

Songwriter(s)|

* Summer Walker
* Arsenio Archer

Producer(s)|

* Arsenio Archer

Summer Walker singles chronology
| "CPR"
(2018)  | "Girls Need Love"
(2018)  | "Playing Games"
(2019)

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Music video
"Girls Need Love" on YouTube

"Girls Need Love" is a song by American singer Summer Walker from her debut commercial mixtape, Last Day of Summer (2018). It was released as the album's lead single on July 26, 2018.[1] It received a remix version from Drake in February 2019, and then an extended play in October 2023 titled Girls Need Love (Girls Mix), with remixes from singers Victoria Monét, Tyla, and Tink.[2]

## Charts[edit]

Chart (2018–2019)  | Peak
position

|

New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[3] | 25
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[4] | 6
US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard)  | 1
US Hot R&B Songs (Billboard)[5] | 8

## Certifications[edit]

Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

|
|

Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[6] | 3× Platinum  | 120,000‡
United States (RIAA)[7] | 6× Platinum  | 6,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## Remix[edit]

"Girls Need Love (Remix)"

Single by Summer Walker and Drake
from the album  Last Day of Summer and Over It
Released| February 10, 2019 (2019-02-10)
Length| 3:42
Label|

* LoveRenaissance
* Interscope
* OVO

Songwriter(s)|

* Summer Walker
* Arsenio Archer
* Aubrey Graham

Producer(s)|

* Arsenio Archer

Summer Walker singles chronology
| "CPR"
(2018)  | "Girls Need Love (Remix)"
(2019)  | "Playing Games"
(2019)

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Drake singles chronology
| "Going Bad"
(2019)  | "Girls Need Love (Remix)"
(2019)  | "No Guidance"
(2019)

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The official remix features Drake, and it was released on February 10, 2019.

### Charts[edit]

#### Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (2019)  | Peak
position

|

Australia (ARIA)[8] | 78
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] | 45
Ireland (IRMA)[10] | 70
Lithuania (AGATA)[11] | 52
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[12] | 8
Portugal (AFP)[13] | 99
UK Singles (OCC)[14] | 41
US Billboard Hot 100[15] | 37
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[16] | 16
US Rolling Stone Top 100[17] | 57

#### Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (2019)  | Position

|

US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[18] | 48

### Certifications[edit]

Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

|
|

Australia (ARIA)[19] | 3× Platinum  | 210,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[20] | 3× Platinum  | 240,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[21] | Platinum  | 10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] | Platinum  | 600,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Girls Need Love". iTunes.
2. ^ Bowenbank, Starr (2023-10-16). "Summer Walker Enlists Victoria Monet, Tyla & Tink for 'Girls Need Love (Girls Mix)' EP". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
3. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. March 18, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
4. ^ "Summer Walker Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
5. ^ "Hot R&B Songs". Billboard. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
6. ^ "Brazilian single certifications – Summer Walker – Girls Need Love" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
7. ^ "American single certifications – Summer Walker – Girls Need Love". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
8. ^ "ARIA Chart Watch #516". auspOp. March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
9. ^ "Drake Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
10. ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
11. ^ "Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. March 8, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
12. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. March 11, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
13. ^ "Summer Walker x Drake – Girls Need Love". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
14. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
15. ^ "Drake Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
16. ^ "Drake Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
17. ^ "Top 100 Songs". Rolling Stone. October 4, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
18. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
19. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
20. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Summer Walker & Drake – Girls Need Love (Remix)". Music Canada. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
21. ^ "Portuguese single certifications – Summer Walker & Drake – Girls Need Love (Remix)" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
22. ^ "British single certifications – Summer Walker & Drake – Girls Need Love". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 20, 2022.

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Summer Walker

Discography

Studio albums|

* Over It (2019)
* Still Over It (2021)

Mixtapes|

* Last Day of Summer (2018)

Singles|

* "Girls Need Love"
* "Playing Games"
* "Come Thru"
* "Something Real"
* "Ex for a Reason"
* "No Love"
* "Good Good"

Featured singles|

* "Mood Swings" (Remix)
* "You Will Be Found"

Other songs|

* "Best Friends" (Remix)
* "Prove It"

Related articles|

* London on da Track

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Drake songs

Discography

So Far Gone (Mixtape / EP)|

* "Successful"
* "Best I Ever Had"
* "I'm Goin' In"

We Are Young Money|

* "Every Girl"
* "BedRock"

Thank Me Later|

* "Fireworks"
* "Over"
* "Up All Night"
* "Fancy"
* "Miss Me"
* "Find Your Love"
* "9AM in Dallas"

Take Care|

* "Over My Dead Body"
* "Headlines"
* "Crew Love"
* "Take Care"
* "Marvins Room"
* "We'll Be Fine"
* "Make Me Proud"
* "HYFR (Hell Ya Fucking Right)"
* "The Motto"

Nothing Was the Same|

* "Tuscan Leather"
* "Furthest Thing"
* "Started from the Bottom"
* "Wu-Tang Forever"
* "Worst Behavior"
* "From Time"
* "Hold On, We're Going Home"
* "The Language"
* "Too Much"
* "Pound Cake / Paris Morton Music 2"
* "All Me"

If You're Reading This It's Too Late|

* "Energy"
* "Preach"

What a Time to Be Alive|

* "Jumpman"

Views|

* "Controlla"
* "One Dance"
* "Pop Style"
* "Too Good"
* "Hotline Bling"

More Life|

* "Free Smoke"
* "No Long Talk"
* "Passionfruit"
* "Gyalchester"
* "Portland"
* "KMT"
* "Glow"
* "Fake Love"

Scary Hours / Scorpion|

* "God's Plan" / "Diplomatic Immunity"
* "Survival"
* "Nonstop"
* "Elevate"
* "Emotionless"
* "I'm Upset"
* "8 Out of 10"
* "Mob Ties"
* "Can't Take a Joke"
* "Talk Up"
* "Jaded"
* "Nice for What"
* "That's How You Feel"
* "In My Feelings"
* "Don't Matter to Me"

Care Package|

* "Trust Issues"
* "Paris Morton Music"

Dark Lane Demo Tapes|

* "Chicago Freestyle"
* "Toosie Slide"
* "Time Flies"
* "Pain 1993"
* "War"

Scary Hours 2|

* "What's Next"
* "Wants and Needs"
* "Lemon Pepper Freestyle"

Certified Lover Boy|

* "Champagne Poetry"
* "Papi's Home"
* "Girls Want Girls"
* "In the Bible"
* "Love All"
* "Fair Trade"
* "Way 2 Sexy"
* "TSU"
* "N 2 Deep"
* "No Friends in the Industry"
* "Knife Talk"
* "7AM on Bridle Path"
* "Race My Mind"
* "Fountains"

Honestly, Nevermind|

* "Falling Back"
* "Sticky"
* "Massive"
* "Jimmy Cooks"

Her Loss|

* "Rich Flex"
* "Major Distribution"
* "On BS"
* "Spin Bout U"
* "Circo Loco"
* "Pussy & Millions"
* "Jumbotron Shit Poppin"

For All the Dogs / Scary Hours Edition|

* "Virginia Beach"
* "Amen"
* "Calling for You"
* "Fear of Heights"
* "Daylight"
* "First Person Shooter"
* "IDGAF"
* "7969 Santa"
* "Slime You Out"
* "8AM in Charlotte"
* "Gently"
* "Rich Baby Daddy"
* "Evil Ways"
* "You Broke My Heart"

Other songs|

* "Forever"
* "0 to 100 / The Catch Up"
* "Charged Up"
* "Back to Back"
* "Right Hand"
* "Summer Sixteen"
* "Sneakin' "
* "Two Birds, One Stone"
* "No Frauds"
* "Signs"
* "Yes Indeed"
* "Duppy Freestyle"
* "Only You Freestyle"
* "Laugh Now Cry Later"
* "Bubbly"
* "Search & Rescue"
* "On the Radar Freestyle"

As featured artist|

| 2009|

* "Throw It in the Bag (Remix)"
* "The One"
* "Money to Blow"
* "I Invented Sex"
* "Say Something"
* "4 My Town (Play Ball)"

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2010|

* "Gonorrhea"
* "Wavin' Flag (Haiti Mix)"
* "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready) (Remix)"
* "Right Above It"
* "Loving You No More"
* "What Up"
* "Aston Martin Music"
* "Deuces (Remix)"
* "What's My Name?"
* "Fall for Your Type"
* "In the Morning"
* "Moment 4 Life"

2011|

* "Feel Love"
* "Unusual"
* "I'm on One"
* "She Will"
* "It's Good"
* "Still Got It"
* "Round of Applause"
* "Mr. Wrong"

2012|

* "Champion"
* "Stay Schemin'"
* "No Lie"
* "Pop That"
* "Amen"
* "Enough Said"
* "Diced Pineapples"
* "We in This Bitch 1.5"
* "Fuckin' Problems"
* "The Zone"

2013|

* "Poetic Justice"
* "Right Here"
* "Love Me"
* "No Guns Allowed"
* "No New Friends"
* "Live For"
* "I Do It"
* "Cabaret"
* "Know Bout Me"
* "Mine"

2014|

* "Odio"
* "Who Do You Love?"
* "Trophies"
* "Believe Me"
* "Recognize"
* "Tuesday"
* "Only"

2015|

* "Truffle Butter"
* "Blessings"
* "100"
* "R.I.C.O."
* "Where Ya At"

2016|

* "Work"
* "Come and See Me"
* "Why You Always Hatin?"
* "For Free"
* "No Shopping"
* "Back on Road"
* "Big Amount"
* "Used to This"

2017|

* "Both"
* "Come Closer"
* "To the Max"
* "No Complaints"

2018|

* "Look Alive"
* "Walk It Talk It"
* "Lemon (Remix)"
* "Girls Need Love"
* "Bigger Than You"
* "Sicko Mode"
* "No Stylist"
* "Never Recover"
* "Flip the Switch"
* "Mia"
* "Going Bad"

2019|

* "No Guidance"
* "Gold Roses"
* "Won't Be Late"
* "Loyal"

2020|

* "Life Is Good"
* "Oprah's Bank Account"
* "Greece"
* "Popstar"
* "Mr. Right Now"
* "Outta Time"
* "You're Mines Still (Remix)"

2021|

* "Talk to Me"
* "Solid"
* "Having Our Way"
* "Wasting Time"
* "Over the Top"

2022|

* "P Power"
* "Wait for U"
* "I'm on One"
* "Churchill Downs"
* "Staying Alive"

2023|

* "We Caa Done"
* "Who Told You"
* "Parade on Cleveland"
* "Oh U Went"
* "Meltdown"
* "Needle"

2024|

* "Act II: Date @ 8"

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Tyla

Studio albums|

* Tyla (2024)

Singles|

* "Girl Next Door"
* "Water"
* "On and On"
* "Truth or Dare"
* "Art"

Featured songs|

"Girls Need Love (Girl-Mix)"

Concert tours|

* Tyla Tour

* Category

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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