Love That Girl
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| Single by Raphael Saadiq | ||||||||
| from the album The Way I See It | ||||||||
| Released | August 5, 2008 | |||||||
| Format | Digital download | |||||||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||||||
| Genre | Soul | |||||||
| Length | 3:04 | |||||||
| Label | Columbia | |||||||
| Writer(s) | Bobby Ozuna, Raphael Saadiq | |||||||
| Producer(s) | Raphael Saadiq | |||||||
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"Love That Girl" is a song by American recording artist Raphael Saadiq, released as a single on August 5, 2008, by Columbia Records. It was the lead single for Saadiq's 2008 album The Way I See It. The song was written by Saadiq and co-producer Bobby Ozuna. "Love That Girl" is a Motown-inspired soul song with sweet-natured, innocent lyrics about affection.
The single peaked at number 45 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance.
"Love That Girl" is a Motown-inspired soul song with repetitive bass lines, echo chamber-like claps, and call and response choruses. It also features Motown-styled instruments by Jack Ashford, including tambourine, vibraphone, bells, and shakers. Gail Mitchell of Billboard characterizes it as "a swing tune that calls to mind the Temptations' signature brand of suave grooves". Andy Gill of The Independent writes that the song has "the poise of the David Ruffin-era Temptations." The song's lyrics are sweet, innocent, and expressing affection for a love interest. They also feature rhyme schemes similar to those of classic soul songs and restrained falsetto vocals by Saadiq.About.com's Mark Edward Nero finds its subject matter reminiscent of Mary Wells' 1964 song "My Guy".
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