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Single by Kungs vs. Cookin' on 3 Burners | |||||||||||
from the album Layers | |||||||||||
Released | 19 February 2016 | ||||||||||
Format | Digital download | ||||||||||
Recorded | 2015 | ||||||||||
Length | 3:15 | ||||||||||
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Producer(s) | Kungs | ||||||||||
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"This Girl" | |
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Single by Cookin' on 3 Burners featuring Kylie Auldist | |
from the album Soul Messin | |
Released | 2009 |
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Recorded | 2009 |
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Length | 3:42 |
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"This Girl" is a song performed by French DJ and record producer Kungs (Valentin Brunel) with Australian funk trio Cookin' on 3 Burners. It is a remix of Cookin' on 3 Burners' original song, with vocals by Kylie Auldist. It was released on 19 February 2016 as a digital download by House of Barclay, while the original song was released in 2009 as a second single from the group's second album, Soul Messin (2009). It was successful across Europe, reaching number one in France and Germany. The song was performed by Kungs with the vocalist Mel Sugar on the French television show Le Petit Journal on 24 March. An EP featuring an extended mix of the track, two remixes and a solo track by Kungs titled "Milos" was released on iTunes on 26 March.Billboard ranked "This Girl" at number 48 on their "100 Best Pop Songs of 2016" list.
The accompanying music video for the song was filmed in the Greek island of Kykladhes, Milos. It was released on Kungs's Vevo channel on YouTube on 24 March 2016. It was directed by Matt Larson for La Main Productions. The models in the video are Louis Rault and Irina Martynenko. The video starts with the girl and boy meeting on a cruise ship. They later become a couple and starting dancing in the bedroom. The ship reaches the shore, and the boy and girl explore the land, coming across lakes and hills. They later discover a cave, and begin dancing in the cave over a bonfire. As of April 2017, the video reached over 220 million views on YouTube.
All tracks except "Milos" credited to Kungs and Cookin' on 3 Burners.
*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone
The song was featured in a 2017 commercial for Cricket Wireless in association with Samsung.