This Girl (Cookin' on 3 Burners song)

"This Girl"
Single by Cookin' on 3 Burners featuring Kylie Auldist
from the album Soul Messin
Released	2009
Format	7"; CD; digital download;
Recorded	2009
Genre	Funk; soul;
Length	3:42
Label	Freestyle; Soul Messin'; Warner;
Songwriter(s)	Jake Mason; Lance Ferguson; Ivan Khatchoyan;

"This Girl"
Single by Kungs vs. Cookin' on 3 Burners
from the album Layers
Released	19 February 2016
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2015
Length	3:15
Label	House of Barclay; Casablanca; Republic;
Songwriter(s)	Jake Mason; Lance Ferguson; Ivan Khatchoyan;
Producer(s)	Kungs
Kungs singles chronology
Cookin' on 3 Burners singles chronology

"This Girl" is a song performed by French DJ and record producer Kungs (Valentin Brunel)^[1] with Australian funk trio Cookin' on 3 Burners.^[2] It is a remix of Cookin' on 3 Burners' original song^[3] with vocals by Kylie Auldist.^[2] It was released on 19 February 2016 as a digital download by House of Barclay,^[4] while the original song was released in 2009 as a second single from the group's second album, Soul Messin (2009). Kung's release was successful across Europe, reaching number one in a number of countries including France^[5] and Germany.^[6] The song was performed on stage by Kungs with the vocalist Mel Sugar on the French television show Le Petit Journal on 24 March.^[2]^[7] 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.^[8] Billboard ranked "This Girl" at number 48 on their "100 Best Pop Songs of 2016" list.^[9]

Composition[edit]

Music video[edit]

The accompanying music video for the song was filmed in the Greek island of Kykladhes, Milos. It was released on Kungs's Vevochannel on YouTube on 24 March 2016.^[10] It was directed by Matt Larson for La Main Productions.^[10] 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.

Track listing[edit]

All tracks except "Milos" credited to Kungs and Cookin' on 3 Burners.

Streaming single^[11]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"This Girl"	3:16

This Girl EP^[8]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"This Girl" (Extended Mix)	4:02
2.	"This Girl" (Fabich Remix)	4:19
3.	"This Girl" (Betical Remix)	4:17
4.	"Milos"	3:36

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (2016-17)	Peak position
Argentina (Monitor Latino)^[12]	2
Australia (ARIA)^[13]	17
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[14]	2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[15]	3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[16]	1
Brazil (Hot 100 Airplay)^[17]	3
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[18]	8
Canada AC (Billboard)^[19]	30
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)^[20]	5
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)^[21]	13
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)^[22]	3
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)^[23]	4
Denmark (Tracklisten)^[24]	9
Finland Download (Latauslista)^[25]	16
France (SNEP)^[5]	1
Germany (Official German Charts)^[6]	1
Hungary (Dance Top 40)^[26]	2
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)^[27]	1
Hungary (Single Top 40)^[28]	2
Ireland (IRMA)^[29]	3
Israel (Media Forest)^[30]	2
Italy (FIMI)^[31]	6
Japan (Japan Hot 100)^[32]	?
Latvia (Latvijas Top 40)^[33]	1
Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)^[34]	13
Mexico (Monitor Latino)^[35]	2
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)^[36]	1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[37]	3
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[38]	3
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[39]	22
Norway (VG-lista)^[40]	20
Paraguay (Monitor Latino)^[41]	12
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)^[42]	4
Portugal (AFP)^[43]	12
Romania (Media Forest)^[44]	5
Russia Airplay (Tophit)^[45]	1
Scotland (Official Charts Company)^[46]	1
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)^[47]	3
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)^[48]	1
Slovenia (SloTop50)^[49]	4
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[50]	8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[51]	8
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[52]	6
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)^[53]	1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[54]	2
US Billboard Hot 100^[55]	26
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)^[56]	7
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)^[57]	22
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[58]	10
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)^[59]	15
US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[60]	21

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (2016)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[61]	61
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[62]	9
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)^[63]	6
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)^[64]	2
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[65]	37
Denmark (Tracklisten)^[66]	49
France (SNEP)^[67]	3
Germany (Official German Charts)^[68]	6
Hungary (MAHASZ)^[69]	8
Israel (Media Forest)^[70]	15
Italy (FIMI)^[71]	23
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[72]	21
Poland (ZPAV)^[73]	9
Russia Airplay (Tophit)^[74]	4
Slovenia (SloTop50)^[75]	31
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[76]	17
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[77]	22

Certifications[edit]

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)^[78]	Platinum	70,000^{^}
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[79]	Gold	15,000^*
Belgium (BEA)^[80]	Platinum	30,000^*
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)^[81]	Gold	30,000^{^}
France (SNEP)^[82]	Diamond	250,000^*
Germany (BVMI)^[83]	3× Gold	600,000^{^}
Italy (FIMI)^[84]	4× Platinum	200,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[85]	Gold	15,000^*
Poland (ZPAV)^[86]	Gold	10,000^*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[87]	Platinum	40,000^{^}
Sweden (GLF)^[88]	2× Platinum	80,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[89]	Platinum	600,000
United States (RIAA)^[90]	Gold	500,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history[edit]

Region	Date	Format	Label
France	19 February 2016	Digital download	House of Barclay
Canada	26 July 2016	Contemporary hit radio	House of Barclay

Legacy[edit]

The song was featured in a 2017 commercial for Cricket Wireless in association with Samsung.^[91]

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