"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 release of a remix version with Drake on February 10, 2019, later included on her debut album Over It (2019). The song has since then received an extended play in October 2023 titled Girls Need Love (Girls Mix), with remixes from singers Victoria Monét, Tyla, and Tink.[2]

"Girls Need Love"
Remix cover
Single by Summer Walker and Drake
from the album Last Day of Summer and Over It
ReleasedJuly 26, 2018
  • February 10, 2019 (remix)
Recorded2018
Length2:20
  • 3:42 (remix)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Arsenio Archer
Summer Walker singles chronology
"CPR"
(2018)
"Girls Need Love"
(2018)
"Playing Games"
(2019)
Drake singles chronology
"Going Bad"
(2019)
"Girls Need Love (Remix)"
(2019)
"No Guidance"
(2019)
Music video
"Girls Need Love" on YouTube

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for Girls Need Love
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

Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for Girls Need Love (Remix)
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 78
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 45
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 70
Lithuania (AGATA)[9] 52
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[10] 8
Portugal (AFP)[11] 99
UK Singles (OCC)[12] 41
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 37
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[14] 16
US Rolling Stone Top 100[15] 57

Year-end charts

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Chart (2019) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[16] 48

Certifications

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Certifications for "Girls Need Love"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[17] Diamond 160,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[18] Gold 30,000
United States (RIAA)[19] 7× Platinum 7,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Certifications for "Girls Need Love (Remix)"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[20] 3× Platinum 210,000
Canada (Music Canada)[21] 3× Platinum 240,000
Portugal (AFP)[22] Platinum 10,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[23] Platinum 600,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  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. ^ "ARIA Chart Watch #516". auspOp. March 16, 2019. Archived from the original on September 13, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  7. ^ "Drake Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  8. ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  9. ^ "Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. March 8, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  10. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. March 11, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  11. ^ "Summer Walker x Drake – Girls Need Love". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  12. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  13. ^ "Drake Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  14. ^ "Drake Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  15. ^ "Top 100 Songs". Rolling Stone. October 4, 2019. Archived from the original on December 27, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  16. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  17. ^ "Brazilian single certifications – Summer Walker – Girls Need Love" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  18. ^ "Spanish single certifications – Summer Walker – Girls Need Love". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  19. ^ "American single certifications – Summer Walker – Girls Need Love". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  20. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  21. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Summer Walker & Drake – Girls Need Love (Remix)". Music Canada. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  22. ^ "Portuguese single certifications – Summer Walker & Drake – Girls Need Love" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  23. ^ "British single certifications – Summer Walker ft Drake – Girls Need Love". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 20, 2022.