Girls Need Love

"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]

"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)
Music video
"Girls Need Love" on YouTube

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018–2019)	Peak position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[2]	25
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[3]	6
US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard)	1
US Hot R&B Songs (Billboard)[4]	8

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5]	2× Platinum	2,000,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Remix

"Girls Need Love (Remix)"
Single by Summer Walker and Drake
from the album Last Day of Summer and Over It
Released	February 10, 2019
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)
Drake singles chronology
"Going Bad" (2019) "Girls Need Love (Remix)" (2019) "No Guidance" (2019)

The official remix, with Drake, was released on February 10, 2019.

Weekly charts

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 (Recorded Music NZ)[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

Chart (2019)	Position
Portugal (AFP)[16]	495
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[17]	48

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[18]	Gold	35,000
Canada (Music Canada)[19]	Platinum	80,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[20]	Gold	400,000
United States (RIAA)[21]	2× Platinum	2,000,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Girls Need Love". iTunes.
2. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. March 18, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
3. "Summer Walker Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
4. "Hot R&B Songs". Billboard. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
5. "American single certifications – Summer Walker – Girls Need Love". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
6. "ARIA Chart Watch #516". auspOp. March 16, 2019. 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. "Portuguesecharts.com – 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. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
16. "Top AFP - Audiogest - Top 3000 Singles + EPs Digitais" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
17. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
18. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2020 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
19. "Canadian single certifications – Summer Walker & Drake – Girls Need Love (Remix)". Music Canada. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
20. "British single certifications – Summer Walker & Drake – Girls Need Love (Remix)". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 27, 2020. Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Girls Need Love (Remix) in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
21. "American single certifications – Summer Walker & Drake – Girls Need Love (Remix)". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 15, 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.