I Got a Girl (Lou Bega song)

"I Got a Girl" is a song by German artist Lou Bega. The single was the successor to his greatest hit "Mambo No. 5". In the song Bega tells that "he's got girlfriends all over the world." The single was certified Gold in Sweden.[1]

"I Got a Girl"
Single by Lou Bega
from the album A Little Bit of Mambo
Released	30 August 1999
Genre	Latin pop
Length	3:04 (radio version) 5:02 (extended mix)
Label	Lautstark BMG RCA Records
Songwriter(s)	Lou Bega Zippy Davids Frank Lio Donald Fact
Producer(s)	Goar B Frank Lio Donald Fact
Lou Bega singles chronology
"Mambo No. 5" (1999) "I Got a Girl" (1999) "Tricky, Tricky" (1999)

Track listing

Maxi single

1. "I Got a Girl" (Radio Version) - 3:04
2. "I Got a Girl" (Original Radio Version) - 3:21
3. "I Got a Girl" (Extended Mix) - 5:02
4. "I Got a Girl" (Club Mix) - 5:31
5. "I Got a Girl" (Instrumental Version) - 3:04

Charts and sales

Weekly charts Chart (1999–2000) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[2] 31 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 19 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 9 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5] 13 Brazilian Singles Chart (ABPD)[6] 66 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 2 France (SNEP)[8] 5 Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 19 Ireland (IRMA) 23 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] 31 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] 48 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 12 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 20 UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 55

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 74 Chart (2000) Position France (SNEP)[15] 56 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Sweden (GLF)[16] Gold 15,000^^ ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1999" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
2. "Australian-charts.com – Lou Bega – I Got a Girl". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
3. "Austriancharts.at – Lou Bega – I Got a Girl" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
4. "Ultratop.be – Lou Bega – I Got a Girl" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
5. "Ultratop.be – Lou Bega – I Got a Girl" (in French). Ultratop 50.
6. "Brazil" (PDF). ABPD. 6 October 2001. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
7. "Lou Bega: I Got a Girl" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
8. "Lescharts.com – Lou Bega – I Got a Girl" (in French). Les classement single.
9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Lou Bega – I Got a Girl". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
10. "Dutchcharts.nl – Lou Bega – I Got a Girl" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
11. "Charts.nz – Lou Bega – I Got a Girl". Top 40 Singles.
12. "Swedishcharts.com – Lou Bega – I Got a Girl". Singles Top 100.
13. "Swisscharts.com – Lou Bega – I Got a Girl". Swiss Singles Chart.
14. "Årslista Singlar – År 1999" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
15. "Top de l'année Top Singles 2000" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
16. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1999" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics