Girlfriend/Boyfriend

This article is about the Blackstreet song. For the 2012 Taiwanese film, see Girlfriend, Boyfriend. For the C-Side song, see Boyfriend/Girlfriend.

"Girlfriend/Boyfriend"
Single by Blackstreet and Janet Jackson featuring Eve and Ja Rule
from the album Finally
Released	May 25, 1999
Format	CD Single Vinyl Single
Genre	R&B
Length	4:03
Label	Interscope
Writer(s)	C. Loving E. Jeffers J. Atkins J. Cozier Teddy Riley
Producer(s)	Teddy Riley
Blackstreet singles chronology "Take Me There" (1998) "Girlfriend/Boyfriend" (1999) "Think About You" (2000) Janet Jackson singles chronology "What's It Gonna Be?!" (1999) "Girlfriend/Boyfriend" (1999) "Doesn't Really Matter" (2000) Eve singles chronology "What Y'all Want" (1999) "Girlfriend/Boyfriend" (1999) "Ryde or Die, Bitch" (1999)

"Girlfriend/Boyfriend" is a song by American R&B group Blackstreet. It was released in May 1999 as the second and final single from their third album Finally. Janet Jackson is also featured in the song as well as rappers Eve and Ja Rule. The song is co-written by R&B singer and Ja Rule's former associate Cynthia "Lil' Mo" Loving. It was a minor hit in the United States and achieved moderate success in some other countries.

Track listing

Japan 5" CD Single

1. Girlfriend/Boyfriend (House Mix) (6:34)
2. Girlfriend/Boyfriend (House Mix Instrumental) (6:34)
3. Girlfriend/Boyfriend (House Mix Acapella) (6:26)

U.S. 5" CD Single Remixes

1. Girlfriend/Boyfriend (Grand Jury Carson Main Radio Remix) (4:13)
2. Girlfriend/Boyfriend (Grand Jury Carson Rap Drop/Radio Fade) (4:12)
3. Girlfriend/Boyfriend (The Anthem Remix) (4:12)
4. Girlfriend/Boyfriend (Grand Jury Pasadena Remix) (4:38)

U.S. 12" Vinyl Maxi Single

1. Girlfriend/Boyfriend (LP Version) (4:05)
2. Girlfriend/Boyfriend (Radio Edit) (3:47)
3. Girlfriend/Boyfriend (Instrumental) (4:05)
4. Take Me There (Big Yam Remix) (3:19)
5. Take Me There (LP Version) (5:01)
6. Take Me There (Instrumental) (5:01)

Official Versions/Remixes

All Versions listed feature Janet Jackson, Ja Rule and Eve except instrumental versions and superscripted versions.

1. Acappella [Clean] (4:03)
2. Acappella [Dirty] (4:03)
3. Album Version [Clean] (4:05)
4. Album Version [Dirty] (4:05)
5. Album Version Instrumental [Clean] (4:05)
6. Club Mix [Clean] (4:04)
7. Grand Jury Carson Remix [Clean] (4:46)
8. Grand Jury Carson Remix Instrumental [Clean] (4:46)
9. Grand Jury Carson Radio Remix [Clean] (4:13)
10. Grand Jury Carson Rap Drop/Radio Fade [Clean] (4:12)
11. Grand Jury Pasadena Remix [Clean] (4:38)
12. Grand Jury Pasadena Remix Instrumental [Clean] (4:38)
13. House Mix [Clean] (6:34)
14. House Mix Acapella [Clean] (6:26)
15. House Mix Instrumental [Clean] (6:34)
16. No Rap Version [Clean] (3:43)
17. Radio Edit [Dirty] (3:47)
18. The Anthem Mix [Dirty] (4:12) ¹ [Also known as Swizz Beats Mix]
19. The Anthem Mix Instrumental [Clean] (4:12)

¹: Version only features Sauce Money and 8th Avenue.

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
ARIA Top 50	16
Canadian RPM Top Singles	25
Canadian RPM Dance Chart	1
Dutch Top 40	41
German Singles Chart	98
Japan Sales Chart	4
South African Sales Chart	14
Swedish Singles Chart	59
UK Singles Chart	11
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	47
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	17
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40	7

Chart successions

Preceded by No Scrubs by TLC

Canadian RPM Dance/Urban number-one single May 17, 1999 (1 week)

Succeeded by "We Like to Party" by Vengaboys

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics