What Them Girls Like

"What Them Girls Like" is a hip hop song. It is the first single from Ludacris's sixth studio album Theater of the Mind.^[1] The single features Chris Brown and Sean Garrett and is produced by Darkchild.

"What Them Girls Like"
Single by Ludacris featuring Chris Brown and Sean Garrett
from the album Theater of the Mind
Released	August 7, 2008 (2008-08-07)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	3:59
Label	DTP, Def Jam
Songwriter(s)	Christopher Bridges, Sean Garrett, Rodney Jerkins
Producer(s)	Darkchild
Ludacris singles chronology
"Pretty Girl" (2008) "What Them Girls Like" (2008) "Still Standing" (2008)
Chris Brown singles chronology
"Dreamer" (2008) "What Them Girls Like" (2008) "Make the World Go Round" (2008)
Sean Garrett singles chronology
"Grippin'" (2008) "What Them Girls Like" (2008) "Away" (2008)

Critical reception

Allmusic editor David Jeffries called this song completely unsurprising, with rock-solid hook.^[2] Ken Copabianco described the song: His "sex talk is good-natured and slyly insightful about love ("What Them Girls Like")"^[3] XXL Magazine wrote a mixed review: "Elsewhere, he’s just straight reaching—“What Them Girls Like,” for instance, where, despite taking a cue from 2000’s Mel Gibson chick flick What Women Want, there’s no real solid connection established between the film and the actual song."^[4]

Music video

The music video premiered on Yahoo! Music on September 11.^[5] The video takes cues from the Mel Gibson movie "What Women Want".^[6] The music video premiered on BET and later appeared at #80 on the Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2008 countdown. Comfort Fedoke, DeRay Davis, Tyrese Gibson, Teairra Mari, Kristia Krueger, Suelyn Medeiros, Amber Rose, Joe & Gavin Maloof and La La made cameo appearances in the video. There is a 40-second intro before the music starts in the video.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[7]	98
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8]	53
US Billboard Hot 100[9]	33
US Pop 100 (Billboard)[10]	52
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[11]	17
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[12]	8
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[13]	15

Year-end charts

Chart (2008)	Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[14]	90

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[15]	Gold	500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. (August 1, 2008) New Music: Ludacris f/ Chris Brown & Sean Garrett - 'What Them Girls Like' Rap-Up. Accessed August 1, 2008.
2. "Theater of the Mind - Ludacris | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
3. Capobianco, Ken (24 November 2008). "Ludacris, 'Theater of the Mind'". Boston.com.
4. "Ludacris:Theater of the Mind - XXL". 19 November 2008.
5. "Premieres on Yahoo! Music". New.music.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
6. Ludacris' Busy Fall Billboard. Accessed September 2, 2008.
7. "The ARIA Report: Issue 988" (PDF). webarchive.nla.gov.au. August 23, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-19. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
8. "Ludacris Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
9. "Ludacris Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
10. Pop 100 - What Them Girls Like - Ludacris Co-Starring Chris Brown & Sean Garrett^{[dead link]} Billboard. Accessed October 3, 2008.
11. "Ludacris Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
12. "Ludacris Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
13. "Ludacris Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
14. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
15. "American single certifications – Ludacris – What Them Girls Like". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 2, 2022.

External links

• "What Them Girls Like" Official music video on YouTube