Girls Like

"Girls Like" is a song by British rapper Tinie Tempah featuring Swedish singer Zara Larsson. The song was released digitally in the United Kingdom on 26 February 2016 as the second single from Tempah's third studio album, Youth.

"Girls Like"
Single by Tinie Tempah featuring Zara Larsson
from the album Youth
Released	26 February 2016 (2016-02-26)
Genre	Deep house[1] dance-pop[2] hip hop[3] rhythm and blues hip house
Length	3:16
Label	Parlophone Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Aleisha Bennett Zara Larsson Patrick Okogwu[4]
Producer(s)	Nana Rogues
Tinie Tempah singles chronology
"Turn the Music Louder (Rumble)" (2015) "Girls Like" (2016) "Mamacita" (2016)
Zara Larsson singles chronology
"Never Forget You" (2015) "Girls Like" (2016) "This One's for You" (2016)
Music video
"Girls Like" on YouTube

The song debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 15 and later peaked at number five, becoming Tempah's thirteenth top five single and Larsson's third.

Music video

Tempah previewed a clip onto his Instagram account, showing him and two girls. The full music video premiered on his YouTube account on 17 March 2016.^[5] The music video was shot in Woodstock, a suburb of Cape Town. As of October 2022, the music video has over 223 million views on YouTube.^[6][7]

Track listing

Digital download^[8]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Girls Like"	3:16

Live performances

Tempah and Larsson performed the song live for the first time on The Jonathan Ross Show on 2 April 2016.^[9] Tempah also performed the song live at Wembley Stadium on 21 May 2016, ahead of the FA Cup final.^[10]

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2016) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[11] 15 Australia Urban (ARIA)[12] 3 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[13] 16 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[14] 23 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[15] 84 Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[16] 34 CIS (TopHit)[17] 153 Denmark (Tracklisten)[18] 25 Euro Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[19] 9 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[20] 20 France (SNEP)[21] 106 Germany (GfK)[22] 83 Ireland (IRMA)[23] 12 Italy (FIMI)[24] 94 Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[25] 13 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[26] 10 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[27] 9 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[28] 17 Norway (VG-lista)[29] 30 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[30] 47 Poland (Video Chart)[31] 3 Portugal (AFP)[32] 89 Scotland (OCC)[33] 8 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[34] 21 UK Singles (OCC)[35] 5 UK Dance (OCC)[36] 2 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[37] 28 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[38] 32 US Rap Digital Songs Sales (Billboard)[39] 17 US R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[40] 29 US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard)[41] 7

Year-end charts Chart (2016) position Australia (ARIA)[42] 90 Australia Urban (ARIA)[43] 13 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[44] 64 Denmark (Tracklisten)[45] 59 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[46] 55 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[47] 51 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[48] 67 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[49] 26 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Australia (ARIA)[50] Platinum 70,000‡ Belgium (BEA)[51] Gold 10,000‡ Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[52] Platinum 90,000‡ Germany (BVMI)[53] Gold 200,000‡ Italy (FIMI)[54] Gold 25,000‡ New Zealand (RMNZ)[55] Gold 7,500* Norway (IFPI Norway)[56] 2× Platinum 120,000‡ Poland (ZPAV)[57] Platinum 50,000‡ United Kingdom (BPI)[58] 2× Platinum 1,200,000‡ * Sales figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Ireland	26 February 2016	Digital download	Parlophone
United Kingdom
United States	19 July 2016	Contemporary hit radio	Warner Bros.

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