I Got a Girl (Lou Bega song)

"I Got a Girl" is a song by German singer Lou Bega. The single was the successor to his greatest hit "Mambo No. 5" and released as the second single from his debut album, A Little Bit of Mambo (1999). In the song, Bega tells that "he's got girlfriends all over the world." It was certified gold in Sweden.

"I Got a Girl"
Single by Lou Bega
from the album A Little Bit of Mambo
Released	30 August 1999 (1999-08-30)[1]
Length	3:04 (radio version) 5:02 (extended mix)
Label	Lautstark BMG RCA
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)
Music video
"I Got a Girl" on YouTube

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

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 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 2 France (SNEP)[7] 5 Germany (GfK)[1] 19 Ireland (IRMA)[8] 23 Italy (FIMI)[9] 25 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 26 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 31 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 48 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 12 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 20 UK Singles (OCC)[15] 55

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 74 Chart (2000) Position France (SNEP)[17] 56

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)[18]	Gold	15,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Lou Bega – I Got a Girl" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
2. "Lou Bega – I Got a Girl". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
3. "Lou Bega – I Got a Girl" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
4. "Lou Bega – I Got a Girl" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
5. "Lou Bega – I Got a Girl" (in French). Ultratop 50.
6. "Lou Bega: I Got a Girl" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
7. "Lou Bega – I Got a Girl" (in French). Les classement single.
8. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I Got a Girl". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
9. "History" (in Italian). FIMI. Retrieved 29 September 2022. Set "Ricerca per" on "Titolo", then search "I Got a Girl" and click "Classifiche".
10. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Lou Bega" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
11. "Lou Bega – I Got a Girl" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
12. "Lou Bega – I Got a Girl". Top 40 Singles.
13. "Lou Bega – I Got a Girl". Singles Top 100.
14. "Lou Bega – I Got a Girl". Swiss Singles Chart.
15. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
16. "Årslista Singlar – År 1999" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
17. "Top de l'année Top Singles 2000" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
18. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1999" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011.