Most Girls (Pink song)

"Most Girls" is a song by American singer Pink, released as the second single from her debut album, Can't Take Me Home (2000). It was released on June 6, 2000, and, after spending 16 weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaked at number four on November 25. The song also reached number one in Australia, where it was certified platinum, number two in Canada and New Zealand, and number five in the United Kingdom.

"Most Girls"
Single by Pink
from the album Can't Take Me Home
B-side	"Hiccup"
Released	June 6, 2000 (2000-06-06)
Studio	Brandon's Way (Los Angeles)
Genre	R&B[1]
Length	4:59 (album version) 4:10 (radio edit)
Label	LaFace Arista
Songwriter(s)	Damon Thomas Babyface
Producer(s)	Babyface
Pink singles chronology
"There You Go" (2000) "Most Girls" (2000) "You Make Me Sick" (2000)
Alternative cover
UK cover
Music video
"Most Girls" on YouTube

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine highlighted the song in his review of the album Can't Take Me Home for AllMusic.^[2] MTV Asia noted that the song was among the album's "edgy cuts" which had "everything it takes to top the charts".^[3] Q called the song a standout among the tracks from Can't Take Me Home.^[4]

Track listings and formats

US CD single[5] "Most Girls" (Skribble & Anthony Acid club mix) – 8:54 "Most Girls" (Skribble & Anthony Acid's Hard Girls Dub) – 7:32 "Most Girls" (album version instrumental) – 5:03 "Most Girls" (album version acappella) – 4:30 "There You Go" (Hani Mixshow Edit) – 5:32 US DVD single[6] "Most Girls" (video) "There You Go" (video) "Most Girls" (dance mix audio) UK cassette single[7] "Most Girls" (radio edit) – 4:10 "There You Go" (Sovereign Mix) – 6:20

UK CD single[8] "Most Girls" (radio edit) – 4:10 "Most Girls" (X-Men vocal mix) – 4:53 "There You Go" (Sovereign Mix) – 6:20 "Most Girls" (enhanced video) – 4:31 European CD single[9] "Most Girls" (radio edit) – 4:10 "Most Girls" (X-Men vocal mix) – 4:53 Australian CD single[10] "Most Girls" (radio edit) – 4:10 "Hiccup" – 3:32 "There You Go" (video) "Most Girls" (video)

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Can't Take Me Home.^[11]

Studios

• Recorded at Brandon's Way (Los Angeles)
• Mixed at The TracKen Place (Hollywood, California)
• Mastered at Powers House of Sound (New York City)

Personnel

• Pink – lead and background vocals
• Babyface – writing, production, keyboard, drum programming
• Damon Thomas – writing, background vocal arrangement
• Sherree Ford-Payne – background vocals
• Tavia Ivey – background vocals
• Paul Boutin – recording
• Manny Marroquin – mixing
• Victor McCoy – assistant engineering
• Ivy Skoff – production coordination
• Herb Powers – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2000) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[12] 1 Australian Dance (ARIA)[13] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[14] 23 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[15] 12 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[16] 2 Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[17] 11[lower-alpha 1] Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[18] 27 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[19] 8 Ireland (IRMA)[20] 15 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[21] 23 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[22] 24 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[23] 2 Scotland (OCC)[24] 17 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[25] 44 UK Singles (OCC)[26] 5 UK Dance (OCC)[27] 2 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[28] 1 US Billboard Hot 100[29] 4 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[30] 43 US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[31] 1 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[32] 67 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[33] 2 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[34] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2000) Position Australia (ARIA)[35] 15 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[36] 76 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[37] 45 US Billboard Hot 100[38] 52 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[39] 40 US Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[40] 10 US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)[41] 12 Chart (2001) Position Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[42] 115 US Billboard Hot 100[43] 97 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[44] 53 US Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[45] 8 US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)[46] 81

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[47]	2× Platinum	140,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[48]	Gold	5,000*
United States	—	95,000[49]
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Most Girls"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	June 6, 2000	Rhythmic contemporary radio	LaFace Arista	[50][51]
	July 25, 2000	Contemporary hit radio		[52][53]
Australia	August 28, 2000	Maxi CD	BMG	[54]
Sweden	September 18, 2000		LaFace	[55]
United Kingdom				[56]
United States	September 19, 2000	12-inch vinyl maxi CD	LaFace Arista	[57]
France	September 25, 2000	Maxi CD	BMG	[58]
New Zealand	October 9, 2000	CD cassette	LaFace	[59]
United States	November 21, 2000	DVD	LaFace Arista	[60]
Japan	April 25, 2001		BMG	[61]

Notes

1. "Most Girls" reached number 11 when RPM ceased publication in November 2000.

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External links

• Official music video on YouTube