223.185.46.220: Replaced for "Turn Heads" instead of "Year of the lover" because Turn Heads is going to be Lloyd's feature on the single.

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Replaced for "Turn Heads" instead of "Year of the lover" because Turn Heads is going to be Lloyd's feature on the single.

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{{short description|2008 single by Lloyd}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Girls Around the World
| cover = GirlsAroundTheWorld.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [[Lloyd (singer)|Lloyd]] featuring [[Lil Wayne]]
| album = [[Lessons in Love (Lloyd album)|Lessons in Love]]
| released = May 12, 2008
| recorded = 2007
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]|[[hip hop music|hip hop]]}}
| length = 3:31
| label = Young Goldie Music<br>[[The Inc. Records|The Inc.]], [[Universal Music Group|Universal]]
| writer = Lloyd Polite, Dwayne Carter, Lloyd Pinchback, Eric Barrier, William Griffin
| producer = [[Big Reese]], Jasper Cameron
| chronology = [[Lloyd (singer)|Lloyd]]
| prev_title = [[How We Do It (Around My Way)]]
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = Turn Heads
| next_year = 2008
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Lil Wayne]]
| type = single
| prev_title = [[Love in This Club Part II]]
| prev_year = 2008
| title = Girls Around the World
| year = 2008
| next_title = [[I Run This]]
| next_year = 2008
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|Xv29j4TQc10|"Girls Around the World"}}}}
}}

"'''Girls Around the World'''" is a song by American recording artist [[Lloyd (singer)|Lloyd]]. The song features rapper [[Lil Wayne]] and was written by Lloyd and Lil Wayne, along with Eric Barrier and William Griffin. The song was produced by his production team, [[Big Reese]] and Jasper Cameron, who also produced his breakthrough hit, "[[You (Lloyd song)|You]]", which also featured Lil Wayne. The song served as the [[lead single]] for Lloyd's third studio album ''[[Lessons in Love (Lloyd album)|Lessons in Love]]''. "Girls Around the World" received positive to mixed reviews from critics, some of whom noted it as generic, and others named it as a top track from the album. It reached No. 64 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and No. 13 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart. The song samples the drum break from "[[Ashley's Roachclip]]" by [[the Soul Searchers]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/lloyd-lessons-in-love/|title=Review: Lloyd, Lessons in Love|first=Sal|last=Cinquemani|website=[[Slant Magazine]] |date=August 7, 2008}}</ref> as well as [[Interpolation (popular music)|interpolating]] Rakim's verse in "[[Paid in Full (Eric B. & Rakim song)|Paid in Full]]" by [[hip hop music|hip hop]] duo [[Eric B. & Rakim]].

==Background==
The song first leaked on Lil Wayne's ''Da Drought is Over Pt. 5'' mixtape on March 30, 2008. During an interview with British magazine [[Blues & Soul]], Lloyd revealed that Girls Around the World would be the second single from the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/320/lloyd_peek_condition/|title=Lloyd: Peek Condition|author=Lewis, Pete|publisher=[[Blues & Soul]]|website=bluesandsoul.com}}</ref> It was sent to U.S. radio stations on May 12, 2008.

==Remixes and freestyles==
The official remix, "Girls Around the World (We The Best Remix)", features [[DJ Khaled]], [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]], [[T.I.]], [[Yung Joc]], [[Rick Ross (rapper)|Rick Ross]], [[Ace Hood]], [[Young Dro]], [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]] and [[Busta Rhymes]]. There is also a radio edit version that features DJ Khaled, The Game, T.I., Yung Joc and Busta Rhymes. The remix also samples from "Paid in Full" by [[Eric B. & Rakim]]. There are no verses by Lloyd; he only sings the chorus. Another remix features a verse from R&B singer [[Trey Songz]].
[[Chamillionaire]] released a freestyle of this song for his ''Mixtape Messiah 4'' called "All Around the World". In the song, he sings an entire verse, along with rapping.

==Music video==
The music video of the song was shot in [[Miami, Florida]], and directed by [[Hype Williams]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.djbooth.net/index/interviews/entry/lloyd-interview-0521081/ |title=Lloyd Interview |access-date=2008-05-24 |archive-date=2013-10-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029201813/http://www.djbooth.net/index/interviews/entry/lloyd-interview-0521081/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The video premiered on June 4, 2008 on BET's ''[[106 & Park]]''. It was also made available on [[Yahoo! Music]] on June 9, 2008. Its outer space theme was thought to be influenced by [[Janet Jackson]]'s "[[Feedback (Janet Jackson song)|Feedback]]."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2008/07/08/lil-wayne-needs-to-host-the-2008-mtv-vmas/|title=Lil Wayne NEEDS to Host the 2008 MTV VMAs|work=MTV News|publisher=Anitai, Tamar|date=July 8, 2008|access-date=April 6, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 8, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080908024918/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2008/07/08/lil-wayne-needs-to-host-the-2008-mtv-vmas/}}</ref>

==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2008)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|64|artist=Lloyd|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 16, 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|13|artist=Lloyd|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 16, 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|19|artist=Lloyd|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 16, 2021}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2008)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2008|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=February 16, 2021}}</ref>
| 64
|}
{{col-end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Lloyd}}
{{Lil Wayne}}

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[[Category:2007 songs]]
[[Category:2008 singles]]
[[Category:Lil Wayne songs]]
[[Category:Lloyd (singer) songs]]
[[Category:Music videos directed by Hype Williams]]
[[Category:Songs written by Lil Wayne]]
[[Category:Songs written by Lloyd (singer)]]

Girls Around the World - Revision history

223.185.46.220: Replaced for "Turn Heads" instead of "Year of the lover" because Turn Heads is going to be Lloyd's feature on the single.