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Girlfriend (Matthew Sweet song)

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Wikipedia article




"'Girlfriend'" is a 1991 single by American power pop musician Matthew Sweet, released as the lead single from his third album, 'Girlfriend'. The song reached No. 4 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart and No. 10 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in 'Billboard' magazine.

In July 2017, Sweet told WXRT radio in Chicago that a friend and musician on the album, Lloyd Cole, convinced him that it was a good song worthy of the album.

Legacy



In 1991, the music video for the song (directed by Roman Coppola) used clips from the anime film 'Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie'.

The song has been used in the Britney Spears film 'Crossroads' (2002) and the music video game 'Guitar Hero II' (2006).

Personnel



*Matthew Sweet: vocals, bass guitar, guitar

*Robert Quine: lead guitar

*Greg Leisz: guitar

*Fred Maher: drums

References




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