Girls & Boys (Blur song)
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| from the album Parklife | ||||
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| Released | 7 March 1994 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Stephen Street | |||
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"Girls & Boys" is a song by the British Britpop band Blur, released in March 1994, by Parlophone and Food Records, as the lead single from the group's third studio album, Parklife (1994). The frontman of Blur, Damon Albarn wrote the song's lyrics with bandmembers Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree, while Stephen Street produced it.
Charting at number five on the UK Singles Chart, "Girls & Boys" was Blur's first top-five hit and their most successful single until "Country House" reached number one the following year. In the United States, the track reached number 59 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number four on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. Kevin Godley directed its accompanying music video, depicting the band performing among documentary footage of people on Club 18-30 package holidays. "Girls & Boys" was named single of the year by NME and Melody Maker and was nominated for best song at the MTV Europe Music Awards.