| "My Girl" | ||||
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Madness_-_My_Girl.jpg) Artwork for original 1979 single | ||||
| Single by Madness | ||||
| from the album One Step Beyond... | ||||
| B-side | "Stepping into Line", "In the Rain" | |||
| Released | 21 December 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:44 | |||
| Label | Stiff | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mike Barson | |||
| Producer(s) | Clive Langer, Alan Winstanley | |||
| Madness singles chronology | ||||
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"My Girl" is a song by British ska/pop group Madness from their debut album, One Step Beyond.... It was written by Mike Barson.[2] The song was released as a single on 21 December 1979 and spent 10 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 3.[3]
The song was reissued on 27 July 1992 following the success of the reissued "It Must Be Love".[4] It reached number 27 in the UK Singles Chart.[5]
- ^ Considine, J. D. (2004). "Madness". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 508. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Greene, Jo-Ann. "One Step Beyond Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 13 June 2009.
- ^ "The Official Charts Company - Madness - My Girl". Retrieved 13 June 2009.
- ^ Iestyn George, ed. (13 June 1992). "News". New Musical Express. p. 3.
- ^ "The Official Charts Company - Madness - My Girl 1992". Retrieved 13 June 2009.