| "Girl Talk" | ||||
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Girl_talk.png) CD version (used to commercialize "Girl Talk") | ||||
| Single by Namie Amuro | ||||
| from the album Queen of Hip-Pop | ||||
| A-side | "The Speed Star" | |||
| Released | October 14, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
| Studio | Rojam Studio | |||
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| Length | 4:24 | |||
| Label | Avex Trax | |||
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| Producer(s) | T.Kura | |||
| Namie Amuro singles chronology | ||||
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"Girl Talk" is a song by Japanese singer Namie Amuro. Avex Trax released it on digital and physical formats on October 14, 2004, and it is the third single from Amuro's seventh studio album, Queen of Hip-Pop (2005). It was also released as a double A-side with "The Speed Star", though the latter did not appear on the parent album. "Girl Talk" was written and produced by T.Kura and Michico, and is a dance song with R&B and pop influences that, like its parent album, transitions from Amuro's original dance sound to a more mature yet transatlantic sound.
Music critics praised "Girl Talk" for its sound and Amuro's vocal performance, describing the track as cute and smooth. Furthermore, some critics praised it as a highlight in Amuro's discography. Commercially, the double A-side format performed well in Japan, peaking at number two on the Oricon Singles Chart and being certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for selling over 100,000 copies. Furthermore, "Girl Talk" was certified gold by the RIAJ after exceeding 100,000 digital downloads in the region.
To promote "Girl Talk," a music video for it was filmed in a Spanish-style mansion. The video won Best R&B Video and was nominated for Video of the Year at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards Japan. Since its release, the song has appeared on several of Amuro's concert tours and subsequent live releases, as well as her greatest hits album Best Fiction (2008), and was re-recorded for her final compilation album Finally (2017).