"One of the Girls" | ||||
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Single by the Weeknd, Jennie, and Lily-Rose Depp | ||||
from the EP The Idol Episode 4 (Music from the HBO Original Series) | ||||
B-side | "Popular" | |||
Released | December 8, 2023 | |||
Recorded | 2023 | |||
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Length | 4:04 | |||
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Producer(s) | Mike Dean | |||
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"One of the Girls" on YouTube |
"One of the Girls" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd, South Korean singer Jennie, and French-American actress and singer Lily-Rose Depp. It was released on December 8, 2023, through XO and Republic Records, as the first single from The Idol Episode 4 (Music from the HBO Original Series) (2023), an EP of music from the fourth episode of the HBO television series The Idol, which stars the three singers. The song was also included on the 2024 deluxe version of the Weeknd's greatest hits album The Highlights (2021). A synth-led R&B song, it was written by the Weeknd, Lily-Rose Depp, Ramsey, Sam Levinson, and producer Mike Dean. The song relates to the storyline of The Idol and addresses themes of control, fame, desire, and Stockholm syndrome.
Commercially, "One of the Girls" saw a surge in popularity after going viral on video sharing platform TikTok. It peaked at number ten on the Billboard Global 200, becoming the Weeknd's 11th, Jennie's second, and Depp's first top-ten hit respectively. The song reached number one in Malaysia and the top ten in Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Latvia, Lithuania, MENA, Singapore, UAE, and Vietnam. In the United States, it became the highest-charting song by a female K-pop soloist on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 51, and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It ranked as the seventh most-streamed song of the year as of July with 860 million streams worldwide according to Luminate. The song received a mixed reception from critics, who praised the vocals, seductive feel, and production, but criticized the explicit lyrics.