Girl's Best Friend

"Girl's Best Friend"
Single by Jay-Z
from the album Blue Streak: The Album and Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter
Released	August 9, 1999
Genre	East Coast hip hop
Length	4:00
Label	Epic Sony Music Soundtrax
Songwriters	Shawn Carter Kasseem Dean
Producer	Swizz Beatz
Jay-Z singles chronology
"Jigga My Nigga" (1999) "Girl's Best Friend" (1999) "Heartbreaker" (1999)
Mashonda singles chronology
"Gotta Man" (1998) "Girl's Best Friend" (1999)

"Girl's Best Friend" is a 1999 single by rapper Jay-Z that features vocals from Mashonda. It was released on August 9, 1999, as a single to promote the comedy film Blue Streak and appears on its soundtrack Blue Streak: The Album. In the same year, it appeared as a hidden track on Jay-Z's fourth album Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter. Its beat, produced by Swizz Beatz, contains a sample of "Keep It Comin' Love" by KC and the Sunshine Band.

Martin Lawrence, the star of Blue Streak, makes a cameo in the music video (directed by Francis Lawrence) as his character's "Pizza Man" disguise, dancing to the song and making silly faces in the camera.

Formats and track listings

• CD

1. "Girl's Best Friend (Radio Version)" (3:26)
2. "Girl's Best Friend (LP Version)" (3:59)
3. "Girl's Best Friend (Instrumental)" (4:08)

• Vinyl

A-side

• 1. "Girls Best Friend"
  2. "Girls Best Friend (Radio Version)"

B-side

• 1. "I Put You On"
  2. "While You Were Gone"

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1999) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100 52 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 19 US Rhythmic Airplay (Billboard) 22

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 80

See also

• List of songs recorded by Jay-Z