"i Got a Girl"
Single by Tripping Daisy
from the album i am an ELASTIC FIRECRACKER
ReleasedJune 1995
Recorded1994
StudioWater Music Recording Studios, Hoboken, N.J. [1]
GenreAlternative rock
Length4:05
LabelIsland
Composer(s)Tripping Daisy
Lyricist(s)Tim DeLaughter
Producer(s)
Tripping Daisy singles chronology
"My Umbrella"
(1993)		 "i Got a Girl"
(1995)		 "Piranha"
(1995)

"i Got a Girl" is a song by alternative rock group Tripping Daisy. Island Records released the song as the lead single from the band's second studio album, i am an ELASTIC FIRECRACKER (1995) in June 1995,[2] against the wishes of the band.[3] The song is an ode to Tim DeLaughter's partner, Julie Doyle, and lists off her characteristics.[4]

The song was a commercial success and reached number six on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart,[5] and was the biggest hit of the band's career.

Track listing

  1. i Got a Girl – 4:06
  2. Noose – 4:50
  3. Cause Tomb Shop – 2:37
  4. Margarita Tropendzando – 3:53

Charts

Chart (1995–1996) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 58
Canada Alternative 30 (RPM)[7] 2
France (SNEP)[8] 44
UK (Official Charts Company)[9] 141
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks[10] 33
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[5] 6

References

  1. ↑ "Watermusic". Watermusic.net. 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
  2. ↑ Flick, Larry, ed. (June 24, 1995). "Single Reviews". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 25. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 63. ISSN 0006-2510.
  3. ↑ Wilonsky, Robert (July 2, 1998). "Getting the business". Dallas Observer (Full Text). Archived from the original on 2023-02-06. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
  4. ↑ Boehlert, Eric (July 29, 1995). "The Modern Age". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 30. p. 115. ISSN 0006-2510.
  5. 1 2 "Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 5, 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
  6. ↑ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 25 Feb 1996". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 2017-07-21. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
  7. ↑ "Rock/Alternative - Volume 61, No. 27, August 07 1995". RPM. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  8. ↑ "lescharts.com > Tripping Daisy dans les Charts Français" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  9. ↑ "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > DJ T – Tzant". zobbel.de. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  10. ↑ "Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 5, 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-05.


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