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Right Girl
2010 promotional single by The Maine
"Right Girl" is a song by an American pop punk band The Maine. The song premiered on July 8, 2010, before it was officially released on July 12, 2010, as the first promotional single from their second studio album, Black & White.[2]
| "Right Girl" | |
|---|---|
| Promotional single by The Maine | |
| from the album Black & White | |
| Released | July 12, 2010 |
| Genre | Pop[1] |
| Length | 3:37 |
| Label | Warner |
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Howard Benson |
"Right Girl" was written by Butch Walker, John O'Callaghan, Kennedy Brock, Patrick Kirch, Jared Monaco and Garrett Nickelsen while production was handled by Howard Benson. The track runs at 89 BPM and is in the key of D major.[3] The song was made available for streaming on July 8, 2010 via the band's MySpace page,[4] before it was released digitally on July 12, 2010. It was later released for radio airplay on August 6, 2010.[5]
Alternative Press magazine named the song as one of the best songs the group has released. The magazine noted, "A clean and polished pop song, it oozes with cheesiness, but that doesn't detract from how fun it is to sing along."[1]
The music video for "Right Girl" premiered on November 24, 2010 and was directed by Loren Brinton.[6] The video showcases a tiger-headed man and the band members looking for a treasure hidden in the Arizona hills. Towards the end of the video, it shows the band performing an "alcohol-fueled fire ritual."[7]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Right Girl" | 3:37 |
| 2. | "Right Girl" (acoustic version) | 3:42 |
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| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Rock Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[8] | 25 |
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | July 12, 2010 | Digital download | Warner | [2] |
| United States | August 6, 2010 | Contemporary hit radio | [5] |
- "The 10 best the Maine songs". Alternative Press. February 8, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- "Right Girl (Acoustic Version) by The Maine". Amazon. July 12, 2010. Archived from the original on May 3, 2011. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
- "Key and BPM of Right Girl by The Maine". Musicstax.com. July 12, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
- @themaine (November 4, 2010). "You can now stream our new song Right Girl" on... it is at the bottom of the player so make sure to scroll down! RT" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- @themaine (November 4, 2010). "RT @GRAVYRADIO Tonight 6:30PM EST @themaine will introduce new single "Right Girl" on New Music Exclusive. listen online" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- Tim Karan (November 24, 2010). "Watch the Maine's new video for "Right Girl"". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on April 4, 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- Tim Craddock (November 25, 2010). "The Maine releases "Right Girl" music video". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
- "The Maine Chart History (Rock Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved December 25, 2021.