I Got a Girl (Lou Bega song)

"I Got a Girl"
"I Got a Girl"
Single by Lou Bega
from the album A Little Bit of Mambo
Released	30 August 1999
Genre	Latin pop
Length	3:04 (radio version); 5:02 (extended mix);
Label	Lautstark; BMG; RCA Records;
Songwriter(s)	Lou Bega; Zippy Davids; Frank Lio; Donald Fact;
Producer(s)	Goar B; Frank Lio; Donald Fact;
Lou Bega singles chronology

"I Got a Girl" is a song by German artist Lou Bega. The single was the successor to his greatest hit "Mambo No. 5". In the song Bega tells that "he's got girlfriends all over the world." The single was certified Gold in Sweden.^[1]

Track listing[]

Maxi single

"I Got a Girl" (Radio Version) - 3:04
"I Got a Girl" (Original Radio Version) - 3:21
"I Got a Girl" (Extended Mix) - 5:02
"I Got a Girl" (Club Mix) - 5:31
"I Got a Girl" (Instrumental Version) - 3:04

Charts and sales[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1999–2000)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[2]	31
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[3]	19
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[4]	9
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[5]	13
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[6]	2
France (SNEP)^[7]	5
Germany (Official German Charts)^[8]	19
Ireland (IRMA)	23
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[9]	31
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[10]	48
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[11]	12
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[12]	20
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)	55

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1999)	Position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[13]	74
Chart (2000)	Position
France (SNEP)^[14]	56

Certifications[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)^[15]	Gold	15,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1999" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17.
^ "Lou Bega – I Got a Girl". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
^ "Lou Bega – I Got a Girl" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
^ "Lou Bega – I Got a Girl" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
^ "Lou Bega – I Got a Girl" (in French). Ultratop 50.
^ "Lou Bega: I Got a Girl" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
^ "Lou Bega – I Got a Girl" (in French). Les classement single.
^ "Lou Bega – I Got a Girl" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
^ "Lou Bega – I Got a Girl" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
^ "Lou Bega – I Got a Girl". Top 40 Singles.
^ "Lou Bega – I Got a Girl". Singles Top 100.
^ "Lou Bega – I Got a Girl". Swiss Singles Chart.
^ "Årslista Singlar – År 1999" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
^ "Top de l'année Top Singles 2000" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1999" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17.

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[1] "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1999" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17.

[sc_Australia_Lou_Bega-2] "Lou Bega – I Got a Girl". ARIA Top 50 Singles.

[sc_Austria_Lou_Bega-3] "Lou Bega – I Got a Girl" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.

[sc_Flanders_Lou_Bega-4] "Lou Bega – I Got a Girl" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.

[sc_Wallonia_Lou_Bega-5] "Lou Bega – I Got a Girl" (in French). Ultratop 50.

[sc_Finland_Lou_Bega-6] "Lou Bega: I Got a Girl" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.

[sc_France_Lou_Bega-7] "Lou Bega – I Got a Girl" (in French). Les classement single.

[sc_Germany_Lou_Bega-8] "Lou Bega – I Got a Girl" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 31, 2020.

[sc_Dutch100_Lou_Bega-9] "Lou Bega – I Got a Girl" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.

[sc_New_Zealand_Lou_Bega-10] "Lou Bega – I Got a Girl". Top 40 Singles.

[sc_Sweden_Lou_Bega-11] "Lou Bega – I Got a Girl". Singles Top 100.

[sc_Swiss_Lou_Bega-12] "Lou Bega – I Got a Girl". Swiss Singles Chart.

[13] "Årslista Singlar – År 1999" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 21 January 2021.

[14] "Top de l'année Top Singles 2000" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 21 January 2021.

[SwedenLou_BegaI_Got_a_GirlsingleCertRef-15] "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1999" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17.

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v Lou Bega
Discography
Studio albums	A Little Bit of Mambo Ladies and Gentlemen Lounatic Free Again
Compilation albums	King of Mambo Mambo Mambo – The Best of Lou Bega
Singles	"Mambo No. 5" "I Got a Girl" "Tricky, Tricky" "Mambo Mambo" "Gentleman" "Just a Gigolo" "Bachata" "You Wanna Be Americano" "Conchita" "Boyfriend" "Sweet Like Cola"