I Need a Girl (Part One)

"I Need a Girl (Part One)"
"I Need a Girl (Part One)"
Single by P. Diddy featuring Usher and Loon
from the album We Invented the Remix
Released	February 25, 2002
Length	4:26
Label	Bad Boy; Arista;
Songwriter(s)	Sean Combs; Nasir Jones; Chauncey Hawkins; Mario Winans; Michael Carlos Jones; Adonis Shropshire; Jack Knight;
Producer(s)	Mario Winans; Diddy;
P. Diddy singles chronology
Usher singles chronology
Loon singles chronology
Music video
	"I Need a Girl (Part One)" on YouTube
Audio
	"I Need a Girl (Part One)" on YouTube

"I Need a Girl (Part One)" is a single by American rapper P. Diddy featuring Usher and Loon from the album We Invented the Remix. In 2004, the song was featured on the Bad Boys compilation R&B Hits. Along with "I Need a Girl (Part Two)", P. Diddy achieved a rare occurrence by having two parts of a song become chart hits. Part one peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 (behind Ashanti's "Foolish") and number one on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart. It also charted on the UK Singles Chart at number four. The song was ranked number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 year-end chart in 2002.^[1]^[2] The song contains a remake of an instrumental sample from "Count It All Joy" by gospel artists the Winans, which loops throughout the song.

Music video[]

The music video features mainly Diddy and Usher singing at a house party filled with dancing guests, mostly women. Rappers Craig Mack, DJ Clue and Fabolous make cameo appearances.

Track listing[]

CD maxi
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Need a Girl (Part One)"	4.14
2.	"U Don't Have to Call" (Usher)	3:54
3.	"I Need a Girl (Part Two)" (P. Diddy and Ginuwine featuring Loon, Mario Winans and Tammy Ruggeri)	4.48
4.	"U Don't Have to Call (Remix)" (Usher featuring Ludacris)	4:18
5.	"I Need a Girl (Part One)" (video)
6.	"U Don't Have to Call" (video)

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[3]	5
Australian Urban (ARIA)^[4]	2
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[5]	32
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[6]	12
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[7]	9
Denmark (Tracklisten)^[8]	6
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[9]	6
France (SNEP)^[10]	9
Germany (Official German Charts)^[11]	8
Ireland (IRMA)^[12]	25
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[13]	3
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[14]	5
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[15]	9
Norway (VG-lista)^[16]	13
Scotland (OCC)^[17]	18
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[18]	17
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[19]	5
UK Singles (OCC)^[20]	4
US Billboard Hot 100^[21]	2
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[22]	2
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)^[23]	1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)^[24]	2
US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[25]	2

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2002)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[26]	59
Australian Urban (ARIA)^[27]	11
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[28]	53
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[29]	36
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[30]	43
France (SNEP)^[31]	73
Germany (Official German Charts)^[32]	47
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[33]	4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[34]	26
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[35]	10
UK Singles (OCC)^[36]	77
US Billboard Hot 100^[37]	15
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[38]	20

Certifications[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[39]	Gold	35,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[40]	Gold	5,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	February 25, 2002 (2002-02-25)	Rhythmic contemporary urban radio	Bad Boy	^[41]
United States	April 1, 2002 (2002-04-01)	Contemporary hit radio	Bad Boy	^[42]
Australia	June 17, 2002 (2002-06-17)	CD	Bad Boy Arista	^[43]
United Kingdom	July 29, 2002 (2002-07-29)	12-inch vinyl CD cassette	Bad Boy Arista	^[44]

References[]

^ "Artist Chart History - Diddy". billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-09-23.
^ "I Need a Girl (Part One)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2008-09-23.
^ "Australian-charts.com – P. Diddy feat. Usher & Loon – I Need a Girl (Part One)". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
^ "Issue 648" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
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^ "Ultratop.be – P. Diddy feat. Usher & Loon – I Need a Girl (Part One)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
^ "Ultratop.be – P. Diddy feat. Usher & Loon – I Need a Girl (Part One)" (in French). Ultratop 50.
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^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I Need a Girl". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 28, 2002" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved December 3, 2019.
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^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
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^ "Puff Daddy Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
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^ "Puff Daddy Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Puff Daddy Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
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^ "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Urban Singles 2002". ARIA. Archived from the original on April 15, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
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^ "Rapports annuels 2002" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
^ "Year in Review – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 2002" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 21 no. 2–3. January 11, 2003. p. 14. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
^ "Tops de L'année | Top Singles 2002" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
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^ "Swiss Year-End Charts 2002" (in German). Retrieved December 3, 2019.
^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2002" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
^ "Billboard Top 100 – 2002". Billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
^ "New Zealand single certifications – P Diddy & Usher – I Need a Girl". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1441. February 22, 2002. p. 48. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1446. March 29, 2002. p. 32. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 17th June 2002" (PDF). ARIA. June 17, 2002. p. 25. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 29 July 2002: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. July 27, 2002. p. 31. Retrieved August 26, 2021.

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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[2] "I Need a Girl (Part One)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2008-09-23.

[sc_Australia_P._Diddy_feat._Usher_&_Loon-3] "Australian-charts.com – P. Diddy feat. Usher & Loon – I Need a Girl (Part One)". ARIA Top 50 Singles.

[sc_Australiaurban_-4] "Issue 648" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved April 30, 2021.

[sc_Austria_P._Diddy_feat._Usher_&_Loon-5] "Austriancharts.at �� P. Diddy feat. Usher & Loon – I Need a Girl (Part One)" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.

[sc_Flanders_P._Diddy_feat._Usher_&_Loon-6] "Ultratop.be – P. Diddy feat. Usher & Loon – I Need a Girl (Part One)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.

[sc_Wallonia_P._Diddy_feat._Usher_&_Loon-7] "Ultratop.be – P. Diddy feat. Usher & Loon – I Need a Girl (Part One)" (in French). Ultratop 50.

[sc_Denmark_P._Diddy_feat._Usher_&_Loon-8] "Danishcharts.com – P. Diddy feat. Usher & Loon – I Need a Girl (Part One)". Tracklisten.

[9] "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20 no. 34. August 17, 2002. p. 18. Retrieved February 10, 2020.

[sc_France_P._Diddy_feat._Usher_&_Loon-10] "Lescharts.com – P. Diddy feat. Usher & Loon – I Need a Girl (Part One)" (in French). Les classement single.

[sc_Germany_P._Diddy_feat._Usher_&_Loon-11] "Offiziellecharts.de – P. Diddy feat. Usher & Loon – I Need a Girl (Part One)" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.

[sc_Ireland2_-12] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I Need a Girl". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved December 3, 2019.

[sc_Dutch40_-13] "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 28, 2002" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved December 3, 2019.

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[sc_Norway_P._Diddy_feat._Usher_&_Loon-16] "Norwegiancharts.com – P. Diddy feat. Usher & Loon – I Need a Girl (Part One)". VG-lista.

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Studio albums	No Way Out Forever The Saga Continues... Press Play Last Train to Paris
Mixtapes	MMM (Money Making Mitch)
Remix albums	We Invented the Remix
Singles	"Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" "I'll Be Missing You" "It's All About the Benjamins" "Been Around the World" "Victory" "Come with Me" "Satisfy You" "Bad Boy for Life" "I Need a Girl (Part 1)" "I Need a Girl (Part 2)" "Come to Me" "Tell Me" "Last Night" "Through the Pain (She Told Me)" "Angels" "Love Come Down" "Hello Good Morning" "Loving You No More" "Coming Home" "Your Love" "Ass on the Floor" "Finna Get Loose" "Workin (Remix)"
Featured singles	"No Time" "Mo Money Mo Problems" "Honey" "Nothin' Move But the Money" "Lookin' at Me" "Hate Me Now" "All Night Long" "Notorious B.I.G." "Son of a Gun" "Show Stopper" "Pass the Courvoisier, Part II" "Bump, Bump, Bump" "I Do (Wanna Get Close to You)" "Shake Ya Tailfeather" "I Don't Wanna Know" "Nasty Girl" "Take You There" "Imma Put It on Her" "Must Be Love" "Better on the Other Side "All I Do Is Win (Remix)" "Someone to Love Me (Naked)" "Scream & Shout (Remix)"
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Versus	"DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" "Hot Tottie" "Lay You Down" "Somebody to Love" (Remix)
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