Girl Talk (TLC song)
"Girl Talk" is a song by American group TLC. It was written by band members Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes and Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins along with Anita McLoud, Edmund "Eddie Hustle" Clement, and Kandi Burruss for the group's fourth studio album, 3D (2002). Recorded a few days before Lopes' death in April 2002, production on the song was helmed by Clement. Lyrically, "Girl Talk" has the protagonist warning men that if they lack in the bedroom, it will spread on the street amongst the women.
| "Girl Talk" | ||||
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| Single by TLC | ||||
| from the album 3D | ||||
| Released | September 6, 2002 | |||
| Length | 3:35 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
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| Producer(s) | Eddie Hustle | |||
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The song was released as the album's lead single on September 6, 2002. While the song contains vocals by Lopes, the music video for "Girl Talk," directed by Dave Meyers, marked the band's first release without Lopes, following her death in April of the same year. Upon its release, "Girl Talk" reached number 23 on the US Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the group's 12th top 40 entry on the latter chart. In addition, the song reached the top 20 in Denmark and New Zealand, the top 30 in the UK and the top 50 in Australia.