Who's That Girl? (Eurythmics song)

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"Who's That Girl?"
Single by Eurythmics
from the album Touch
B-side
  • "You Take Some Lentils and You Take Some Rice"
  • "ABC (Freeform)"
Released27 June 1983
Recorded1983
GenreSynth-pop[1]
Length
  • 4:46 (album version)
  • 3:45 (radio edit)
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)David A. Stewart
Eurythmics singles chronology
"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
(1983) 		"Who's That Girl?"
(1983) 		"Right by Your Side"
(1983)
Music video
"Who's That Girl?" on YouTube

"Who's That Girl?" is a song by British pop duo Eurythmics. It was written by band members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart and produced by Stewart.

In the UK, it was released in June 1983, several months in advance of their third studio album Touch (1983), on which the track eventually appeared. In North America, "Who's That Girl?" was issued as the second single from Touch, and did not appear as a single until April 1984.

Reception[edit]

Cash Box called it a "real standout cut," saying it "features the group’s trademark ethereal musical textures and Annie Lennox’s unique vocal stylings."[2]

The song became Eurythmics' third top-10 entry on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number three. In the United States, "Who's That Girl?" was released as the second single from the album (following the top-10 single "Here Comes the Rain Again"), and reached number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Music video[edit]

Lennox appearing as male and female in the music video for "Who's That Girl?"

The music video for "Who's That Girl?" features Lennox in the role of a suspecting woman demanding to know with whom her lover has been seen associating. The video became a heavily played clip on MTV, and further showcased Lennox's gender-bending image. She appears as a nightclub singer performing the song (complete with 1960s-era blonde flip wig) and also as a male member of the audience akin to Elvis Presley (as seen on the cover of the single). At the end of the video, the female Lennox is shown kissing the male Lennox.

Stewart appears in the video, escorted by a number of different women played by a variety of guest stars including Cheryl Baker and Jay Aston of Bucks Fizz, Kiki Dee, Hazel O'Connor, Kate Garner of Haysi Fantayzee and all four members of Bananarama (including Stewart's future wife, Siobhan Fahey and future group member Jacquie O'Sullivan, who was a member of the band Shillelagh Sisters when the video was filmed, and who would replace Fahey in Bananarama in 1988). The gender-bending pop star Marilyn also makes an appearance in the video as another of Stewart's escorts. Despite the small role, Marilyn's appearance proved a high-profile move which helped lead to his own music career later the same year.

Track listings[edit]

7"
  • A: "Who's That Girl?" (Short Version) - 3:49
  • B: "You Take Some Lentils And You Take Some Rice" (Non-LP Track) - 3:03
12"
  • A: "Who's That Girl?" (Extended Version) - 6:58
  • B1: "You Take Some Lentils And You Take Some Rice" (Non-LP Track) - 3:03
  • B2: "ABC (Freeform)" (Non-LP Track) - 2:40

Charts[edit]

Cover versions[edit]

  • The Flying Pickets recorded an a cappella version of the song. It was included on their 1988 compilation Best of The Flying Pickets.
  • Australian chamber pop group Naked Raven included a cover of the song on their 2004 album Holding Our Breath.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Eurythmics - Greatest Hits (1991) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 5 May 1984. p. 7. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 105. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "Eurythmics – Who's That Girl?" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6788." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  6. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Who's That Girl". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Eurythmics" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Eurythmics – Who's That Girl?" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Eurythmics – Who's That Girl?". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Eurythmics – Who's That Girl?". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Eurythmics: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Eurythmics Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  13. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending June 30, 1984". Cash Box. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  14. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Eurythmics – Who's That Girl?" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  15. ^ "Top 100 Singles of 1984". RPM. Vol. 41, no. 17. 5 January 1985. p. 7. ISSN 0033-7064 – via Library and Archives Canada.

External links[edit]

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