"Girl's Best Friend" is a 1999 single by rapper Jay-Z that features vocals from Mashonda. It was released on August 9, 1999, as a single to promote the comedy film Blue Streak and appears on its soundtrack Blue Streak: The Album. In the same year, it appeared as a hidden track on Jay-Z's fourth album Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter. Its beat, produced by Swizz Beatz, contains a sample of "Keep It Comin' Love" by KC and the Sunshine Band.
Martin Lawrence, the star of Blue Streak, makes a cameo in the music video (directed by Francis Lawrence) as his character's "Pizza Man" disguise, dancing to the song and making silly faces in the camera.
Formats and track listings CD "Girl's Best Friend (Radio Version)" (3:26) "Girl's Best Friend (LP Version)" (3:59) "Girl's Best Friend (Instrumental)" (4:08)
Vinyl A-side "Girls Best Friend" "Girls Best Friend (Radio Version)"
B-side "I Put You On" "While You Were Gone"
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1999) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 80
See also List of songs recorded by Jay-Z
References