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I Need a Girl (Part Two)

2002 single by P. Diddy

Summary

2002 single by P. Diddy

Field	Value
name	I Need a Girl (Part Two)
cover	I_Need_a_Girl_Part_2_single_cover.jpg
type	single
artist	P. Diddy and Ginuwine featuring Loon, Mario Winans, and Tammy Ruggeri
album	We Invented the Remix
released
recorded	2001
genre
length	4:46
label
writer
producer
chronology	P. Diddy
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"I Need a Girl (Part Two)" is a single by American rapper P. Diddy. It was released on May 21, 2002 as the second single from Diddy's and Bad Boy Records' remix album, We Invented the Remix (2002). It is a sequel to the single "I Need a Girl (Part One)", released a few months prior. The song includes guest appearances from Ginuwine, Loon, Mario Winans and Tammy Ruggeri. It was written by Sean Combs, Chauncey Hawkins, Mario Winans, Frankie Romano, Michael Carlos Jones and Adonis Shropshire and produced by Mario Winans and Diddy. Just like with "I Need a Girl (Part One)", the music video was directed by Benny Boom.

"Part Two" peaked at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart. It also charted on the UK Singles Chart at number four. With the song's success on the charts, P. Diddy achieved the rare occurrence of having both parts of the song become big hits.

Background

It samples P. Diddy's line "Now the Sun don't shine for ever, but as long as it's here then we might as well shine together" from his 1997 song "Victory" featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Busta Rhymes from his debut album No Way Out (1997), released under the stage name Puff Daddy.

Sequels

On February 17, 2012, Mario Winans and German rapper Kay One released a "Part Three" to the song. In Germany, "Part Three" peaked at number 29.

A female-themed equivalent of the song was released by Dani and Phaedra, titled "I'm That Girl".

Tyga recorded a part three from the song on his 2018 album Kyoto.

Diddy’s later collaboration with Ozuna and DJ Snake, "Eres Top" (from Ozuna’s Nibiru album), samples the main instrumental hook from "I Need A Girl (Part Two)".

Samples

The song is sampled in James Hype's 2022 song "Ferrari" and Danny Brown and JPEGMafia's 2023 song "Lean Beef Patty".

Track listing

CD-Maxi

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2002–2003)	Peak
position	Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)
3

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)	Position	Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)
Parts 1 & 2	US Billboard Hot 100	US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)
37
18
14

Certifications

References

"Billboard Music Charts". billboard.com.
"I Need A Girl (Part Two)". australian-charts.com.
ramadan1. (February 13, 2012). "Kay One feat. Mario Winans - I Need A Girl Part 3 [Lyrics]".
(12 February 2012). "Kay One feat. Mario Winans - I Need A Girl Part 3".
"I Need a Girl Pt.3".
"MusicLine".
"James Hype & Miggy Dela Rosa – Ferrari". [[Radio Kiss Kiss]].
"Diddy Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs)".
(January 14, 2003). "Canada's Top 200 Singles of 2002". [[Jam!]].
"Billboard Top 100 – 2002".
(January 2, 2013). "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2002".

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