My Girl (Madness song)

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"My Girl"
Single by Madness
from the album One Step Beyond...
Released	December 21, 1979
Format	vinyl record 7", 12"
Recorded	1979
Genre	Ska/Pop
Length	2:44
Label	Stiff Records
Writer(s)	Mike Barson
Producer(s)	Clive Langer Alan Winstanley
Chart positions
UK #3
Madness singles chronology
"One Step Beyond"	"My Girl"	"Night Boat to Cairo"

This article is about the 1979 Madness song. "My Girl" is also the name of an unrelated song by The Temptations.

My Girl is a song by British pop group Madness from their debut One Step Beyond... album. It was written by Mike Barson who also sang on the demo version of the song. However, later it was rerecorded with Suggs on lead vocals like in most Madness songs. The song spent 10 weeks on UK charts peaking at number 3.

The music video for "My Girl" was shot in Dublin Castle in London.

The song was covered by Tracy Ullman as "My Guy" in 1984.

[edit] Track listing

• 7" single

1. "My Girl" - 2:41
2. "Stepping Into Line" - 2:16

• 12" single

1. "My Girl" - 2:41
2. "Stepping Into Line" - 2:16
3. "In the Rain" - 2:44

Madness
Suggs | Mike Barson | Lee Thompson | Chris Foreman | Mark Bedford | Daniel Woodgate | Chas Smash
Discography
Studio albums: One Step Beyond... | Absolutely | 7 | The Rise & Fall | Keep Moving | Mad Not Mad | The Madness | Wonderful | The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1 Live and compilation albums: Complete Madness | Madness | Utter Madness | It's... Madness | It's... Madness Too | Divine Madness | Madstock! | The Business | Total Madness | Universal Madness Singles: "The Prince" | "One Step Beyond" | "My Girl" | "Night Boat to Cairo" | "Baggy Trousers" | "Embarrassment" | "Return of the Los Palmas 7" | "Grey Day" | "Shut Up" | "It Must Be Love" | "Cardiac Arrest" | "House of Fun" | "Driving in My Car" | "Our House" | "Wings of a Dove" | "The Sun and the Rain" | "Michael Caine" | "(Waiting For) The Ghost Train" | "Lovestruck"