Matthew Sweet
Matthew Sweet
Matthew Sweet
Matthew Sweet
Matthew Sweet
Matthew Sweet
Matthew Sweet
Matthew Sweet
Matthew Sweet
Matthew Sweet
Matthew Sweet
Matthew Sweet
Matthew Sweet
Matthew Sweet
Matthew Sweet
Matthew Sweet
Matthew Sweet
Matthew Sweet
“Girlfriend” was the lead off single from Matthew Sweet’s third album, Girlfriend.
Despite being one of Sweet’s most popular songs, reaching #4 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and #10 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, Sweet had doubts about the song. According to a 2017 interview wi...
[Verse 1]
I wanna love somebody
I hear you need somebody to love
Oh, I wanna love somebody
I hear you're looking for someone to love
[Chorus]
'Cause you need to
Be back in the arms of a good friend
And I need to
Be back in the arms of a girlfriend
[Verse 2]
I didn't know nobody
And then I saw you coming my way
Oh, I didn't know nobody
And then I saw you coming my way
[Chorus]
Don't you need to
Get back in the arms of a good friend?
Oh, 'cause honey, believe me
I'd sure love to call you my girlfriend
[Post-Chorus]
Hoo (One, two, three, four)
[Guitar Solo]
Alright
[Chorus]
Don't you need to
Get back in the arms of a good friend?
Oh, 'cause honey, believe me
I'd sure love to call you my girlfriend
[Post-Chorus]
'Cause you got a good thing going, baby
You only need somebody to love
Oh, you got a good thing going
You're only looking for someone to love
'Cause you need to
Get back in the arms of a good friend
[Outro]
And I'm never gonna set you free
No, I'm never gonna set you free
Girlfriend was written by Matthew Sweet.
Girlfriend was produced by Matthew Sweet & Fred Maher.
Matthew Sweet released Girlfriend on Tue Oct 22 1991.