Girl is a song recorded by Taiwanese mandopop singer-songwriter William Wei. The song was written by Wei and arranged byJerryC. It was released as a single by :zh:福茂唱片|Linfair Records on May 28, 2015. "Girl" was released in support of Wei's third concert, Free That Girl. It was later used as the opening theme song of television series, :zh:長不大的爸爸|Baby Daddy. "Girl" received positive reviews and was a commercial success. The single peaked at number 3 on KKBOXDigital Music Chart. At the 2015 KKBOX Year-end chart, "Girl" was the 9th most streamed song in Taiwan. It was also ranked 47th on the Hit FMTop 100 songs in 2015. It also topped the radio charts in China, Malaysia and Singapore. The music video featuring Xie Yilin was released on June 2, 2016. It was directed by Kidding.
Background and composition
Written by Wei and arranged by JerryC, "Girl" is a pop song that incorporates elements of disco. Despite appearing to be about a boy's confession for a girl, "Girl" was actually written from the perspective of a father to his daughter. Wei explained the inspiration came from the unique bond he observed between his producer and his producer's daughter. He realised that there are not many Chinese songs that talks about a father's selfless love and unconditional devotion for his child. Hence, Wei decided to pen a song that touches on a father's love for his daughter. The lyrics encapsulated the endless wishes and unconditional love by a father for his daughter.
Music video
The accompanying music video for "Girl" was directed by Kidding. The music video premiered on YouTube and YinYueTai on June 3, 2015. In the beginning of the video, a young Wei was seen flirting with his female schoolmate. However, Wei's parents soon found out about the relationship and the relationship had to come to an end. After Wei grew up, he attempted to date a voluptuous lady. On his first date, Wei brought her to a posh restaurant for dinner. However, the date came to an end once the voluptuous lady found out that Wei was not from a wealthy background. Wei subsequently dated 10 different girls in music video but he was not able to findthe right one. Xie Yilin made a guest appearance as one of the Wei's potential dates. As the song ends, Wei finally found the girl of his dream.
Live performances
Recognized as one of Wei's most popular songs, Wei has performed "Girl" at a number of venues and events. The song was first sung at the press conference for "Free That Girl" concert. A rap inspired from Stephen Chow's movies was included during the performance. The song was also performed at the encore segment of "Free That Girl" concert in 2015. "Girl" was also sung on various music awards such as :zh:KKBOX數位音樂風雲榜|KKBOX Music Awards and :zh:HITO流行音樂獎頒獎典禮|HITO Music Awards. The song was also included on Wei's set lists for his 2016 New Year Countdown performances at Taipei, :zh:劍湖山世界|Janfusun Fancyworld and Fulong Beach.
