The song opens with Brooke singing the first verse: "Who's been working so damn hard?/ You got that head on overload," before praising "that flawless body", accompanied by horn samples. Its instrumentation includes "brassy horns, heavy bass, and an electronic drumroll". Lyrically the song expresses a message of female empowerment. It is in the key of F minor, and written in common time with a moderate tempo of 101 beats per minute. "That's My Girl" was described an " R&B dance banger" the song has a length of three minutes and twenty-four seconds. Problems playing this file? See media help. Ī 20 second sample of the song's chorus which shows the group singing accompanied of and heavy bass, horns and electronic drumbeats. The horn arrangement was provided by Kronlund and Jonas Thander who also performed the saxophone, the trombone was played by Magnus Wiklund while the trumpets was performed by Stefan Persson and Karl Olandersson. "That's My Girl" was recorded by Sam Holland at MXM Studios and Windmark Studios, both located on state of California, and mixed at MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The song was originally titled "She's My Girl" and was cited by Lauren Jauregui during an interview with Spin. The song was written by Tinashe during an opening show for Katy Perry's Prismatic World Tour. "That's My Girl" was co-written by singer Tinashe, Alexander Kronlund, and Lukas Loules, who also handled the production with Kronlund. It is also the group's last single as a quintet featuring member Camila Cabello, as she announced her departure from the group in December 2016 to pursue a solo career. A remixes extended play was released two months after its initial release.
It received promotion in commercials for the 2016 Summer Olympics, which featured the United States Gymnastics team. The group performed the track on national television for the first time at the 2016 American Music Awards. The dystopian clip follows the group around an apocalyptic setting where they perform choreographed dance routines and save people trapped around a village dressed in white-colored outfits, inspired by the film Mad Max. The accompanying music video was directed by Hannah Lux Davis and released on September 19, 2016. The song earned a gold certification in the United States and a silver certification in the United Kingdom. Internationally, "That's My Girl" placed in the top twenty in Scotland, while charting in the top forty in countries such as Hungary, the United Kingdom and Belgium. In national airplay charts, the single earned a top twenty on the Mainstream Top 40 and charted within the top forty of the Hot Dance Airplay. It debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at its peak position of 73 and stayed on the charts for two consecutive weeks. Prior to that, the track received airplay a month before, on Radio Disney. "That's My Girl" was serviced to contemporary hit radio in the United States on September 27, 2016, the same day as its release. Several critics noted similarities from the group's previous singles, which also feature an indistinguishable militaristic production. "That's My Girl" is mainly an R&B anthemic track with elements of electro-pop and lyrical themes focused on female empowerment, encouragement and feminist influences. The song was written by Tinashe Kachingwe, Alexander Kronlund, and Lukas Loules, with production handled by Kronlund and Loules. It was released and serviced to contemporary hit radio on September 27, 2016, through Epic Records and Syco Music as the third and final single from the group's second studio album, 7/27 (2016) as the opening track. " That's My Girl" is a song recorded by American girl group Fifth Harmony.