Vegas Girl

"Vegas Girl"
Single by Conor Maynard
from the album Contrast
Released22 July 2012
Recorded2011
GenreSynthpop
Length2:49
LabelParlophone
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Conor Maynard singles chronology
"Can't Say No"
(2012)
"Vegas Girl"
(2012)
"Turn Around"
(2012)

"Vegas Girl" is a song by British singer Conor Maynard from his debut studio album, Contrast. It was released as the album's second single as a digital download on 22 July 2012. The song was written and produced by The Invisible Men with additional production from Parker & James and was also written by Conor Maynard, Dion Wardle and Scott Thomas. It was also viewed on MTV Push.

Music video

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A music video to accompany the release of "Vegas Girl" was first released onto YouTube on 24 June 2012 at a total length of three minutes and forty seconds. Filmed in New York, the video was directed by Travis Kopach.

It begins with Maynard meeting a girl who is wearing a T-shirt that reads "Vegas Girl" he takes a picture of her and tweets it asking his followers if they have seen her throughout the videos various females wearing the same T-shirt are shown.[1]

The song also features a sampling of A.R. Rahman’s track ‘Urvasi Urvasi’ from the 1994 hit Tamil movie ‘Kadhalan’.

Critical reception

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Robert Copsey of Digital Spy gave the song a positive review stating:

"I'll knock you down like you're Keri/ Forget your name like Rihanna," he insists over slick urban-light beats with a voice that will undoubtedly draw comparisons to Justin Timberlake. The obvious clichés are all present and correct ("Roll the dice, I've got your number/ Hit the jackpot underneath the cover"), but he gets away with it, if only for his homage halfway through to Tequila, Tequila Tequila... .[2]

Track listing

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Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Vegas Girl"2:51
2."Vegas Girl" (Wideboys Edit)3:54
3."Vegas Girl" (Tortuga Remix)4:07
4."Marvins Room"3:32

Chart performance

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2012-13) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 75
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[4] 7
Germany (GfK)[5] 63
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 22
Japan (Billboard Japan Hot 100)[7] 17
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 55
Scotland (OCC)[9] 5
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 4
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[11] 1
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[12] 27

Year-end charts

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Chart (2012) Position
UK Singles (OCC)[13] 199

Release history

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Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 22 July 2012 Digital Download Parlophone

References

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  1. ^ Conor Maynard - Vegas Girl on YouTube
  2. ^ Conor Maynard: Conor Maynard: 'Vegas Girl' - Single review. Digital Spy
  3. ^ "Chartifacts" (PDF). The ARIA Report (1170): 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  4. ^ "Conor Maynard – Vegas Girl" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  5. ^ "Conor Maynard – Vegas Girl" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  6. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Vegas Girl". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. October 10, 2012. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
  8. ^ "Conor Maynard – Vegas Girl" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  9. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  10. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  11. ^ "Conor Maynard Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  12. ^ "Conor Maynard Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  13. ^ "End Of Year Charts: 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-01-07.