Icona Pop- Girlfriend, New Single From 'I Love It' Group Channels 2Pac

I've been lucky enough to see Swedish DJ duo Icona Pop's gradual move up the charts (and subsequent "holy crap this song is everywhere" explosion) over the last year on the strength of their song "I Love It." I first encountered the track as part of a "songs of summer 2012" playlist (I did not yet know that it would become a "song of summer 2013"). After that, I heard the song start to get spins on Sirius' indie station XMU. The song eventually made the jump to alt rock stations before becoming a bona fide Top 40 smash/shoe commercial anthem. Obviously, they needed another well-timed jam to capitalize on that success. "Girlfriend" is that jam, a hook-heavy blast that builds off of a 2Pac line most fans will recognize from Beyonce & Jay-Z's "'03 Bonnie and Clyde."

"Girlfriend" just appeared on Swedish radio and is not yet attached to any album, though presumably it will appear on the follow up to the duo's self-titled debut.

The group consists of Caroline Hjelt and Aino Jawo. Though they formed in 2009, 2012's Icona Pop is their first studio album. "I Love It" has broken into the Top Ten in nine countries and went all the way to number one in their home country of Sweden.

What do you think of "Girlfriend", the latest single from Icona Pop? Are You tired of "I Love It" yet?

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