Not That Kinda Girl

For the song by Fifth Harmony, see 7/27.
"Not That Kinda Girl"
Single by JoJo
from the album JoJo
ReleasedFebruary 15, 2005 (2005-02-15)
StudioSony, New York City
Genre
Length3:27
LabelUniversal
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • The Co-Stars
  • Balewa Muhammad
JoJo singles chronology
"Baby It's You"
(2004) 		"Not That Kinda Girl"
(2005) 		"Too Little Too Late"
(2006)
Audio sample
Not That Kinda Girl

"Not That Kinda Girl" is a song by American singer JoJo from her self-titled debut studio album (2004). It was written by Neely Dinkins, B. Cola Pietro, Balewa Muhammad, and Sylvester Jordan Jr. The song was released on February 15, 2005, as the album's third and final single. "Not That Kinda Girl" received a commercial release solely in Australia and Germany, where it charted at numbers 52 and 85, respectively.

Music video

The music video was directed by the team of Eric Williams and Randy Marshall, known as Fat Cats, and was shot in Los Angeles in early February 2005.[1] It premiered on MTV's Total Request Live on March 24, 2005. It spent only four days on the countdown and did not climb higher than number eight. The video also premiered on BET's 106 & Park on March 25, 2005. The concept deals with Hollywood stereotypes and celebrity culture. Even though she is surrounded by it, JoJo claims she is "not the kinda girl" to lose herself in the industry. The video's cameos range from its choreographer Laurieann Gibson of MTV's Making the Band, to producers Vincent Herbert and Da Internz. During the first half of the video, JoJo is being driven in a limousine through Silver Lake past the landmark Figure 8 wall made famous by the Elliott Smith album cover photo. The performance-based second half features JoJo getting her hair and makeup, and rehearsing on a sound stage with backup dancers. The video ends showing the down-to-earth side of JoJo. Dressed in a hooded jacket and listening to her iPod, she hitches a bus featuring an advertisement for her debut album.

Track listings

  • German CD single
  1. "Not That Kinda Girl"
  2. "Not That Kinda Girl" (Mavix Remix)
  • German CD maxi single and Australian CD single
  1. "Not That Kinda Girl" (album version)
  2. "Not That Kinda Girl" (Mavix Remix)
  3. "Not That Kinda Girl" (CPH Remix)
  4. "Not That Kinda Girl" (Funky Angelz Remix)
  5. "Not That Kinda Girl" (video)

Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 52
Germany (GfK)[3] 85
US CHR/Pop Top 50 (Radio & Records)[4] 49

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref(s)
United States February 15, 2005 Contemporary hit radio Universal [5]
Rhythmic radio
Australia April 25, 2005 CD single Universal Music [6]
Germany August 1, 2005
Black Ocean [7][8]

References

  1. ^ Vineyard, Jennifer. "JoJo Unfazed By Trappings Of Fame (In New Video, Anyway)". MTV News. Archived from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  2. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 2nd May 2005" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved March 21, 2008.
  3. ^ "JoJo – Not That Kinda Girl" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  4. ^ "CHR/Pop Top 50" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1598. March 18, 2005. p. 26. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "Available for Airplay". FMQB. Archived from the original on December 14, 2006. Retrieved July 4, 2007.
  6. ^ "JoJo / Not That Kinda Girl (CD Single)". Sanity. Archived from the original on December 29, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2008.
  7. ^ "Not That Kinda Girl-2 Track". Amazon (in German). Germany. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  8. ^ "Not That Kinda Girl". Amazon (in German). Germany. Retrieved December 28, 2017.