A Girl Like You (Edwyn Collins song)
"A Girl Like You" is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter Edwyn Collins from his third solo studio album, "Gorgeous George" (1994). The song samples the drum track of Len Barry's single "1-2-3" (1965). It was released as a single in December 1994 and became a worldwide hit, reaching number one in Flanders and Iceland and peaking within the top 10 in several countries, including Australia, France, Germany and the United Kingdom. In North America, "A Girl Like You" reached number 16 on Canada's "RPM" Top Singles chart and  number 32 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100. Production. The Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook performed on the recording. The song had started out as "a more thrashy kind of guitar thing" and there had been a suggestion that Iggy Pop might record a version for the US market but before that could happen Collins' version was gaining airplay. Critical reception. Music writer James Masterton described the song as "magical" in his weekly UK chart commentary, adding that here "hardcore Northern Soul meets the 1990s to delicious effect." A reviewer from "Music Week" rated it four out of five, writing , "Ignored by the UK last November but scoring throughout the rest of Europe, the white-soul-swinging track gets a timely re-release." Track listings. CD single French CD single CD maxi CD maxi Appearances. The song appeared on the soundtrack of the 1995 film "Empire Records". It was also featured in season 1, episode 5 of "Lucifer" ("Sweet Kicks").