Commercial Performance
"Some Girls" was commercially successful in the United Kingdom. It debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart. Shapeshifters's "Lola's Theme" kept the song from topping the chart; noting the song's lyrics about an exasperated singer whose "dreams of number one last forever", The Guardian remarked that the song's chart performance was "as if following a script". BBC Radio 1 and 2 added "Some Girls" to their C playlists in late June 2004, and in early July, Radio 1 moved the song to its B playlist. The song quickly picked up airplay and was the most played song for the week of 24 July. "Some Girls" remained on the UK Singles Chart for twelve weeks. The song ended the year as the fortieth best-selling single in the UK. Largely due to the success of "Some Girls", Funky Dory re-entered the UK Albums Chart at number thirteen in August 2004, selling 14,561 copies that week. The song was somewhat less successful in Ireland, where it debuted at number fifteen. It peaked at number thirteen after four weeks and remained on the chart for a total of twelve weeks.
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