"Diamond Girl" is a song by American R&B record producer and singer-songwriter

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. Released on December 11, 2007, the song serves as the

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from his self-titled debut album, ''

''.

Remixes

The official remix features

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and Mims. American hip hop and gangsta rap group

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recorded their own version of the song, titled "Bottom Girl" and featured it on their mixtape ''Return of the Body Snatchers (Volume 1)'' (2008). In addition rapper

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recorded a verse and was also released as a remix.

Charts

The single debuted on the U.S. ''Billboard''

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chart at number 25 (which is equivalent to number 125 on the U.S. ''Billboard''

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chart), and peaked at number 35 on the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The song also peaked at number 95 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

Charts positions

External links

Video of Ryan Leslie on how he made Diamond Girl
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