#TBT 5

For Throwback Thursday every week we're going to shine our poplight on a stone cold classic.

This week's Throwback Thursday is an absolute corker! It boasts a team roster that includes a superstar producer, a pop-punk princess and a lil' rapper with a big attitude. I'm talking about the Dr Luke remix of Avril Lavigne's 'Girlfriend' featuring Lil' Mama.

The original version of 'Girlfriend' was released as the lead single from Lavigne's 3rd album 'The Best Damn Thing' in 2007 and became a massive hit topping the charts in the States, Canada, Australia, Ireland, Sweden and loads more and has gone on to sell over 5 million copies worldwide. The bratty cheerleader style of the song (with more than a passing resemblance to Toni Basil's 1982 smash 'Mickey') was a departure from the mostly emo-themed second album 'Under My Skin' and firmly pushed her back to a happier and much poppier sound.

Dr Luke, responsible for such pop amazingness as 'Since U Been Gone' by Kelly Clarkson, 'Your Love is My Drug' by Kesha and 'About You Now' by the Sugababes, pulled teen rapper Lil' Mama in for a stomping remix of the number one hit and it is an absolute gem! A beefed up beat with stabs of guitar usher in the interplay between Lil' Mama and Avril and the sparse production really emphasises the rapper's flow.

"Don't get it twisted Lil' Mama got my paper on,

That means I'm a paper chaser I chase my paper on.

And I know we chasing paper that you be chasing on,

I just deliver the lyrics that people focus on."

Lil' Mama is also responsible for the amazing pop goodness of 'Lip Gloss', a rare moment of crossover between genuinely good flow and bloody brilliant pop!

You can follow Avril Lavigne on social media

twitter - @AvrilLavigne

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You can also find Lil' Mama on social media

twitter - @LilMama

facebook - Lil Mama