"Girlfriend" is a song recorded by American artist Charlie Puth, released on June 25, 2020. The song's cover art was revealed on June 22 of the same year.
The song was written by Puth and Jacob Kasher Hindlin, while Puth was on the Voicenotes Tour. Puth set out to "reinvent" himself with the song, attributing Prince as an inspiration. Puth announced the release of the song on social media on June 22, 2020. He stated on Twitter that the song is one of his favorite songs that he's made. This song marks his first solo release of 2020. Puth stated in a press release that the song is about being persistent and "letting someone know that your feelings for them aren�t going to just go away". He has also said that this song was used to express his feelings because he is bad at communicating.