High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "About a Girl" is a song by English girl group Sugababes from their seventh studio album, Sweet 7 (2010). It was written and produced by Nadir Khayat under his stage name RedOne, who wrote the song in collaboration with Makeba Riddick. The song was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 8 November 2009 as the second single from the album. "About a Girl" is an uptempo Europop and house song that contains a dance-inspired middle eight. It is the first single to feature vocals by band member Jade Ewen, following the departure of Keisha Buchanan in September 2009.