"Girl" was written by Destiny's Child band members Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams as well as Darkchild, Ric Rude, Angela Beyince, Sean Garrett, and Patrick "9th Wonder" Douthit, with production handled by Beyoncé, Rowland and 9th Wonder.
Lyrically, the song talks about two female friends being concerned about their other friend who denies her bad love relationship and tries to convince them that nothing is wrong [REF].