"My Girls" is the first single to be released from the Animal Collective's album, Merriweather Post Pavilion. The LP was released on January 6 while the CD was released on January 20, 2009. The video was released shortly thereafter.

"It’s a song about wanting to buy a house, but then I sort of felt bad about writing a song about wanting to buy a house. ‘Social status’ and 'material things' - just that kind of mind-set was what I was apologizing for". - (Noah Lennox, commenting on the song's meaning)The New York Times: Pop Goes the Cult of a Band (January 18, 2009)

The music video for "My Girls" shows a silhouetted version of the band performs in a constantly changing psychedelic landscape. It was animated by Jon Vermilyea with visual effects by Chad von Nau.Pitchfork: Pitchfork.tv: Animal Collective "My Girls" (January 21, 2009)