Girls Night Party

Hey, it’s only right that the ladies do their thing, free from overprotective parents, watchful boyfriends, whip-cracking bosses, and anyone else who tries to hold a good woman down. We’re only too ready to lend our support, with get-loose tunes that range from Gretchen Wilson and her party-night battle cry “Work Hard, Play Harder,” to Ke$ha and the get-stupid groove of “Blah Blah Blah (feat. 3OH!3).” So take Neon Trees up on their “Animal” invitation to wild-hearted abandon, and get down-and-dirty to Dev & The Cataracs and the sounds of a boom-boom-pow “Bass Down Low.”

While Carrie Underwood tries to reconstruct the previous evening and discover her new “Last Name,” we hit Next Steps for more Girls Night Party greats.

When it comes to a girls-night party, one thing is certain — you’re bound to attract attention. Hey kittens, it’s alright to mess with some minds just a little, so give the guys fair warning with Eve and her party-night dare “Let Me Blow Ya Mind,” then keep the candidates dangling with Pitbull’s dancetastic truth bomb “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho),” followed up by the sultry tease of Ciara (feat. T.I. & Jazze Pha) and the candied-beat treat that is “Goodies.” As for the undeserving, well, you can let ’em know how it’s gonna be with P!nk and her kiss-off scorcher “U + Ur Hand.”

Ladies! Get your sisters together. The time is now for a girls-night party. Handpicked to celebrate all that is great and glorious about how the sugar-and-spice set shake it loose, our long-playing list takes you through the night and beyond with tracks like Britney Spears’ party-night deadline “Till the World Ends,” Beyoncé’s talk-to-the-hand smash “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It),” and Cee Lo Green’s straight-up throwdown “F**k You.” Whether you’re warmin’ it up in the ride along with Missy Elliott and “Get Ur Freak On,” showing your stuff on the dance floor to David Guetta and “Sexy Chick (feat. Akon),” or — for the up and comers — rockin’ the slumber party with Katy Perry and a sparkle-pop “Firework,” we’ve got the ultimate playlist for good-time girls (and the guys who love them).