"Around the Way Girl" is the third single by LL Cool J from his 1990 album Mama Said Knock You Out.

"Around the Way Girl" peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming LL Cool J's first top 10 single.

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified "Around the Way Girl" Gold on January 15, 1991, for sales of over 500,000 copies.

The song prominently samples Mary Jane Girls' 1983 breakout hit song, "All Night Long," along with Keni Burke's 1982 hit "Risin' to the Top", from which "All Night Long" had originally taken its bassline.

The music video was filmed in what used to be a warehouse on Borden Avenue in Long Island City, Queens.