Twenty-five years later, Eve still owns this record on sight
Who’s that girl?! Twenty-five years later, it is still — and always will be — THAT girl, Eve.
The Philly rap icon hit the stage at Retrograde Festival 2026 in Romania and moved a ginormous crowd with the record that has been introducing her for a quarter-century: “Who’s That Girl?”
It is almost too perfect a pairing. Retrograde is built around the pop, hip-hop and R&B records that ruled MTV and radio in the 2000s, and Eve arrived with one of the era’s cleanest self-introductions.
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E-V-E Is Still That Girl
Twenty-five years after Scorpion, Eve is still turning “Who’s That Girl?” into a full-crowd declaration.
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“Who’s That Girl?” Was Built to Announce Eve
Released in 2001 from Eve’s second album, Scorpion, “Who’s That Girl?” is one of those records where the hook doubles as branding, attitude and a warning.
Produced by Teflon, the track became one of Eve’s major international singles and reached No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart. More importantly, it gave her a refrain that never stopped belonging to her.
Who’s that girl? Eve’s that girl. End of discussion.
Retrograde Festival Was Basically Built for This Exact Moment
Retrograde Festival ran from August 28 through August 30, 2026 at Nibiru Arena in Costinești, Romania, with an entire lineup devoted to the records and artists that defined the 2000s.
Eve opened the international portion of the festival on Friday, August 28, sharing the night with Timbaland. The wider weekend also featured Busta Rhymes, Fat Joe, Keri Hilson, Ja Rule and Romanian acts from the same broad era.
The festival itself was sold as a nostalgia trip through the MTV generation — which means hearing “Who’s That Girl?” in front of a massive Romanian crowd is not merely another tour stop. It is exactly the kind of cultural time-warp the event promised.
Eve’s Scorpion Era Is Having Its 25-Year Victory Lap
The timing also lands during the 25th anniversary of Scorpion, Eve’s 2001 album that gave us “Who’s That Girl?” and the Gwen Stefani collaboration “Let Me Blow Ya Mind.”
Eve has spent 2026 openly celebrating that chapter of her career, including anniversary events and plans for a European and UK tour built around the album and her wider catalog.
And hearing this one now makes the point better than any anniversary plaque could. The beat hits, the crowd recognizes the opening energy, and suddenly a 25-year-old single does not feel archival at all.
E-V-E delivered a defining record of her era to a festival built specifically to remember that era — and the whole thing still moves.
Watch Eve Perform “Who’s That Girl?” at Retrograde Festival 2026
INYIM’s Retrograde Festival clip captures Eve bringing her 2001 Scorpion single back to a huge crowd in Romania during the festival’s opening night.
Watch Eve’s “Who’s That Girl?” Music Video
The original 2001 visual remains one of the clearest snapshots of Eve’s Scorpion era and the record that became one of her signature introductions.
Sources: Retrograde Festival / Nibiru; Official Charts; Eve; Ruff Ryders / Interscope.
