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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Boys
| cover = Boys - Charli XCX Single Cover.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Charli XCX
| album =
| released =
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
* Electropop
* minimal pop
* bubblegum pop
| length = 2:42
| label =
*Asylum
*Atlantic UK
| writer =
*Cass Lowe
*Jerker Hansson
*Ari Leff
*Emily Warren
*Ingrid Andress
*Michael Pollack
| producer =
*Jerker Olov Hansson
*Cass Lowe
| prev_title = Love Gang
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Dirty Sexy Money
| next_year = 2017
| misc =
}}
"'Boys'" is a single by English singer Charli XCX, released on 26 July 2017 by Asylum Records and Atlantic Records UK. The song was originally intended to be the second single from her then-upcoming third studio album. However, the song became a stand-alone single when the projected third album was leaked on the internet and cancelled. The song makes use of a sample from the Nintendo video game 'Super Mario Bros.'
A cover of the song by one of its writers, Ingrid Andress, is included on the deluxe edition reissue of Andress' debut studio album, 'Lady Like' (2020), with a mandolin being used to replicate the video game sample.
Critical reception
"Boys" received positive reviews. 'Pitchfork' named the song the 'Best New Track', and in a review contributor Eve Barlow wrote that "Boys" is "deceptively simple-sounding and unfussy," and "a reminder that [Charli XCX is] one of the best at knowing how to have fun; her convivial bop sounds as effortless as something dreamed up between lunch and dinner." The track was placed on several magazines' best songs of the year lists.
Rankings
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! Year
! Accolade
! Rank
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| 'Billboard'
| 2017
| Best Songs of 2017
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|'Clash'
|2022
|Charli XCX: Her 17 Best Songs
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| 'Complex'
|2017
| The Best Songs of 2017
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| 'Consequence of Sound'
|2022
| Charli XCX's 10 Best Songs
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| 'Entertainment Weekly'
| rowspan="10" |2017
| Best Songs of 2017
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| 'Esquire'
| 50 Best Songs of 2017
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| 'The Fader'
| The 101 Best Songs of 2017
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| 'The Guardian'
| The Top 100 Tracks of 2017
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| 'The Line of Best Fit'
| The Best Fifty Songs of 2017
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| 'NME'
| Best Songs of the Year 2017
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| 'Noisey'
| The 100 Best Songs of 2017
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| 'Pitchfork'
| The 100 Best Songs of 2017
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| 'Pretty Much Amazing'
| The Best Songs of 2017
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| 'Rolling Stone'
| 50 Best Songs of 2017
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|}
Music video
The music video for "Boys" was released on 26 July 2017. It was directed by Charli XCX, with additional direction from Sarah McColgan, and began production in April 2017. It features a multitude of different celebrity cameos from figures within the music, fashion and social media industries. It was filmed in London and Los Angeles. In an interview with BBC Radio 1, Charli XCX said that the intention of the music video was to "flip the male gaze on its head".
List of boys in order of appearance
Track listing
*'Digital download'
#"Boys" 2:42
*'Digital download'
#"Boys" (Acoustic) 2:55
*'Digital download'
#"Boys" (Coldabank Remix) 3:56
*'Digital download'
#"Boys" (Droeloe Remix) 3:36
*'Digital download'
#"Boys" (Nevada Remix) 3:08
*'Digital Download Remix EP'
#"Boys" (Droeloe Remix) 3:36
#"Boys" (Nevada Remix) 3:08
#"Boys" (Acoustic) 2:55
#"Boys" (Coldabank Remix) 3:56
Credits and personnel
Taken from Tidal.
* Charli XCX lead vocals
* Jerker Hansson songwriting, production
* Cass Lowe songwriting, production
* Emily Warren songwriting
* Ingrid Andress songwriting
* Michael Pollack songwriting
* Ari Leff songwriting
Charts
Certifications
References
Category:2017 singles
Category:2017 songs
Category:Asylum Records singles
Category:Atlantic Records singles
Category:Charli XCX songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Stargate (record producers)
Category:Songs about casual sex
Category:Songs written by Cass Lowe
Category:Songs written by Charli XCX
Category:Songs written by Emily Warren
Category:Songs written by Lauv
Category:Songs written by Michael Pollack (musician)
Category:Songs written by Ingrid Andress
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