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Boyfriend (Mabel song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Boyfriend
| type = single
| cover = Mabel - Boyfriend.png
| artist = Mabel
| album =
| released =
| recorded = 2019
| genre = Pop
| length =
| label = Polydor
| writer =
| producer = Steve Mac
| chronology = Mabel
| prev_title = Loneliest Time of Year
| prev_year = 2019
| title = Boyfriend
| year = 2020
| next_title = West Ten
| next_year = 2020
| misc =
}}
"'Boyfriend'" is a song by English singer Mabel, released on 26 February 2020. The song is featured as a bonus track on the Digital & Streaming edition of Mabel's debut studio album 'High Expectations' (2019). "Boyfriend" samples "Remember Me" (1997) by Blue Boy which in turn sampled "Woman of the Ghetto" (1969) by Marlena Shaw.
Background
Mabel announced the song's release on 21 February 2020. She described the song as "wanting someone in your life doesn't mean you can't still be dat bitchh".
Composition
Musically, "Boyfriend" is an empowering upbeat pop anthem with a bumping production. Lyrically, the song sees Mabel wanting a boyfriend, but saying how she doesn't necessarily need one "I want a boyfriend... Even though a man ain't something I need".
Music video
The song's accompanying music video was directed by Isaac Rentz and was released on 26 February 2020. According to Mabel the video for "Boyfriend" was inspired by late American singer Aaliyah. It sees Mabel make her ideal boyfriend in an underground computer laboratory. It is a gender-reverse flip of the 1985 film 'Weird Science'.
Track listing
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.
* Mabel songwriting, vocals
* Steve Mac production, songwriting, keyboards
* Camille Purcell songwriting, backing vocals
* Marlena Shaw songwriting
* Richard Evans songwriting
* Robert Miller songwriting
* Chris Laws drum programming, recording, studio personnel
* Bill Zimmerman engineering, studio personnel
* Phil Tan mixing, studio personnel
* Dann Pursey percussion, recording, studio personnel
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
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! scope="col"| Date
! scope="col"| Format
! scope="col"| Version
! scope="col"| Label
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! scope="row"| Various
| 26 February 2020
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| rowspan="4" |Original
| rowspan="2"| Polydor
| align="center"|
|-
! scope="row"| United Kingdom
| 28 February 2020
| rowspan="3"| Contemporary hit radio
| align="center"|
|-
! scope="row"| Australia
| 2 March 2020
| rowspan="2"| Universal
| align="center"|
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! scope="row"| Italy
| 6 March 2020
| align="center"|
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="5"| Various
|27 March 2020
| rowspan="5"|
|Tisto Remix
| rowspan="5"| Polydor
| align="center"|
|-
| 3 April 2020
| Endor Remix
| align="center"|
|-
| 10 April 2020
| Digital Farm Animals & Franklin Remix
| align="center"|
|-
| 1 May 2020
| Remixes EP
| align="center"|
|-
| 12 June 2020
| Acoustic
| align="center"|
|}
References
Category:2020 singles
Category:2020 songs
Category:Mabel (singer) songs
Category:Polydor Records singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Steve Mac
Category:Songs written by Kamille (musician)
Category:Songs written by Steve Mac
Category:Songs written by Mabel (singer)
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