Boys (Charli XCX song)

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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.[6]

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."[7] The track was placed on several magazines' best songs of the year lists.

Rankings

Publication Year Accolade Rank Ref.
Billboard 2017 Best Songs of 2017
35
[8]
Clash 2022 Charli XCX: Her 17 Best Songs N/A
[9]
Complex 2017 The Best Songs of 2017
42
[10]
Consequence of Sound 2022 Charli XCX's 10 Best Songs
2
[11]
Entertainment Weekly 2017 Best Songs of 2017
19
[12]
Esquire 50 Best Songs of 2017 N/A
[13]
The Fader The 101 Best Songs of 2017
54
[14]
The Guardian The Top 100 Tracks of 2017
2
[15]
The Line of Best Fit The Best Fifty Songs of 2017
2
[16]
NME Best Songs of the Year 2017
2
[17]
Noisey The 100 Best Songs of 2017
23
[18]
Pitchfork The 100 Best Songs of 2017
10
[3]
Pretty Much Amazing The Best Songs of 2017
18
[19]
Rolling Stone 50 Best Songs of 2017
23
[20]

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.[1] 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".[21]

List of boys in order of appearance

# Boy/Boys Occupation
1 Joe Jonas Musician (Jonas Brothers, DNCE)
2 Josh Ostrovsky Instagram celebrity
3 Max Hershenow Musician (MS MR)
4 Charlie Puth Musician
5 Joey Badass Rapper
6 Oli Sykes Musician (Bring Me the Horizon)
7 Cameron Dallas Internet personality
8 Sage the Gemini Rapper
9–10 Dave-1 and P-Thugg Musicians (Chromeo)
11 Brendon Urie Musician (Panic! at the Disco)
12 Caspar Lee YouTuber
13 G-Eazy Rapper
14 Stormzy Rapper
15 Denzel Curry Rapper
16 Aminé Rapper
17–18 Ezra Koenig and Mark Ronson Musician (Vampire Weekend) and record producer
19 MNEK Singer-songwriter
20 Rostam Batmanglij Musician (formerly of Vampire Weekend)
21 Bastian Schweinsteiger Professional footballer
22 Dan Smith Musician (Bastille)
23–24 Flume and A. G. Cook Musicians
25–26 Wiz Khalifa and Ty Dolla $ign Hip-hop musicians
27 Tinie Tempah Rapper
28–30 Swet Shop Boys (Riz MC, Redinho and Heems) Hip hop group
31–33 WSTRN (Akelle Charles, Haile and Louis Rei) Hip hop group
34 Takahiro Moriuchi Musician (One Ok Rock)
35 Carl Barât Musician (the Libertines)
36 Barns Courtney Singer-songwriter
37 Connor Franta YouTuber
38 Shaun Ross Model
39 Fai Khadra Singer
40 Mac DeMarco Singer-songwriter
41 will.i.am Musician (Black Eyed Peas)
42 Tommy Cash Rapper
43 Jack Guinness Model
44 Diplo DJ & record producer
45 Laurie Vincent Musician (Slaves)
46 Jack Antonoff Musician (Bleachers) and Record Producer
47–48 Tristan Evans and James McVey Musicians (the Vamps)
49 Tom Daley Diver
50 Frank Carter Musician (Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes)
51 The Cobrasnake (Mark Hunter) Photographer
52 Fred Macpherson Musician (Spector)
53–57 MiC LOWRY
(Delleile Ankrah, Akia Jones, Kaine Ofoeme, Ben Sharples and Michael Welch)		 Vocal harmony boy band
58–59 THEY. (Dante Jones and Drew Love) R&B duo
60 Theo Hutchcraft Musician (Hurts)
61 Buddy Rapper
62 John Gourley Musician (Portugal. The Man)
63 Shokichi Singer (Exile and the Second)
64 Liam Fray Musician (Courteeners)
65 Jay Park Singer and rapper (2PM), breakdancer (Art of Movement)
66–67 Prince Chenoa and Jacob Dekat Founders, creative directors and photographers for Galore
68 DRAM Rapper
69 Shamari Maurice Instagram celebrity
70 Tom Grennan Singer-songwriter
71 Jay Prince Singer
72 Khalid Singer
73 Poet Presenter, podcaster and rapper
74 Vance Joy Singer-songwriter
75 Kaytranada DJ and record producer

Track listing

  • Digital download[22]
  1. "Boys" – 2:42
  • Digital download[23]
  1. "Boys" (Acoustic) – 2:55
  • Digital download[24]
  1. "Boys" (Coldabank Remix) – 3:56
  • Digital download[25]
  1. "Boys" (Droeloe Remix) – 3:36
  • Digital download[26]
  1. "Boys" (Nevada Remix) – 3:08
  • Digital Download — Remix EP[27]
  1. "Boys" (Droeloe Remix) – 3:36
  2. "Boys" (Nevada Remix) – 3:08
  3. "Boys" (Acoustic) – 2:55
  4. "Boys" (Coldabank Remix) – 3:56

Credits and personnel

Taken from Tidal.[28]

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[29] 60
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[30] 16
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[31] 4
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[32] 60
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[33] 41
France (SNEP)[34] 159
Ireland (IRMA)[35] 55
Netherlands (Single Tip)[36] 24
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[37] 1
Philippines (Philippine Hot 100)[38] 41
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[39] 26
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[40] 60
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[41] 17
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[42] 31
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[43] 10

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[44] Silver 200,000
United States (RIAA)[45] Gold 500,000

xunspecified figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales/streaming figures based on certification alone

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