Boyfriend (Mabel song)
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| Single by Mabel | ||||
| Released | 26 February 2020 | |||
| Recorded | 2019 | |||
| Genre | Pop[1] | |||
| Length | 3:46 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
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| Producer(s) | Steve Mac | |||
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| "Boyfriend" on YouTube | ||||
"Boyfriend" is a song by English singer Mabel, released on 26 February 2020. The song appears as a digital reissue bonus track on Mabel's debut studio album High Expectations (2019).[2] "Boyfriend" samples "Remember Me" (1997) by Blue Boy which in turn sampled "Woman of the Ghetto" (1969) by Marlena Shaw.[3]
Composition
Musically, "Boyfriend" is an empowering upbeat pop anthem with a bumping production.[6][7][1] Lyrically, the song has themes of female empowerment where Mabel is 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".
This song is written in the key of B minor and has a tempo of 100 beats per minute.
Music video
The song's accompanying music video was directed by Isaac Rentz and was released on 26 February 2020.[8][9] According to Mabel the video for "Boyfriend" was inspired by late American singer Aaliyah.[10] It sees Mabel make her ideal boyfriend in an underground computer laboratory.[6] It is a gender-reverse flip of the 1985 film Weird Science.[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Boyfriend" | 3:46 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Boyfriend" (Endor Remix) | 2:51 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Boyfriend" (Digital Farm Animals & Franklin Remix) | 3:01 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Boyfriend" (Tiësto remix) | 2:57 |
| 2. | "Boyfriend" (220 Kid remix) | 3:14 |
| 3. | "Boyfriend" (Endor remix) | 2:51 |
| 4. | "Boyfriend" (Digital Farm Animals & Franklin remix) | 3:01 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Boyfriend" (acoustic) | 3:59 |
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[16]
- 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
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