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  • Boyfriend
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  • CD single
  • Music download
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  • Music videos directed by Director X
  • 2012 singles
  • Canadian Hot 100 number-one singles
  • Song recordings produced by Kuk Harrell
  • Justin Bieber songs
  • Songs written by Justin Bieber
  • Issues (band) songs
  • Songs written by Mike Posner
abstract
  • %22Boyfriend%22 is a song by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber, taken from his third studio album Believe (2012). Bieber explained that the track would surprise people in different ways, since it is a musical departure from his previous material. A snippet of %22Boyfriend%22 was previewed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on March 1, 2012, Bieber's 18th birthday. The song was announced as a single on the same day, and was released on March 26, 2012. The cover art was revealed on March 19, 2012.Musically, %22Boyfriend%22 is a R&B influenced song that features pop beats reminiscent of American record producer Pharrell Williams and boy band 'N Sync. The instrumentation is kept in a lower sound to highlight Bieber's vocals. However, critics dismissed the lyrics as immature and silly. %22Boyfriend%22 was a commercial success, debuting at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 after selling a total of 521,000 digital units of the single. The song is the fifth-highest-ever debut digital sales week in the United States and has also charted at number 9 on the Pop Songs component chart. It also debuted at number one in Canada and number two in the United Kingdom.Island Records initially commissioned a music video to be directed by Colin Tilley; however, the video was later scrapped and re-shot with Director X. Released on May 3, 2012, the video broke the VEVO record for having the most views in a 24-hour period with 8.00 million, later bested by One Direction's %22Live While We're Young%22 (8.24 million). As part of promotion for the song, Bieber performed %22Boyfriend%22 in a number of live appearances, including at the second season finale of The Voice, and at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards. The rapping duo Ying Yang Twins also released a remixed version of the track with new verses added. Another remix of %22Boyfriend%22 features 2 Chainz, Mac Miller and Asher Roth.
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  • Justin Bieber
  • Mike Posner
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  • 5714ded625ac0d8aee46f1b7
wikipedia
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  • USUM71217073
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  • Kuk Harrell
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  • Gold
  • Platinum
wsb:deezer_artist_id
  • 288166
wsb:deezer_page
wsb:deezer_song_id
  • 63456714
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  • english
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wsb:record_label
  • Island Records
  • School Boy Records
  • RBMG Records
wsb:recording_description
  • 2011
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  • Boyfriend
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