Boys (Britney Spears song)
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| Single by Britney Spears featuring Pharrell from the album Britney |
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| Released |  July 29, 2002 August 13, 2002 |
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| Format | CD single | ||||
| Recorded | 2001 | ||||
| Genre | Dance-pop, R&B, alternative hip hop | ||||
| Length | 3:45 (Album Version) 3:45 (The Co-Ed Remix) |
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| Label | Jive | ||||
| Writer(s) | Chad Hugo Pharrell Williams |
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| Producer | The Neptunes | ||||
| Certification | Uncertified | ||||
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"Boys" is the fourth single released in the U.S and UK. although the fifth single in countries such as Australia, from pop singer Britney Spears's 2001 album Britney. The song was released during the third quarter of 2002.
The song was written and produced by The Neptunes. For its release, the single was re-vamped as "The Co-Ed Remix", and featured help from Neptune Pharrell Williams on vocals. The track was also featured on the soundtrack for the film Austin Powers in Goldmember. The song shows Spears explaining that even though there are benefits to being single, "boys" are sometimes what a girl needs.
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[edit] Music video
The music video for "Boys" saw Britney reunite with director Dave Meyers ("Lucky"). It starts out with Britney, adorned in a dress and readying herself for a party, inside a castle where a group of women are dancing around her. The next scene takes place in one of the courtyards where Spears is found sitting at the end of a long table, and a man sitting at the other end. Following this, Britney is found walking around a pool, where she spots a guy (played by Justin Bruening) that she is apparently attracted to swimming around. They begin to toy with each other while Pharrell is seen at the bar flirting with a woman. Britney walks over to him and they begin to talk instead. Following this, Spears dances suggestively with a group of people, including Mike Myers as Austin Powers (the video was used for promotion of the film Austin Powers in Goldmember). Actors DJ Qualls, Jason Priestley and Taye Diggs also made cameo appearances in the video.
The video retired on MTV's TRL and was later nominated for a Video Music Award in 2003 for Best Video from a Film.
[edit] Remixes and official versions
- Album Version 3:26
- Album Version Instrumental 3:26
- The Co-Ed Remix featuring Pharrel Williams 3:45
- The Co-Ed Remix featuring Pharrel Williams instrumental 3:45
- The Co-Ed Remix Video Edit 3:36
- Riprock N Alex G Remix
[edit] Track listing
Boys (The Co-Ed Remix)
- "Boys" [The Co-Ed Remix] featuring Pharrell Williams - 3:47
- "Boys" [The Co-Ed Remix] -Instrumental- featuring Pharrell Williams 3:44
- "Boys" [Album Version] - 3:27
- "Boys" [Album Version Instrumental] - 3:27
Boys [SINGLE] [IMPORT]
- "Boys" [The Co-Ed Remix]
- "Boys" [The Co-Ed Remix] -Instrumental-
- "Boys" [Album Version]
[edit] Chart performance
Although "Boys" was meant to be Spears' comeback single in the U.S. after the failure of the rest of the releases from the Britney album (aside from the hit "I'm a Slave 4 U"), it ended up flopping harder than any of her previous singles. The song failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, and peaked only at number twenty-two on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart (equivalent to number 122 if the Hot 100 ran past one-hundred ranks). Regarding Top 40 radio, the single charted only on the lower-half of one of the component charts: the Mainstream Top 40.
It was more successul in Europe reaching the top twenty in most of the counries. The single was a success in the UK debuting at six and selling a total of 74,000 copies, and worldwide has sold over 810,000 copies.
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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| ARC Weekly Top 40 | 26 |
| U.S. Billboard Bubbling-Under Hot 100 | 22 |
| U.S. Billboard Mainstream Top 40 | 38 |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 10 |
| Austrian Top 75 | 15 |
| Belgium Top 20 | 4 |
| Brazilian Top 100 | 42 |
| Canadian Billboard Top 100 | 19 |
| Dutch Top 40 | 10 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 Singles | 29 |
| French Top 100 | 46 |
| German Top 100 | 15 |
| Indonesia Chart | 5 |
| Italian Top 50 | 23 |
| Japanese Top 200 | 1 |
| Mexican Top 100 (Album Version) | 17 |
| Mexican Top 100 (Co-Ed Remix) | 4 |
| N.P. Top 100 | 12 |
| New Zealand Top 50 | 26 |
| Swedish Top 60 | 9 |
| Swiss Top 100 | 11 |
| Tokio Hot 100 | 1 |
| UK Official Singles Chart | 6 |
| World Airplay Top 100 | 21 |
| World Singles Top 100 | 13 |
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