Boys & Girls (will.i.am song)

"Boys & Girls"
Single by will.i.am featuring Pia Mia
from the album Songs About Partying
Released April 8, 2016
Format Digital download
Genre Deep house
Length 4:01
Label Interscope
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • will.i.am
  • Lazy J
  • Dustin Highbridge
  • Wojtek Stypko
will.i.am singles chronology
"I'm So Excited"
(2014)		 "Boys & Girls"
(2016)		 "Mona Lisa Smile"
(2016)

"I'm So Excited"
(2014)		 "Boys & Girls"
(2016)		 "Mona Lisa Smile"
(2016)
Pia Mia singles chronology
"Touch"
(2015) Touch2015		 "Boys & Girls"
(2016) Boys & Girls2016		 "On & On"
(2016) On & On2016

"Boys & Girls" is a song by American rapper will.i.am featuring American singer Pia Mia. It was released on April 8, 2016, by Interscope Records as the lead single from his upcoming fifth studio album Songs About Partying. The song samples "Break This Heartbreak" by Kylie Minogue and Fernando Garibay.

Music video

On April 7, 2016, will.i.am uploaded the music video for "Boys & Girls" on his YouTube and Vevo account.[1] The video was directed by Spencer Creigh.[2]

Track listing

  1. "Boys & Girls" (featuring Pia Mia) — 4:01

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 53
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 49
Belgium Urban (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 11
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[7] 17
Europe (Euro Digital Songs)[8] 20
France (SNEP)[9] 46
Germany (Official German Charts)[10] 39
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 42
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[12] 14
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[13] 78
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[14] 21
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[15] 6

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] Silver 200,000double-dagger

^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

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Live performances

Will.i.am performed the song on The Voice UK final on 9 Apr 2016.

References

  1. ↑ "will.i.am - Boys & Girls ft. Pia Mia". YouTube. April 7, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ "will.i.am - Boys & Girls ft. Pia Mia". Vevo. April 7, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  3. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Boys & Girls (feat. Pia Mia) - Single by will.i.am". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  4. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (April 16, 2016). "ARIA Singles: Gnash 'I Hate U, I Love U' Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ultratop.be – will.i.am Feat. Pia Mia – Boys & Girls" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Ultratop.be – will.i.am Feat. Pia Mia – Boys & Girls" (in Dutch). Ultratop Urban. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – will.i.am Feat. Pia Mia – Boys & Girls" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  8. ↑ "will.i.am – Chart history" Billboard Euro Digital Songs for will.i.am. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Lescharts.com – will.i.am Feat. Pia Mia – Boys & Girls" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – will.i.am Feat. Pia Mia – Boys & Girls". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 22, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2016-05-20". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  13. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201628 into search. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2016-05-20" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2016-05-20" UK R&B Chart. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  16. ↑ "British single certifications – will.i.am feat. Pia Mia – It's My Birthday". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 26, 2016. Enter It's My Birthday in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search


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