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| genre =*[[Dance-pop]]
*[[teen pop]]
| length = 3:35 <small>(single version)</small><br />3:21 <small>(album version)</small>
| length = 3:35 <small>(single version)</small><br />3:21 <small>(album version)</small>
| label = {{Flatlist|
| label = {{Flatlist|
*[[Nickelodeon Records|Nickelodeon]]
*[[Nickelodeon Records|Nickelodeon]]
*[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]}}
*[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]}}
| writer = [[Wayne Hector]], [[Lucas Secon]], [[Bang Chan]]
| writer = [[Wayne Hector]], [[Lucas Secon]]
| producer = [[Lucas Secon]]
| producer = [[Lucas Secon]]
| chronology = [[Big Time Rush (group)|Big Time Rush]]
| chronology = [[Big Time Rush (group)|Big Time Rush]]
| prev_title = [[Til I Forget About You (song)|Til I Forget About You]]
| prev_title = [[Til I Forget About You]]
| prev_year = 2010
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = Worldwide
| next_title = [[Worldwide (song)|Worldwide]]
| next_year = 2011
| next_year = 2011
| misc = {{Extra chronology
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"'''Boyfriend'''" is a song recorded by American pop band [[Big Time Rush (group)|Big Time Rush]] for their debut studio album ''[[BTR (album)|BTR]]'' (2010). The song was produced by [[Lucas Secon]] and written by him and [[Wayne Hector]]. It features rap verses by American rapper [[Snoop Dogg]]. It was released as the album's second official single on February 8, 2011, and was solicited to mainstream radio on February 15, 2011, through [[Columbia Records]].
"'''Boyfriend'''" is a song recorded by American pop band [[Big Time Rush (group)|Big Time Rush]] for their debut studio album ''[[BTR (album)|BTR]]'' (2010). The song was produced by [[Lucas Secon]] and written by him and [[Wayne Hector]]. It features rap verses by American rapper [[Snoop Dogg]]. It was released as the album's second official single on February 8, 2011, and was solicited to mainstream radio on February 15, 2011 via [[Columbia Records]].


The song "Boyfriend" was met with mixed reviews by [[music journalism|music critics]]; some praised it as a catchy single while others called it unoriginal and safe. Critics, however, praised Snoop Dogg for adding flavor to the song with his verses. The song was, however, a moderately international success, charting in [[Austria]], [[Germany]], [[Mexico]], [[Belgium]] and the [[United Kingdom]] as well as a host in other countries. In the [[United States]], the song peaked at number seventy-two on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] becoming their highest-charting single to date. And it later earned a gold certification in the US for sales of more than 500,000 sold downloads. In 2018, the song was ranked ninety-seventh by ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' in their compilation of the 100 Greatest Boyband Songs of All Time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/list/8362499/greatest-boy-band-songs-of-all-time-top-100 |title=The 100 Greatest Boy Band Songs of All Time : Critics Picks:Big Time Rush, "Boyfriend" ft. Snoop Dogg|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>
The song "Boyfriend" was met with mixed reviews by [[music journalism|music critics]]; some praised it as a catchy single while others called it unoriginal and safe. Critics, however, praised Snoop Dogg for adding flavor to the song with his verses. The song was, however, a moderately international success, charting in [[Austria]], [[Germany]], [[Mexico]], [[Belgium]] and the [[United Kingdom]] as well as a host in other countries. In the [[United States]], the song peaked at number seventy-two on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] becoming their highest-charting single to date. And it later earned a gold certification in the US for sales of more than 500,000 sold downloads. In 2018, the song was ranked ninety-seventh by ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' in their compilation of the 100 Greatest Boyband Songs of All Time.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/list/8362499/greatest-boy-band-songs-of-all-time-top-100 |title=The 100 Greatest Boy Band Songs of All Time : Critics Picks:Big Time Rush, "Boyfriend" ft. Snoop Dogg|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>


==Background and composition==
==Background and composition==
"Boyfriend" was written and produced by [[Lucas Secon]] while [[Wayne Hector]], credited as Wayne Anthony Hector, also provided writing.<ref name="BTR"/> In addition to writing and producing, Secon programmed and arranged the song while performing on [[Drums (musical instrument)|drums]] and [[synthesizers]].<ref name="BTR"/> Recording sessions took place at [[Westlake Recording Studios]] in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], [[California]], headed by [[Rob Kinelski]], and at Mux Music Studios in [[London]], [[England]], headed by Secon and Pete Hoffman, both of which mixed the song.<ref name="BTR"/> Editing through [[ProTools]] was done by Hoffman.<ref name="BTR"/> Mintman performed on the [[guitars]], [[Bass (instrument)|bass]] and [[Keyboard instrument|keys]], which was recorded at the Westlake Recording Studios.<ref name="BTR"/> "Boyfriend" was released as Big Time Rush's second single on February 8, when the remix featuring Snoop Dogg was released through digital distribution. A week later, [[Columbia Records]] serviced it to contemporary hit radio and the version featuring the New Boyz to [[rhythmic crossover]] in the United States.<ref name="airplay">{{cite web |url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239 |title=Airplay Archive |work=[[FMQB]] |publisher=Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Inc. and Mediaspan Online Services |access-date=November 30, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6HkD4d8lG?url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239 |archive-date=June 29, 2013 }}</ref> On April 19, 2011, a new version of the song featuring the New Boyz was released for digital distribution.
"Boyfriend" was written and produced by [[Lucas Secon]] while [[Wayne Hector]], credited as Wayne Anthony Hector, also provided writing.<ref name="BTR"/> In addition to writing and producing, Secon programmed and arranged the song while performing on [[Drums (musical instrument)|drums]] and [[synthesizers]].<ref name="BTR"/> Recording sessions took place at [[Westlake Recording Studios]] in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], [[California]], headed by [[Rob Kinelski]], and at Mux Music Studios in [[London]], [[England]], headed by Secon and Pete Hoffman, both of which mixed the song.<ref name="BTR"/> Editing through [[ProTools]] was done by Hoffman.<ref name="BTR"/> Mintman performed on the [[guitars]], [[Bass (instrument)|bass]] and [[Keyboard instrument|keys]], which was recorded at the Westlake Recording Studios.<ref name="BTR"/> "Boyfriend" was released as Big Time Rush's second single on February 8, when the remix featuring Snoop Dogg was released through digital distribution. A week later, [[Columbia Records]] serviced it to contemporary hit radio and the version featuring the New Boyz to [[rhythmic crossover]] in the United States.<ref name="airplay">{{cite web |url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239 |title=Airplay Archive |work=[[FMQB]] |publisher=Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Inc. and Mediaspan Online Services |access-date=November 30, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723053722/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239 |archive-date=July 23, 2013 }}</ref> On April 19, 2011, a new version of the song featuring the New Boyz was released for digital distribution.


"Boyfriend" features the use of monochromatic beats, condensed instrument sounds, layered and tuned vocals and autotune.<ref name=gallo>{{cite web|last=Gallo|first=Phil|title=Album: Big Time Rush, "BTR" (Nickelodeon/ Columbia)|url=http://www.soundspike.com/story/838/album-review-big-time-rush-btr-nickelodeon-columbia/|work=SoundSpike|publisher=SoundSpike Media, LLC|access-date=27 June 2012|date=October 12, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215209/http://www.soundspike.com/story/838/album-review-big-time-rush-btr-nickelodeon-columbia/|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> According to the digital music sheet published at Musicnotes.com by [[Sony/ATV Music Publishing]], the song is composed in a key of [[E major]].<ref name="sheet music"/> It is set in common time and has a moderate 4 tempo of 80 beats per minute.<ref name="sheet music"/> The band's vocals range from E<sub>3</sub> to B<sub>5</sub>.<ref name="sheet music"/> It begins with a basic sequence of A-E-F#m-E and transitions to F#m-G#m-C#m as it chord progression.<ref name="sheet music">{{cite web|title=Big Time Rush – Boyfriend Sheet Music (Digital Download)|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdFPE.asp?ppn=MN0103072&|work=Musicnotes.com|publisher=[[Sony/ATV Music Publishing]]|access-date=27 June 2012}}</ref> The single versions feature rap verses from [[Snoop Dogg]] and the [[New Boyz]]. The lyrics pertain to being the ideal boyfriend for someone, indicated in lines like, "I don't care at all what you've done before, all I really want is to be your boyfriend."
"Boyfriend" features the use of monochromatic beats, condensed instrument sounds, layered and tuned vocals and autotune.<ref name=gallo>{{cite web|last=Gallo|first=Phil|title=Album: Big Time Rush, "BTR" (Nickelodeon/ Columbia)|url=http://www.soundspike.com/story/838/album-review-big-time-rush-btr-nickelodeon-columbia/|work=SoundSpike|publisher=SoundSpike Media, LLC|access-date=27 June 2012|date=October 12, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215209/http://www.soundspike.com/story/838/album-review-big-time-rush-btr-nickelodeon-columbia/|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> According to the digital music sheet published at Musicnotes.com by [[Sony/ATV Music Publishing]], the song is composed in a key of [[E major]].<ref name="sheet music"/> It is set in common time and has a moderate 4 tempo of 80 beats per minute.<ref name="sheet music"/> The band's vocals range from E<sub>3</sub> to B<sub>5</sub>.<ref name="sheet music"/> It begins with a basic sequence of A-E-F#m-E and transitions to F#m-G#m-C#m as it chord progression.<ref name="sheet music">{{cite web|title=Big Time Rush – Boyfriend Sheet Music (Digital Download)|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdFPE.asp?ppn=MN0103072&|work=Musicnotes.com| date=11 May 2012 |publisher=[[Sony/ATV Music Publishing]]|access-date=27 June 2012}}</ref> The single versions feature rap verses from [[Snoop Dogg]] and the [[New Boyz]]. The lyrics pertain to being the ideal boyfriend for someone, indicated in lines like, "I don't care at all what you've done before, all I really want is to be your boyfriend."


==Reception==
==Reception==
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The video features with [[Snoop Dogg]] living in the year 2099, and inviting Big Time Rush from the present to perform and join a party from a portal. At the party, Kendall is drinking a futuristic drink with a girl, James is dancing with two girls outside, Logan is floating around with a girl outside on a light board, and Carlos is dancing with another girl. Solo shots of the boys performing the song and scenes of the entire group performing the song on a stage is intercut throughout the video. After Snoop Dogg performs his verse, he later waves good-bye and the group exit out of the portal into 2011.
The video features with [[Snoop Dogg]] living in the year 2099, and inviting Big Time Rush from the present to perform and join a party from a portal. At the party, Kendall is drinking a futuristic drink with a girl, James is dancing with two girls outside, Logan is floating around with a girl outside on a light board, and Carlos is dancing with another girl. Solo shots of the boys performing the song and scenes of the entire group performing the song on a stage is intercut throughout the video. After Snoop Dogg performs his verse, he later waves good-bye and the group exit out of the portal into 2011.


==Awards and nominations==
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==Track listing==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Awards and nominations for "Boyfriend"
|- align=center
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Organization
! scope="col"| Award
! scope="col"| Result
! scope="col"| Ref(s)
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|-
| [[Kids' Choice Awards Argentina 2011|2011]]
| [[Nickelodeon Argentina Kids' Choice Awards|Argentina Kids' Choice Awards]]
| Favorite Song
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="kcaarg2011">{{cite web |url=http://exitoina.com/2011-10-12-76250-todos-los-ganadores-de-los-kids-choice-awards/ |title=Kids Choice Awards Argentina 2011 – Ganadores |date=12 October 2011 |language=es |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111112083841/http://exitoina.com/2011-10-12-76250-todos-los-ganadores-de-los-kids-choice-awards/ |archivedate=November 12, 2011 |access-date=January 20, 2013}}</ref>
|-
| 2013
| [[Premios Oye!]]
| Best International English Single of the Year
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvyespectaculos.com/2013/03/07/lista-de-nominados-de-los-premios-oye-2013/|title=Lista de nominados de los Premios OYE 2013 - TV y Espectáculos|author=tvyespectaculos|work=TV y Espectáculos|access-date=March 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322100637/http://www.tvyespectaculos.com/2013/03/07/lista-de-nominados-de-los-premios-oye-2013/|archive-date=March 22, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|}


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==Track listing==
*'''Digital download'''<ref name="Digital download">{{cite web|title=Big Time Rush: Boyfriend (feat. Snoop Dogg) - Single|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id417021288}}</ref>
*'''Digital download'''<ref name="Digital download">{{cite web|title=Big Time Rush: Boyfriend (feat. Snoop Dogg) - Single|website=[[iTunes]] |date=8 February 2011 |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id417021288}}</ref>
#"Boyfriend" (feat. Snoop Dogg) – 3:35
#"Boyfriend" (featuring Snoop Dogg) – 3:35


*'''UK maxi single'''<ref name="UK Maxi Single">{{cite web|title=Big Time Rush: Boyfriend Single, Maxi|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004UHPTSW}}</ref>
*'''Maxi CD'''<ref name="UK Maxi Single">{{cite web|title=Big Time Rush: Boyfriend Single, Maxi|website=Amazon UK |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004UHPTSW}}</ref>
#"Boyfriend" (featuring Snoop Dogg) – 3:35
#"Boyfriend" (featuring Snoop Dogg) – 3:35
#"Boyfriend" (Jump Smokers remix radio edit featuring Snoop Dogg) – 3:07
#"Boyfriend" (Jump Smokers remix radio edit; featuring Snoop Dogg) – 3:07
#"Boyfriend" – 3:21
#"Boyfriend" – 3:21
#"Boyfriend" (Video) – 3:41
#"Boyfriend" (video; featuring Snoop Dogg) – 3:41


*'''EU CD single'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Big Time Rush: Boyfriend Single|url=https://www.amazon.de/dp/B004QQDUTC}}</ref>
*'''CD'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Big Time Rush: Boyfriend Single|website=Amazon Germany |url=https://www.amazon.de/dp/B004QQDUTC}}</ref>
#"Boyfriend" (featuring Snoop Dogg) – 3:35
#"Boyfriend" (featuring Snoop Dogg) – 3:35
#"Boyfriend" – 3:21
#"Boyfriend" – 3:21


*'''EU digital download'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Big Time Rush: Boyfriend - Single|url=https://itunes.apple.com/de/album/id427598846}}</ref>
*'''Digital download'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Big Time Rush: Boyfriend - Single|website=[[iTunes]] |date=April 2011 |url=https://itunes.apple.com/de/album/id427598846}}</ref>
#"Boyfriend" (featuring Snoop Dogg) – 3:35
#"Boyfriend" (featuring Snoop Dogg) – 3:35
#"Boyfriend" – 3:21
#"Boyfriend" – 3:21
#"Boyfriend" (Video) – 3:41
#"Boyfriend" (video; featuring Snoop Dogg) – 3:41


*'''UK remix EP'''<ref name="UK Remix EP">{{cite web|title=Big Time Rush: Boyfriend (Remixes) - Single|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/id430814574}}</ref>
*'''Digital download (remixes)'''<ref name="UK Remix EP">{{cite web|title=Big Time Rush: Boyfriend (Remixes) - Single|website=[[iTunes]] |date=15 April 2011 |url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/id430814574}}</ref>
#"Boyfriend" (Jump Smokers remix radio edit featuring Snoop Dogg) – 3:07
#"Boyfriend" (Jump Smokers remix radio edit; featuring Snoop Dogg) – 3:07
#"Boyfriend" (Jump Smokers remix radio edit) – 2:52
#"Boyfriend" (Jump Smokers remix radio edit) – 2:52
#"Boyfriend" (Jump Smokers remix extended version featuring Snoop Dogg) – 3:33
#"Boyfriend" (Jump Smokers remix extended version; featuring Snoop Dogg) – 3:33


==Credits==
==Credits==
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|-
{{Single chart|Wallonia Tip|36|artist=Big Time Rush|song=Boyfriend|rowheader=true|access-date=September 22, 2012|refname="Wallonia"}}
{{Single chart|Wallonia Tip|36|artist=Big Time Rush|song=Boyfriend|rowheader=true|access-date=September 22, 2012|refname="Wallonia"}}
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|-
{{Single chart|CIS|214|artist=Big Time Rush|song=Boyfriend|songid=30887|refname=|rowheader=true}}
|-
|-
{{Single chart|Germany|49|artist=Big Time Rush feat. Snoop Dogg|song=Boyfriend|songid=805997|rowheader=true|access-date=October 12, 2018|refname="German Single Chart"}}
{{Single chart|Germany|49|artist=Big Time Rush feat. Snoop Dogg|song=Boyfriend|songid=805997|rowheader=true|access-date=October 12, 2018|refname="German Single Chart"}}
|-
|-
! scope="row"| [[Mexico Ingles Airplay]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.billboard.com/artist/big-time-rush/chart-history/min/|title=Big Time Rush Chart History|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date= December 6, 2020}}</ref>
! scope="row"| Lithuania ([[European Hit Radio|EHR]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.europeanhitradio.lt/charts/european-hit-radio-top-40|title=European Hit Radio Top 100|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110502135452/http://www.europeanhitradio.lt/charts/european-hit-radio-top-40|archivedate=May 2, 2011|accessdate=October 10, 2022}}</ref>
| 37
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! scope="row"| [[Mexico Ingles Airplay]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite magazine|url= https://www.billboard.com/artist/big-time-rush/chart-history/min/|title=Big Time Rush Chart History|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date= December 6, 2020}}</ref>
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| 33
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! scope="col" | Position
! scope="col" | Position
|-
|-
! scope="row"| US Kid Digital Song Sales (''Billboard'')<ref>{{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129044509/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/kid-digital-song-sales|date=November 29, 2020|title=Kid Digital Song Sales - Year-End {{!}} Billboard}}</ref>
! scope="row"| US Kid Digital Song Sales (''Billboard'')<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/kid-digital-song-sales |title=Kid Digital Song Sales - Year-End {{!}} Billboard |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=July 21, 2021 |archive-date=November 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129044509/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/kid-digital-song-sales |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
| 1
| 1
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==Certifications==
==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Boyfriend"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=New Zealand|artist=Big Time Rush feat. Snoop Dogg|title=Boyfriend|award=Gold|relyear=2010|certyear=2024|source=radioscope|access-date=December 21, 2024|refname=rmnz}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United States|artist=Big Time Rush|title=Boyfriend|award=Gold|relyear=2010|certyear=2012|digital=true|refname=riaa}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United States|artist=Big Time Rush|title=Boyfriend|award=Platinum|relyear=2010|certyear=2022|access-date=November 30, 2022|refname=riaa}}
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{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}

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{{Certification Table Bottom | noshipments=true}}


==Release history==
==Release history==
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! scope="col" | Region
! scope="col" | Region
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Format
! scope="col" | Format(s)
! scope="col" | Version(s)
! scope="col" | Version(s)
! scope="col" | Label
! scope="col" | Label
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| February 8, 2011
| February 8, 2011
| [[Music download|Digital download]]
| [[Music download|Digital download]]
| rowspan="2" | Remix featuring Snoop Dogg
| Remix featuring Snoop Dogg
| [[Sony Music|Sony]]
| [[Sony Music|Sony]]
| align="center" | <ref name="Digital download"/>
| align="center" | <ref name="Digital download"/>
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! rowspan="2" scope="row" | United States
! rowspan="2" scope="row" | United States
| rowspan="2" | February 15, 2011
| rowspan="2" | February 15, 2011
| Contemporary hit radio
| rowspan="2" | {{Hlist|[[Contemporary hit radio]]|[[rhythmic contemporary]] radio}}
⚫
| Remix featuring New Boyz
| rowspan="2" | [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| align="center" | <ref name="airplay"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases|title=Top 40/M Future Releases {{!}} Mainstream Hit Songs Being Released and Their Release Dates ...|date=February 15, 2011|publisher=All Access|access-date=July 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110206135224/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases|archive-date=February 6, 2011}}</ref>
| align="center" rowspan="2" | <ref name="airplay"/>
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | Remix featuring Snoop Dogg
| [[Rhythmic contemporary]]
| align="center" | <ref name="airplay"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases|title=Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases {{!}} R&B Song and Hip-Hop Music Release Dates {{!}} ...|date=February 15, 2011|publisher=All Access|access-date=July 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110206135333/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases|archive-date=February 6, 2011}}</ref>
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| Remix featuring New Boyz
|-
! scope="row" | Italy
| March 4, 2011
| Radio [[airplay]]
⚫
| rowspan="5" | Sony
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite press release|date=March 4, 2011|title=EarOne {{!}} Radio Date, le novità musicali della settimana|url=https://www.earone.it/radio_date/search/artist/history/BIG+TIME+RUSH/|language=it|publisher=EarOne|access-date=July 1, 2023}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | Germany
! scope="row" | Germany
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| rowspan="4" | Digital download
| rowspan="4" | Digital download
| rowspan="2" | {{Hlist|Remix featuring Snoop Dogg|original}}
| rowspan="2" | {{Hlist|Remix featuring Snoop Dogg|original}}
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| rowspan="4" | Sony
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/de/album/boyfriend-single/427598846|title="Boyfriend - Single" von Big Time Rush bei Apple Music|date=April 1, 2011|website=music.apple.com|language=de}}</ref>
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/de/album/boyfriend-single/427598846|title="Boyfriend - Single" von Big Time Rush bei Apple Music|date=April 1, 2011|website=music.apple.com|language=de}}</ref>
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| April 18, 2011
| April 18, 2011
| [[Maxi single#CD maxi singles|CD maxi single]]
| [[Maxi single#CD maxi singles|Maxi CD]]
| Remix featuring Snoop Dogg
| Remix featuring Snoop Dogg
| Columbia
| Columbia
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| rowspan="2" | April 19, 2011
| rowspan="2" | April 19, 2011
| rowspan="2" | Digital download
| rowspan="2" | Digital download
| rowspan="2" | Remix radio edit featuring New Boyz
| rowspan="2" | Remix featuring New Boyz – radio edit
| rowspan="2" | Sony
| rowspan="2" | Sony
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/boyfriend-feat-new-boyz-radio-edit-single/431378793|title=Boyfriend (feat. New Boyz) [Radio Edit] - Single by Big Time Rush on Apple Music|date=April 19, 2011|website=music.apple.com}}</ref>
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/boyfriend-feat-new-boyz-radio-edit-single/431378793|title=Boyfriend (feat. New Boyz) [Radio Edit] - Single by Big Time Rush on Apple Music|date=April 19, 2011|website=music.apple.com}}</ref>

Latest revision as of 05:03, 21 December 2024

"Boyfriend"
Single by Big Time Rush featuring Snoop Dogg or New Boyz
from the album BTR
ReleasedFebruary 8, 2011
Recorded2010
Genre
Length3:35 (single version)
3:21 (album version)
Label
Songwriter(s)Wayne Hector, Lucas Secon
Producer(s)Lucas Secon
Big Time Rush singles chronology
"Til I Forget About You"
(2010) 		"Boyfriend"
(2011) 		"Worldwide"
(2011)
Snoop Dogg singles chronology
"Wet"
(2010) 		"Boyfriend"
(2011) 		"Mr Endowed (Remix)"
(2011)
New Boyz singles chronology
"Backseat"
(2011) 		"Boyfriend"
(2011) 		"Better with the Lights Off"
(2011)
Music video
"Boyfriend" on YouTube

"Boyfriend" is a song recorded by American pop band Big Time Rush for their debut studio album BTR (2010). The song was produced by Lucas Secon and written by him and Wayne Hector. It features rap verses by American rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released as the album's second official single on February 8, 2011, and was solicited to mainstream radio on February 15, 2011 via Columbia Records.

The song "Boyfriend" was met with mixed reviews by music critics; some praised it as a catchy single while others called it unoriginal and safe. Critics, however, praised Snoop Dogg for adding flavor to the song with his verses. The song was, however, a moderately international success, charting in Austria, Germany, Mexico, Belgium and the United Kingdom as well as a host in other countries. In the United States, the song peaked at number seventy-two on the Billboard Hot 100 becoming their highest-charting single to date. And it later earned a gold certification in the US for sales of more than 500,000 sold downloads. In 2018, the song was ranked ninety-seventh by Billboard in their compilation of the 100 Greatest Boyband Songs of All Time.[1]

Background and composition

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"Boyfriend" was written and produced by Lucas Secon while Wayne Hector, credited as Wayne Anthony Hector, also provided writing.[2] In addition to writing and producing, Secon programmed and arranged the song while performing on drums and synthesizers.[2] Recording sessions took place at Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, headed by Rob Kinelski, and at Mux Music Studios in London, England, headed by Secon and Pete Hoffman, both of which mixed the song.[2] Editing through ProTools was done by Hoffman.[2] Mintman performed on the guitars, bass and keys, which was recorded at the Westlake Recording Studios.[2] "Boyfriend" was released as Big Time Rush's second single on February 8, when the remix featuring Snoop Dogg was released through digital distribution. A week later, Columbia Records serviced it to contemporary hit radio and the version featuring the New Boyz to rhythmic crossover in the United States.[3] On April 19, 2011, a new version of the song featuring the New Boyz was released for digital distribution.

"Boyfriend" features the use of monochromatic beats, condensed instrument sounds, layered and tuned vocals and autotune.[4] According to the digital music sheet published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the song is composed in a key of E major.[5] It is set in common time and has a moderate 4 tempo of 80 beats per minute.[5] The band's vocals range from E3 to B5.[5] It begins with a basic sequence of A-E-F#m-E and transitions to F#m-G#m-C#m as it chord progression.[5] The single versions feature rap verses from Snoop Dogg and the New Boyz. The lyrics pertain to being the ideal boyfriend for someone, indicated in lines like, "I don't care at all what you've done before, all I really want is to be your boyfriend."

Reception

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Critical response

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"Boyfriend" received a generally mixed response from contemporary music critics. Matt Collar of AllMusic called the "head-bobbin'" tune one of the album's highlights.[6] Jessica Dawson of Common Sense Media called the song a "catchy single" that "lingers in your head, with the boys pouting, "B-b-boy-boy-boy-boy-boyfriend," and the tune's easy, hip-pop rhythm." Dawson also commented, " No doubt fans will be wishing the guys were singing to them", awarding the song a three star rating.[7] Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian praised Snoop Dogg's verses, commenting that they add "pizzazz" to "an otherwise anodyne dance-pop tune."[8] Alistair McGeorge of Female First called it a "safe, by-the-numbers pop track that heavily relies on over-production and autotone."[9] Brandon Soderberg of Popdust gave "Boyfriend" a three star rating, commending Snoop Dogg for providing a contrast to the "oddball charm" he presents on his guest features on pop songs. Soderberg credited Snoop Dogg for "inject[ing] specificity into an otherwise pretty ordinary song" and further praised his verses for their placement, writing that they provide "a crucially rewarding sense of narrative."[10]

Chart performance

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In the United States, "Boyfriend" entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number seventy-nine in the issue dated March 12, 2011. The song ascended and descended on the chart for several weeks before reaching its peak at number seventy-two in the issue dated May 7, 2011.[11] "Boyfriend" shipped over 500,000 copies in the United States, earning a gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It also peaked at number thirty-two on the Pop Songs chart and at number fifty-eight on Hot Digital Songs.[12] Across Europe, "Boyfriend" fared better on the charts. In Austria, the song peaked at number fifty-five on the singles chart.[13] In Germany, the song debuted at number fifty-one and rose to number forty-nine in the next week.[14]

Music video

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The video features with Snoop Dogg living in the year 2099, and inviting Big Time Rush from the present to perform and join a party from a portal. At the party, Kendall is drinking a futuristic drink with a girl, James is dancing with two girls outside, Logan is floating around with a girl outside on a light board, and Carlos is dancing with another girl. Solo shots of the boys performing the song and scenes of the entire group performing the song on a stage is intercut throughout the video. After Snoop Dogg performs his verse, he later waves good-bye and the group exit out of the portal into 2011.

Awards and nominations

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Awards and nominations for "Boyfriend"
Year Organization Award Result Ref(s)
2011 Argentina Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Song Won [15]
2013 Premios Oye! Best International English Single of the Year Nominated [16]

Track listing

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  • Digital download[17]
  1. "Boyfriend" (featuring Snoop Dogg) – 3:35
  1. "Boyfriend" (featuring Snoop Dogg) – 3:35
  2. "Boyfriend" (Jump Smokers remix radio edit; featuring Snoop Dogg) – 3:07
  3. "Boyfriend" – 3:21
  4. "Boyfriend" (video; featuring Snoop Dogg) – 3:41
  1. "Boyfriend" (featuring Snoop Dogg) – 3:35
  2. "Boyfriend" – 3:21
  • Digital download[20]
  1. "Boyfriend" (featuring Snoop Dogg) – 3:35
  2. "Boyfriend" – 3:21
  3. "Boyfriend" (video; featuring Snoop Dogg) – 3:41
  • Digital download (remixes)[21]
  1. "Boyfriend" (Jump Smokers remix radio edit; featuring Snoop Dogg) – 3:07
  2. "Boyfriend" (Jump Smokers remix radio edit) – 2:52
  3. "Boyfriend" (Jump Smokers remix extended version; featuring Snoop Dogg) – 3:33

Credits

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Credits adapted from BTR liner notes, Columbia Records.[2]

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for "Boyfriend"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[32] Gold 15,000‡
United States (RIAA)[33] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release dates and formats for "Boyfriend"
Region Date Format(s) Version(s) Label Ref.
Various February 8, 2011 Digital download Remix featuring Snoop Dogg Sony [17]
United States February 15, 2011
Remix featuring New Boyz Columbia [3][34]
Remix featuring Snoop Dogg [3][35]
Italy March 4, 2011 Radio airplay Sony [36]
Germany April 1, 2011 Digital download
  • Remix featuring Snoop Dogg
  • original
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United Kingdom April 15, 2011 [38]
Remixes [21]
April 17, 2011 Original [39]
April 18, 2011 Maxi CD Remix featuring Snoop Dogg Columbia [18][40]
Canada April 19, 2011 Digital download Remix featuring New Boyz – radio edit Sony [41]
United States [42]

References

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  8. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (July 14, 2011). "Big Time Rush: BTR – Review". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
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