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{{Infobox Single |
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| Name = Like a Boy |
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| Cover = Ciaralikeaboy.jpg |
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| B-side = "Love You Better"<br>"[[Get Up (Ciara song)|Get Up]]" |
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| Artist = [[Ciara]] |
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| from Album = [[Ciara: The Evolution]] |
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| Released = |
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{{flagicon|USA}} [[February 13]], [[2007 in music|2007]]<br>{{flagicon|UK}} [[April 2]], [[2007 in music|2007]] |
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{{flagicon|GER}} {{flagicon|AUT}} [[March 30]], [[2007 in music|2007]] |
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| Format = [[Digital download]], [[CD single]] |
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| Recorded = Chalice Studios, [[Los Angeles, California]] |
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| Genre = [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]]/[[Pop music|Pop]] |
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| Length = 3:57 |
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| Label = [[LaFace Records|LaFace]]/[[Jive Records|Jive]] |
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| Writer = Ciara Harris<br> Candice Nelson<br> Balewa Muhammad<br> [[Patrick J. Que Smith|J. Que]]<br> Ezekiel Lewis<br> Calvin Kenon |
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| Producer = Calvo Da Gr8<br> Ciara Harris<br> The Clutch |
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| Chart position = |
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* #8 <small>([[Sweden]])</small> |
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* #9 <small>([[Lithuania]])</small> |
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* #22 <small>([[Latvia]])</small> |
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* #28 <small>([[UK Singles Chart|UK]])</small> |
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* #31 <small>([[Billboard Hot 100|U.S.]])</small> |
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* #43 <small>([[Ireland]])</small> |
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* #151 <small>([[EU]])</small> |
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| Artist = [[Ciara]] |
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| Type = singles |
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| Last single = "[[Promise (Ciara song)|Promise]]" <br/>(2006) |
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| This single = "Like a Boy"<br/>(2007) |
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| Next single = "[[My Love (Ciara song)|My Love]]"<br/>(2007) |
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{{Extra chronology |
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| Artist = Ciara |
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| Type = Europe/Asian singles |
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| Last single = "[[So What (Field Mob song)|So What]]" <br />(2006) |
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| This single = "Like a Boy" <br />(2007) |
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| Next single = |
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'''"Like a Boy"''' is a song written by [[Ciara|Ciara Harris]], Candice Nelson, Balewa Muhammad, [[Patrick J. Que Smith|J. Que]], Ezekiel Lewis, and Calvin Kenon and produced by Harris, Calvo Da Gr8, and The Clutch. It is the second single from Ciara's second album ''[[Ciara: The Evolution]]'' and the first single taken from the album in Europe. The release was confirmed in a [[MTV News]] article and chosen before polling ended for Ciara's second single on her official [[myspace]] page, being picked over "That's Right" and "Can't Leave 'Em Alone". It was solicited to [[Mainstream Urban|mainstream urban]] radio on [[February 13]]. The single is due to be released in the UK on [[April 2]] [[2007]]. |
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==Song information== |
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[[Image:Like-a-Boy2.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Ciara in the music video for "Like a Boy" with [[Reggie Bush]] who plays her boyfriend in the video.]] |
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"Like a Boy" details about double standards in society of how men in relationships can do certain things, but when women do the same it is looked down upon. Ciara wishes sometimes she "could act like a boy". The song is notable for its mixture of [[Synthesizer|synthesized]] [[Virtual Orchestra|orchestral strings]] and hard-pounding [[hip hop music|hip-hop]] instrumental. |
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“Like a Boy” has been well-received by critics. Bill Lamb of ''[[About.com]]'' wrote that Ciara gives a "breathlessness delivering" and says the song is "intoxicating".<ref>[http://top40.about.com/od/albums/fr/ciaraevolution.htm ''Ciara: The Evolution'' About.com Review] Retrieved [[March 29]] 2007</ref> Jody Rosen of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' wrote the song is "par excellence" and "stirring revenge fantasy".<ref>[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1564585,00.html ''Ciara: The Evolution'' ''Entertainment Weekly'' Review] Retrieved [[March 29]] 2007</ref> |
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YourSpins.com has a contest where fans have a chance to remix "Like a Boy" and meet Ciara, if the remix is saved.<ref>[http://www.rnbdirt.com/article12218.html "Create Your Own Remix"] Retrieved [[February 14]], [[2007]]</ref> |
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==Music video== |
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[[Image:Like-a-Boy.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Ciara in the music video for "Like a Boy", on the right side dressed as a female and on the left side dressed as a male.]] |
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The video for "Like a Boy" was directed by [[Diane Martel]], who also directed Ciara's "[[Promise (Ciara song)|Promise]]" video. It was shot in late [[January]], over a three-day period. The video premiered on [[Yahoo! Music]] and [[BET]]'s [[Access Granted]] on [[February 21]].<ref>[http://music.yahoo.com/premieres "Like a Boy" Music Video Premiere] Retrieved [[February 15]], [[2007]]</ref> The video received a "First Look" on [[MTV]]'s [[Total Request Live|TRL]] on [[February 23]] and debuted at #10 on [[February 26]] and peaked at #4. On [[March 8]], it debuted on [[BET]]'s [[106 & Park]] at #8 and peaked at #1. "Like a Boy" premiered on [[The Box (TV channel)|The Box]] on [[March 9]]. The video is currently at #5 on [[iTunes]]. |
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The black and white video begins with Ciara dressed like a boy sitting in a chair. She is sporting fake [[tattoos]] and says, "2007. Ladies, I think it's time to [[Switch (sexuality)|switch]] roles." Next, Ciara confronts her boyfriend played by [[football player]] [[Reggie Bush]] throughout the video. During the first verse and chorus, Ciara dances with her male alter ego. The rest of the video, Ciara and female dancers, who are all dressed as [[gangsters]], perform masculine [[choreography]]. After the bridge, there is a breakdown and Ciara performs her famous matrix as in the "[[Goodies (song)|Goodies]]" video. The video version of the song features different edits from the album version. |
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==Chart performance== |
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"Like a Boy" debuted on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart at seventy-five. The following week, the song climbed thirty-three spots to forty-two, the next week it moved to twenty-five and debuted on the [[Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles]] chart at sixteen. In the [[March 17]], [[2007]] [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] issue, "Like a Boy" debuted at eighty-one on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>Jonathan Cohen, [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003555645 "Mims Remains 'Hot' At No. 1, Akon Stays Close"], Billboard.com, March 8, 2007.</ref> The single is currently at thirty-one. |
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"Like a Boy" debuted at number nineteen in [[Sweden]] and currently peaked at eight in its second week. The single debuted in the [[United Kingdom]] at #35 on downloads only. |
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==Charts== |
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!align="left"|Chart (2007) |
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!align="center"|Peak<br>position |
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|align="left"|U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=617021&model.vnuAlbumId=813537 Ciara - Billboard Artist Chart History]</ref> |
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|align="center"|31 |
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|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot RingMasters]]<ref name="Billboard"/> |
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|align="center"|15 |
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|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]]<ref name="Billboard"/> |
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|align="center"|15 |
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|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Rhythmic Top 40]]<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=CIARA&sql=11:vi8m965okepf~T51 Ciara - Billboard singles]</ref> |
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|align="center"|24 |
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|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot Digital Songs]]<ref name="Billboard"/> |
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|align="center"|39 |
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|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Pop 100]]<ref name="Billboard"/> |
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|align="center"|51 |
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|align="left"|[[Official UK Singles Chart]]<ref>[http://www.everyhit.com Everyhit.com Ciara Artist Search]</ref> |
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|align="center"|28 |
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|align="left"|[[Ireland]] Singles Chart<ref>[http://www.musicsquare.net/charts/ireland_singles_top_50 Ireland Singles Top 50]</ref> |
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|align="center"|43 |
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|align="left"|[[Sweden]] Singles Chart<ref>[http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Ciara&titel=Like+A+Boy&cat=s Swedish Charts]</ref> |
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|align="center"|8 |
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|align="left"|[[LCC Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Lithuania Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]]<ref>[http://www.blogas.lt/hitfm/209276/lcc-hot-rbhip-hop-songs.html LCC Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]</ref> |
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|align="center"|'''1''' |
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|align="left"|[[Lithuania Airplay Chart]]<ref>[http://www.blogas.lt/hitfm/205871/lithuania-airplay-chart.html Lithuania Airplay Chart]</ref> |
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|align="center"|9 |
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|align="left"|Deutsche Black Charts<ref>[http://www.trendcharts.de/dbc.html Deutsche Black Charts(updated weekly)]</ref> |
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|align="center"|4 |
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|align="left"|[[Latvia]]<ref>[http://www.europeanhitradio.com/?act=topi&type=EhrTop# European Hit Radio]</ref> |
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|align="center"|22 |
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|align="left"|Euro 200<ref>[http://www.apcchart.com/ Euro 200]</ref> |
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|align="center"|151 |
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|align="left"|United World Chart<ref>[http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=41748&start=50]</ref> |
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|align="center"|76 |
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==Versions/Remixes== |
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*Album Version |
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*Video Version |
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*Rafael Lelis Remix |
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*Soul Seekerz Remix |
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*Kardinal Beats Remix |
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*Primekiller Remix |
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*Pugh Remix |
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==Track listing== |
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;U.S. CD Single/UK CD1 Single |
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#"Like a Boy" [Main] - 4:00 |
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#"Like a Boy" [Instrumental] - 3:57 |
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;UK CD2 Single |
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#"Like a Boy" [Main Version] |
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#"Love You Better" [Main Version] |
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#"[[Get Up (Ciara song)|Get Up]]" (featuring [[Chamillionaire]]) [Main Version] |
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#"Get Up" [Monto Blanco Vocal Mix] |
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==References== |
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<references/> |
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{{Ciara}} |
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[[Category:2006 songs]] |
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[[Category:2007 singles]] |
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[[Category:Ciara songs]] |
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[[Category:Female empowerment songs]] |
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[[Category:Music videos directed by Diane Martel]] |
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