Stupid Boy

For other uses, see Stupid Boy (disambiguation).

"Stupid Boy"
Single by Keith Urban
from the album Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing
Released	December 5, 2006
Recorded	2006
Genre	Country country pop
Length	6:16 (album version) 3:46 (radio edit)
Label	Capitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Dave Berg, Deanna Bryant, Sarah Buxton
Producer(s)	Dann Huff, Keith Urban
Keith Urban singles chronology
"Once in a Lifetime" (2006) "Stupid Boy" (2006) "I Told You So" (2007)

"Stupid Boy" is a song written by Dave Berg, Deanna Bryant, and Sarah Buxton. Originally recorded by Buxton, the song was later recorded by Australian country music singer Keith Urban on his 2006 album Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing. Urban's version was released as that album's second single in December 2006 and peaked at number 3 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. A year after its release, Urban won a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance of the song.

History

Urban told Billboard that he recorded "Stupid Boy" at the suggestion of his wife, actress Nicole Kidman. He also noted how the song's subject matter contrasted with the more up-tempo love song "Once in a Lifetime," the album's first single, saying that the two songs were "yin and yang." Sarah Buxton, who co-wrote the song, recorded a version before Urban did. This version was included on a 2007 extended play entitled Almost My Record as well as Buxton's 2010 self-titled album.

Critical reception

Tamara Conniff and Ray Waddell of Billboard described the song as "a ballad on how men foolishly break the hearts of the women they love." Associated Press reviewer Michael McCall called it "a funky, witty take on a guy who can't appreciate how good he has it."

In 2008, the song won Urban a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance.

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.

• Tom Bukovac – rhythm guitar
• Eric Darken – percussion
• Dann Huff – rhythm guitar
• Rami Jaffee – Hammond B-3 organ
• Tim Lauer – pump organ, synthesizer
• Chris McHugh – drums
• Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
• Keith Urban – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, all vocals

Chart performance

Urban's rendition of "Stupid Boy" peaked at number 3 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

Chart (2006–2007)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100	43
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	3

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)	29

Awards (Keith Urban version)

This song, like it said in this article's introduction, became his second to win the Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance in 2008, after his number one "You'll Think of Me" (from his 2002 album Golden Road) in 2006. The next ones of his do so are "Sweet Thing" in 2010 and "'Til Summer Comes Around" in 2011, which are both released as singles from his 2009 album Defying Gravity.

Cassadee Pope version

"Stupid Boy"
Single by Cassadee Pope
from the album The Complete Season 3 Collection
Released	10 December 2012 (2012-12-10)
Recorded	2012
Genre	Country
Length	3:38
Label	Universal
Songwriter(s)	Dave Berg, Deanna Bryant, Sarah Buxton

Cassadee Pope performed this song on NBC's singing competition show, The Voice. Pope went on to win the competition, and her studio version of the song reached the top of the iTunes Top 10 Singles the day after the song was released.

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)	28
US Billboard Hot 100	40
US Country Songs (Billboard)	4

Cover Versions

• In 10/26/2015, Andi and Alex covered the song with the knockout premiere on Ninth Season on The Voice (U.S. TV series).
• In The Blind Auditions premiere of season 12: Brennley Brown.

External links

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