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"Boyfriend"
Single by Mabel
Released	26 February 2020 (2020-02-26)
Recorded	2019
Genre	Pop
Length	3:46
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Camille Purcell Mabel McVey Marlena Shaw Richard Evans Robert Miller Steve Mac
Producer(s)	Steve Mac
Mabel singles chronology
"Loneliest Time of Year" (2019) "Boyfriend" (2020) "West Ten" (2020)
Music video
"Boyfriend" on YouTube

"Boyfriend" is a song by English singer Mabel, released on 26 February 2020. The song appears as a digital reissue bonus track on Mabel's debut studio album High Expectations (2019). "Boyfriend" samples "Remember Me" (1997) by Blue Boy which in turn sampled "Woman of the Ghetto" (1969) by Marlena Shaw.

Background

Mabel announced the song's release on 21 February 2020. She described the song as "wanting someone in your life doesn't mean you can't still be dat bitchh".

Composition

Musically, "Boyfriend" is an empowering upbeat pop anthem with a bumping production. Lyrically, the song sees Mabel wanting a boyfriend, but saying how she doesn't necessarily need one: "I want a boyfriend... Even though a man ain't something I need".

This song is written in the key of B minor and has a tempo of 100 beats per minute.

Music video

The song's accompanying music video was directed by Isaac Rentz and was released on 26 February 2020. According to Mabel the video for "Boyfriend" was inspired by late American singer Aaliyah. It sees Mabel make her ideal boyfriend in an underground computer laboratory. It is a gender-reverse flip of the 1985 film Weird Science.

Track listing

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.

• Mabel – songwriting, vocals
• Steve Mac – production, songwriting, keyboards
• Camille Purcell – songwriting, backing vocals
• Marlena Shaw – songwriting
• Richard Evans – songwriting
• Robert Miller – songwriting
• Chris Laws – drum programming, recording, studio personnel
• Bill Zimmerman – engineering, studio personnel
• Phil Tan – mixing, studio personnel
• Dann Pursey – percussion, recording, studio personnel

Charts

Certifications

Release history

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