Electronic · Hip-Hop · Indie · Pop
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Boys is a single by English singer Charli XCX, released on July 26, 2017. The song features a sample from the Nintendo video game Super Mario Bros. The official music video, co-directed by Charli XCX and Sarah McColgan, subverts traditional gender roles by featuring various male celebrities in stereotypically "feminine" scenarios, challenging conventional portrayals of masculinity. The track received critical acclaim, with Pitchfork naming it the 'Best New Track' and including it in their '100 Best Songs of 2017' list.
About Charli XCX: Charli XCX is an iconic figure in the arts, having helped expand the landscape of popular music over the last decade by seamlessly traversing the underground and the mainstream with her artistic output. A singer, songwriter, documentary maker, radio host and record label boss, Charli’s story is one of an artist who continues to succeed without compromise, earning critical acclaim for her forward-thinking music style and entrepreneurial spirit.
Her incredible catalogue includes the studio albums True Romance, SUCKER, Charli, and how i'm feeling now. These have spawned hit singles such as Boom Clap, Break The Rules, Doing It, After The Afterparty, 1999, Blame It On Your Love , Gone, Good Ones and has seen Charli collaborate with global superstars such as BTS, Lizzo, Troye Sivan and HAIM as well as future game changers such as Kim Petras, Christine and the Queens, Yaeji and Clairo.
Charli xcx’s music video for “Boys”, released 2017. Directed by Sarah McColgan. 2:48 in HD, 150,090,984 plays and 2,228,674 likes on YouTube. Filed under Electronic, Hip-Hop, Indie and Pop. AltSounds Curated.
- Director
- Sarah McColgan, Charli XCX
- Producer
- Lucy Rogers