Boyfriend (Dove Cameron song)

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"Boyfriend"
Single by Dove Cameron
from the album Alchemical: Volume 1
ReleasedFebruary 11, 2022 (2022-02-11)
Genre
Length2:33
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Evan Blair
Dove Cameron singles chronology
"Taste of You"
(2021) 		"Boyfriend"
(2022) 		"Breakfast"
(2022)
Music video
"Boyfriend" on YouTube

"Boyfriend" is a song by American singer Dove Cameron, it was released on February 11, 2022, via Disruptor Records and Columbia Records[1] as the lead single from her debut studio album, Alchemical: Volume 1. The song was written by Cameron, Delacey, Evan Blair and Skyler Stonestreet, and produced by Evan Blair.[2]

Background[edit]

Cameron posted a video containing a portion of the song on TikTok that gained over 4.7 million likes. Although the song was not intended to be released in February, when it went viral, she later announced on Instagram that the song would be released on February 11, 2022.[3]

Content[edit]

An electropop and power pop anthem,[4][5] "Boyfriend" references Cameron's sexuality after she came out as queer in 2021, and explicitly describes a romantic relationship with a woman.[6] Melody Heald of Glitter Magazine wrote that the song "hints that her love interest needs a girlfriend, thinking she would treat her better than her boyfriend" by "doing things he'd never do". Cameron said in a press release: "In writing 'Boyfriend,' I feel like I finally found my sound, my perspective, and myself in a way I wasn't sure I ever would. I am so immensely happy to have this song and this part of me out in the world".[7]

Critical reception[edit]

Isabella Vega of Euphoria Magazine commented that "Boyfriend" will become a big hit due to "its killer lyricism, or even its almost gothic production, but with its deeply embedded message of self-empowerment".[8] Caitlin White of Uproxx described the song as "dramatic and dark, and hits like a queer James Bond anthem".[9]

Credits and personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from Tidal.[10]

  • Evan Blair – producer, composer, lyricist, recording engineer
  • Delacey – composer, lyricist
  • Dove Cameron – composer, lyricist, associated performer
  • Skyler Stonestreet – composer, lyricist
  • Eric Legg – mastering engineer
  • Alex Ghenea – mixing engineer

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Certifications and sales for "Boyfriend"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[50] Platinum 70,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[51] Diamond 160,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[52] Platinum 80,000‡
France (SNEP)[53] Gold 100,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[54] Gold 70,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[55] Gold 25,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[56] Gold 5,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[57] Gold 30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[58] Gold 400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[59] Platinum 1,000,000‡
Streaming
Sweden (GLF)[60] Gold 4,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history[edit]

Release history for "Boyfriend"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various February 11, 2022
  • Digital download
  • streaming
  • Disruptor
  • Columbia
 [61]
Italy March 4, 2022 Contemporary hit radio Sony [62]
United States March 7, 2022 Adult contemporary radio Columbia [63]

References[edit]

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  51. ^ "Brazilian single certifications – Dove Cameron – Boyfriend" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
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  53. ^ "French single certifications – Dove Cameron – Boyfriend" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  54. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved February 4, 2023. Type Dove Cameron in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Boyfriend in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
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