"For a Boy" | ||||
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Single by RaeLynn | ||||
Released | March 23, 2015 | |||
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Length | 3:02 | |||
Label | Valory Music Group | |||
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Producer(s) | Joey Moi | |||
RaeLynn singles chronology | ||||
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"For a Boy" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist RaeLynn. It was released to radio on March 23, 2015. RaeLynn wrote the song with Laura Veltz. [1]
RaeLynn told Entertainment Tonight that "I wrote it about this dinner date I went on, and this guy was super transparent with me and kinda wore his heart on his sleeve…You know, guys always wanna be macho and that kinda thing, so I had this idea of 'for a boy, this guy's pretty transparent and cool.'" [2]
Giving it a "C", Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe wrote that "She’s simply too green for me to take seriously her low level of expectations for both genders. 'For a Boy' is decently constructed, has a production that recalls SHeDAISY, and she sings it just fine." [3]
The music video was directed by TK McKamy and premiered in May 2015. [4]
The song debuted on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart at No. 15, selling 27,000 copies in the US on its debut week. The song peaked at #58 becoming her lowest charting single to date. [5] The song has sold 77,000 copies in the United States as of July 2015. [6]
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard) [7] | 15 |
US Country Airplay ( Billboard) [8] | 58 |
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard) [9] | 32 |