For a Boy
| "For a Boy" | ||||
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| Single by RaeLynn | ||||
| Released | March 23, 2015 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
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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 as the second lead single to her full-length debut album, expected later in 2015. RaeLynn wrote the song with Laura Veltz.[1]
History
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]
Critical reception
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]
Music video
The music video was directed by TK McKamy and premiered in May 2015.[4]
Chart performance
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]
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[6] | 15 |
| US Country Airplay (Billboard)[7] | 58 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] | 32 |
References
- ↑ "RaeLynn, 'For a Boy'". Taste of Country Staff. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
- ↑ Schillaci, Sophie (9 March 2015). "RaeLynn Dishes on New Single 'For a Boy' and the Date That Inspired It". Entertainment Tonight Online. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ↑ Coyne, Kevin John (8 March 2015). "Single Review: RaeLynn, “For a Boy”". Country Universe. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ↑ "CMT : Videos : RaeLynn : For A Boy". Country Music Television. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
- ↑ Matt Bjorke (March 18, 2015). "Country Music’s Top 30 Digital Singles: Week of March 18, 2015". Roughstock.
- ↑ "RaeLynn – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for RaeLynn.
- ↑ "RaeLynn – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for RaeLynn.
- ↑ "RaeLynn – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for RaeLynn.