Justin Bieber – “Boyfriend” (Audio, Lyrics, Video)

Throwback to the “BOYFRIEND” song by Justin Bieber, produced by Mike Posner, MdL & blackbear. Stream, listen, buy, read the lyrics, mp3 download.

Justin Bieber Boyfriend

“Boyfriend” is a song by Canadian singer Justin Bieber, taken from his third studio album Believe (2012). Bieber explained that the track would surprise people in different ways, since it is a musical departure from his previous material. A snippet of “Boyfriend” was previewed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on March 1, 2012, Bieber’s 18th birthday. The song was announced as a single on the same day, and was released on March 26, 2012. The cover art was revealed on March 19, 2012.

Musically, “Boyfriend” is an R&B influenced song that features pop beats reminiscent of American record producer Pharrell Williams and boy band ‘N Sync. The instrumentation is kept in a lower sound to highlight Bieber’s vocals. However, critics dismissed the lyrics as immature and silly. “Boyfriend” was a commercial success, debuting at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 after selling a total of 521,000 digital units of the single. The song has the sixth-highest-ever debut digital sales week in the United States and has also charted at number 9 on the Pop Songs component chart. It also debuted at number one in Canada and number two in the United Kingdom.

Island Records initially commissioned a music video to be directed by Colin Tilley; however, the video was later scrapped and re-shot with Director X. Released on May 3, 2012, the video broke the VEVO record for having the most views in a 24-hour period with 8.00 million, later bested by One Direction’s “Live While We’re Young” (8.24 million). As part of promotion for the song, Bieber performed “Boyfriend” in a number of live appearances, including at the second-season finale of The Voice, and at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards. The rapping duo Ying Yang Twins also released a remixed version of the track with new verses added. Another remix of “Boyfriend” features 2 Chainz, Mac Miller and Asher Roth.

Justin Bieber – Boyfriend (prod. Mike Posner, MdL & blackbear)

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Lyrics

[Verse 1]
If I was your boyfriend, I’d never let you go
I could take you places you ain’t never been before
Baby, take a chance, or you’ll never ever know
I got money in my hands that I’d really like to blow
Swag swag swag, on you
Chillin’ by the fire while we eating fondue
I dunno about me, but I know about you
So say hello to falsetto in three, two, swag

[Pre-Chorus]
I’d like to be everything you want
Hey girl, let me talk to you

[Chorus]
If I was your boyfriend, I’d never let you go
Keep you on my arm, girl, you’d never be alone
And I can be a gentleman, anything you want
If I was your boyfriend, I’d never let you go, I’d never let you go

[Verse 2]
Tell me what you like, yeah, tell me what you don’t
I could be your Buzz Lightyear, fly across the globe
I don’t never wanna fight, yeah, you already know
I‘ma make you shine bright, like you’re laying in the snow, burr
Girlfriend, girlfriend, you could be my girlfriend
You could be my girlfriend until the-the-the world ends
Make you dance, do a spin, and a twirl, and
Voice goin’ crazy on this hook, like a whirl wind
Swaggy

[Pre-Chorus]
I’d like to be everything you want
Hey girl, let me talk to you

[Chorus]
If I was your boyfriend, I’d never let you go
Keep you on my arm, girl, you’d never be alone
And I can be a gentleman, anything you want
If I was your boyfriend, I’d never let you go, I’d never let you go

[Bridge]
So give me a chance, ‘cause you’re all I need, girl
Spend a week with your boy, I’ll be calling you my girlfriend
If I was your man (If I was your man), I’d never leave you, girl
I just wanna love and treat you right

[Chorus]
If I was your boyfriend, I’d never let you go (Oh yeah)
Keep you on my arm, girl, you’d never be alone (Never be alone)
And I could be a gentleman (A gentleman, ooh), anything you want
If I was your boyfriend (Boyfriend), I’d never let you go
I’d never let you go (If I was your boyfriend)

[Outro]
(Uh) Na-na-na (Yeah), na-na-na, (Uh) na na na, yeah, girl
(Uh) Na-na-na (Yeah), na-na-na, yeah, if I was your boyfriend
(Uh) Na-na-na (Yeah), na-na-na, (Uh) na na na, hey
(Uh) Na-na-na (Yeah), na-na-na, hey, if I was your boyfriend