Boys

This Charli XCX song was released on July 26, 2017. The music video "is basically about dreaming about all the cuties out there in the world," according to an interview with *Dazed*. "The video—it’s about making boys the ‘sexy’ part of a pop video for once, instead of the girls.”

## Music Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPRy1B4t5YA&ab\_channel=CharliXCX

A. G. Cook, Aminé, Barns Courtney, Brendon Urie, Bring Me The Horizon, Buddy, Cameron Dallas, Carl Barât, Caspar Lee, Charlie Puth, Chromeo, Cobra Snake, Connor Franta, ​D.R.A.M., Dan Smith of Bastille, Denzel Curry, Diplo, Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend, Fai Khadra, Flume, Frank Carter, G-Eazy, Jack Antonoff, Jack Guinness, Jay Park, Jay Prince, Joe Jonas, Joey Bada$$, John Baldwin Gourley, KAYTRANADA, Khalid, Laurie Vincent, Liam Fray, Mac DeMarco, Mark Ronson, Max Hershenow, MiC LOWRY, MNEK, Oliver Sykes, ONE OK ROCK, Prince & Jacob, Riz MC, Rostam, Sage the Gemini, Shamari Maurice, Shokichi, Stormzy, Takahiro Morita, The Fat Jew, Theo Hutchcraft, The Vamps, THEY., Tom Grennan, TOMM¥ €A$H, Ty Dolla $ign, Vance Joy, will.i.am, Wiz Khalifa and WSTRN are among the men that appear in the music video.

## Lyrics

[Chorus]

I was busy thinkin' 'bout boys, boys, boys

Always busy dreamin' 'bout boys, boys, boys (XCX)

Head is spinnin' thinkin' 'bout boys

[Verse 1]

I need that bad boy to do me right on a Friday

And I need that good one to wake me up on a Sunday

That one from work can come over on Monday night

I want 'em all, I want 'em all

And when they finally leave me, I'm all alone but

I'm lookin' down and my girls are blowin' my phone up

Them twenty questions, they askin' me where I'm at

Didn't hit 'em back

[Pre-Chorus]

I'm sorry that I missed your party

I wish I had a better excuse like

I had to trash the hotel lobby

[Chorus]

But I was busy thinkin' 'bout boys, boys, boys

I was busy dreamin' 'bout boys, boys, boys

Head is spinnin' thinkin' 'bout boys

[Verse 2]

In every city I've got one with different ringtones

Flyin' from L.A. all the way to Puerto Rico

My girls are callin' me askin' me where I'm at

Didn't hit 'em back

[Pre-Chorus]

I'm sorry that I missed your party

I wish I had a better excuse like

I can't even lie, you got me

[Chorus]

I was busy thinkin' 'bout boys, boys, boys

I was busy dreamin' 'bout boys, boys, boys

Head is spinnin' thinkin' 'bout boys

[Bridge]

Don't be mad, don't be mad at me (No, no, no, no)

Darling, I can't stop it even if I wanted

Don't be mad, don't be mad at me (No, no, no, no)

Missed what you were sayin', I was miles away, yeah

Don't be mad, don't be mad

Not like I had a choice

I was busy thinkin' 'bout boys, boys, boys

I was busy dreamin' 'bout boys, boys, boys

[Chorus]

I was busy thinkin' 'bout boys (Boys), boys (Boys), boys

I was busy dreamin' 'bout boys (Boys), boys (Oh, baby), boys, yeah

Head is spinnin' thinkin' 'bout boys

## Trivia

* Charli joined a celebrity dating app in an attempt to meet boys and talk them into being in the video.
* This song has been covered by Wolf Alice, who opened for Bleachers during How Dare You Want Tour 2022.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/36884/1/charli-xcx-talks-recruiting-her-boys-video-on-a-dating-app