Pretty Boy

"**Pretty Boy**" is the lead single by Swedish pop singer LÉON from her fourth studio album. It was released on 18 August 2023 under LL Entertainment and marked LÉON's first major release as a fully independent artist.

## Background & composition

"Pretty Boy" was both written and produced by LÉON and Henrik Michelsen, marking LÉON's first production credit. The pair previously collaborated on several tracks from LÉON's 2019 self-titled debut album.

About the track, LÉON said: "['Pretty Boy'] is a song about time. About making up for the time you’ve lost and what kind of future you’re hoping for. About choosing to be happy, in a way, and how you can remain connected to certain people and places without seeing them for the longest time. Right after it was written I knew it had to be the first single."

## Release

On 9 August 2023, LÉON released a teaser video hinting at new music "coming soon" with the caption "…and so it goes." Two days later, she shared a snippet and revealed the single's cover art and release date.

"Pretty Boy" was officially released 18 August 2023 alongside its official lyric video. The song's official music video, directed by Natalie Sakstrup, was released 4 October 2023.

## Lyrics

**[Verse 1]**

He said, "Come on, oh, what you waiting for?"

I think I waited a lifetime

Right up until that point (Uh-uh)

Oh, pretty boy (Pretty boy)

Who held the world in his hands

Swear I had gone anywhere, everywhere

To stay drunk on that face

**[Pre-Chorus]**

Now we're strangers in a bar, who'll be the first to go?

Time flies, a life unfolds

My reflection's saying different, but my memories don't feel old

I just wanna know

**[Chorus]**

Hey, where you been all this time?

If the end is near, we'd better make it count

Thought I'd lost you back then in a different life

Oh, I knew it then and there you'd live forever

In my mind, my mind, oh my mind

For all of my life, all my life

Oh my, my mind, oh my mind

For all of my life, all my life

**[Verse 2]**

And so it goes

You can't outrun getting old

That hidden place where hope lives

Well, that's the last to go (Uh-uh)

And so it goes (So it goes)

When nostalgia takes hold

And when you open the past up

You know I'd never say no

**[Pre-Chorus]**

Now we're strangers in a bar, who'll be the first to go?

Time flies, a life unfolds

My reflection's saying different, but my memories don't feel old

I just wanna know

**[Chorus]**

Hey, where you been all this time?

If the end is near, we'd better make it count

Thought I'd lost you back then in a different life

Oh, I knew it then and there you'd live forever

In my mind, my mind, oh my mind

For all of my life, all my life

Oh my, my mind, oh my mind

For all of my life, all my life

**[Bridge]**

So come on pretty boy

What are you waiting for?

So come on pretty boy

Oh, oh pretty boy

Ooh, ooh

**[Chorus]**

Hey, where you been all this time?

If the end is near, we'd better make it count

Thought I'd lost you back then in a different life

Oh, I knew it then and there you'd live forever

In my mind, my mind, oh my mind

For all of my life, all my life

Oh my, my mind, oh my mind

For all of my life, all my life

## Videos

### Official videos

LÉON - Pretty Boy (Official Video)Official music videoPretty Boy (Official Lyric Video)Official lyric video
### Other videos

LÉON – Pretty Boy (Teaser 1)Official teaser #1LÉON – Pretty Boy (Teaser 2)Official teaser #2LÉON – Pretty Boy (Teaser 3)Official teaser #3

## References

1. ↑ Wonderland Staff. “LÉON – “Pretty Boy”” *Wonderland*, Aug. 2023, www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2023/08/18/leon-pretty-boy.
2. ↑ LÉON. “…and so It Goes.” *Instagram*, 9 Aug. 2023, www.instagram.com/reel/CvutYJeK58Z.
3. ↑ LÉON. “Pretty Boy, August 18th.” *Instagram*, 11 Aug. 2023, www.instagram.com/reel/Cvz9YJ6q\_YJ.
4. ↑ LÉON. “Pretty Boy (Official Lyric Video).” *YouTube*, 18 Aug. 2023, www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpdoeLcrDE0.
5. ↑ LÉON. “LÉON - Pretty Boy (Official Video).” *YouTube*, 4 Oct. 2023, www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ4B72HMy5w.