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 song was announced as a single on the same day, and was released on March 26, 2012. A snippet of "Boyfriend" was previewed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on March 1, 2012, Bieber's 18th birthday. Bieber explained that the track would surprise people in different ways, since it is a musical departure from his previous material. " Boyfriend" is a song by Canadian singer Justin Bieber, taken from his third studio album Believe (2012).
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. 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). 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. 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. "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. However, critics dismissed the lyrics as immature and silly.
"Boyfriend" was written by Bieber, Michael Posner, Mason D. He later spoke to MTV News and revealed that Believe would surprise people in different ways, since it musically is a departure from his previous works. In late 2011, Bieber confirmed to radio network Capital FM that he was recording material for his third studio album, which was originally going to be released in early 2012. And the other thing is somebody that's willing to not try to make something that succeeds within the matrix of what pop music is now, but makes something that moves that matrix to where it is, and Justin was willing to take that leap with me."—Posner talks about working with Bieber. Another remix of "Boyfriend" features 2 Chainz, Mac Miller and Asher Roth."Because I'm an artist myself, I can be pretty selective on who I produce for and who I make beats for and really what I'm looking for is an amazing vocalist, somebody that can sing better than I can.
The winning artwork was revealed on March 19, 2012. Jessica Sager of Pop Crush noted that Bieber sports a mature look on both covers, using Elvis Presley's hair style and wearing a white t-shirt underneath a short sleeved, navy and white plaid button down with a thin chain necklace. Through his Twitter account, the singer released a poll in which fans were allowed to choose between two artworks for the single.
Becca Grim of Rolling Stone thought that the song is "edgier-than-usual," while Artistdirect reviewer Breña Brandano said that "Boyfriend" not only marks Bieber's transition to an adult, but also deemed it as a "new dawn for pop." Marc Hogan of magazine Spin said that Bieber "wants to sex you up" with the track, but thought that "Bieber might be a wealthy suitor, but he's not grown up just yet." A Rap-Up reviewer complimented "Boyfriend" for showcasing a mature Bieber and urban sound on it. Amy Sciaretto of Pop Crush praised the track, and said that the result of trying new music styles resulted on "a more mature, more well-rounded Justin Bieber song." Jenna Hally Rubenstein of MTV said that "Boyfriend" is "crazy dope", and realized that the lyrics are directed to the things Bieber does with his current girlfriend Selena Gomez. Andrew Hampp of Billboard rated it 82 out of 100, stating that Bieber sounds more adult than ever, but noted that most of his fans are still 12-year-old girls. Critical reception "Boyfriend" has received mixed reviews. Andrew Hampp of Billboard said that "the club-ready beat and guitar-plucked chorus" recalls 'N Sync's final single " Girlfriend" (2002), and compared it to early songs by Justin Timberlake and Usher.
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RedEye 's Ernest Wilkins said that Bieber doesn't know how to rap well, adding that "I yearn for the days of the Wahlberg men being the most awkward white male rappers on Earth." Chart performance A few hours after its release, "Boyfriend" reached the top position on the US iTunes Store. Gregory Hicks of The Michigan Daily commented that Bieber is copying Timberlake's R&B style on the song, and described the lyrics as original "in the sense that few artists are willing to introduce this much poetic stupidity into their music.". Jordan Zakarin of The Hollywood Reporter described the song as a "more or less a proposition, with Bieber outlining both solid small town date ideas and eternal promises." Raju Mudhar of Toronto Star commented that, lyrically, Bieber is "nowhere near bringing ' SexyBack', but sounds like he's love to walk home holding your hand." Jody Rosen of Rolling Stone also rated it three out of five stars, and, while seeing its background as "expertly calculated to ease the Biebs' transition from tweenpop dreamboat to post-tweenpop dreamboat", questioned, "how can a song that begins with Bieber rapping in his thickest patois about his "swag" not be hater-bait?" About.com critic Bill Lamb considered it a "simplistic song derivative of Justin Timberlake", and stated that the lyrics does not have "substance to expand into an entire song." HitFix blogger Chris Eggertsen thought that "Boyfriend" is lyrically the same song Bieber has sung since his career first started, but noted that none of his fans would notice such aspect.
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