Be a Boy
| "Be a Boy" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Take the Crown | ||||
| Released | 11 March 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2011–12 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 4:39 (album version) 3:42 (radio edit) | |||
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| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Jacknife Lee | |||
| Robbie Williams singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Be a Boy" on YouTube | ||||
"Be a Boy" is a song by English singer-songwriter
Take the Crown. It was released as the album's third and final single on 11 March 2013. The song was written by Robbie Williams, Tim Metcalfe
and Flynn Francis. The song charted in Belgium. It was inspired by the fact people told Robbie his career was over, which is reference in the lines "They said it was leaving me, the magic was leaving me" and "I can make this last forever"
Music video
A music video to accompany the release of "Be a Boy" was first released onto YouTube on 29 January 2013 at a total length of three minutes and fifty-two seconds.[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Be a Boy" | 4:39 |
Chart performance
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Albania (NRG Top 50 Chart)[2] | 33 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[3] | 14 |
| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[4] | 11 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[5] | 52 |
| Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[6] | 95 |
Release history
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 11 March 2013 | Digital download | Universal |
References
- ^ Robbie Williams - Be A Boy. YouTube
- ^ "NRG TOP50 - Hits Only Station". Archived from the original on 2013-05-22. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
- Ultratip.
- Ultratip.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Robbie Williams" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
- ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201325 into search.
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