Boys and Girls (Pixie Lott song)
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"Boys and Girls" is a song by English recording artist
Background and composition
"Boys and Girls" is an uptempo
The song's lyrics follow a simple concept of having fun with people and friends in a party-like atmosphere. The song is one of nine tracks co-written by Lott on her debut album, Turn It Up. Lott co-wrote the song with producers Mads Hauge and
"When I received the parts, I thought the production was great but felt very retro. I wanted to make it a little more current and more urgent - I wanted to make the drums hit a little bit harder, and I wanted to make Pixie's voice sound a little bit fuller."[2]
The song's original riffs were removed and replaced with attention-grabbing brass and trumpet instrumentation, described as typical to the Mark Ronson-type song production.[3]
Release and promotion
For the
Critical reception
"Boys and Girls" was given mixed reviews. Pete Cashmore of
Brit Music Scene's Dave Parrack used a comparison to previous single "
Chart performance
On the issue dated 3 September 2009, the song debuted on the
Music video
The music video for the song was directed by Diane Martel.[20] Filming was completed on 13 June 2009. Lott described the video during an interview for Paul Lester of The Guardian: "It's got a crazy house-party vibe. There were loads of interesting extras, weird indie boys and rude-boy gangstas. It's got a dance routine. It's unusual for a British performer to do singing and dancing, but it's important if you're a pop star to do everything."[21] Lott is described as "a cool B-Girl 2009 surrounded by a crazy house party in full swing", in publicity materials for the video.[20]
Two videos were made for the song: one with the single version, served to most pop stations, and one with the Moto Blanco Remix Edit, which was made for dance stations and was played a few times on
The video opens with Lott's name flashing onscreen before moving into a scene where she opens a door and walks into a club. In this scene, however, only her legs and shoes are visible until the focus shifts to a large radio and various record players. Lott can then be seen in full, looking in a mirror with her face being showcased in numerous reflections. The video's attention is then moved in sequence between Lott and various other young people in the club, that can either be seen preoccupied with a hip hop-styled dance or standing up against the wall and in one occasion kissing with their partner. On time with the first chorus, Lott takes the lead role in a fast-pace dance with a group of female dancers on the dancefloor. The next scene involves Lott wearing a white sleeveless shirt leaning against a boy as they stand side-by-side up against a white lit-up wall. The video is intercut with some short scenes, where Lott can be seen wearing a pair of black sunglasses.
Track listings
UK CD single[24] and iTunes single[25]
- "Boys and Girls" (Single Version) – 3:02
- "If I Changed" – 3:41
iTunes remix bundle[26]
- "Boys and Girls" – 3:04
- "Boys and Girls" (Moto Blanco Remix Full) – 7:15
- "Boys and Girls" (Fuzzy Logic Remix Full) – 5:47
- "Boys and Girls" (Hot Pink Delorean Remix Full) – 6:37
Personnel
- Pixie Lott – vocals, backing vocals
- Beatriz Artola – engineer
- Mads Hauge – engineer
- Geoff Pesche – mastering
- Chris Sansom – additional engineer
- Fraser T Smith– additional producer, additional mixing
- Phil Smith – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
- John Thirkell – flugelhorn, trumpet
- Phil Thornalley – producer, piano, guitar
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Certifications
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In popular culture
The song is featured in Fred: The Movie, which Lott also stars in, released in 2010.[38] The song is featured in the soundtrack of Horrid Henry: The Movie, released in 2011.[39]
Indonesian isotonic drink Mizone used "Boys and Girls" as a background song for a TV commercial in 2011.
References
- ^ "Radio 1 Playlist (09/09/09)". BuzzJack. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
- ^ a b "Interview With Fraser T Smith". HitQuarters. 22 March 2010. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
- ^ "Pixie Lott » Boys and Girls". BuzzJack. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
- ^ "MTV World Stage Live in Malaysia". Archived from the original on 5 May 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ Pete Cashmore (5 September 2009). "Pete Cashmore's new releases review". The Guardian. (guardian.co.uk). Retrieved 9 September 2009.
- ^ Hirst, Andrew (31 August 2009). "Fresh: Music reviews - Pixie Lott, Flo Rida, Michael Jackson". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. (examiner.co.uk). Retrieved 2 September 2009.
- ^ McAlpine, Fraser (5 September 2009). "Pixie Lott - 'Boys And Girls'". BBC. (bbc.co.uk). Retrieved 11 September 2009.
- Defamer Australia. (Gawker Media). Archived from the originalon 18 October 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
- ^ "Pixie Lott 'Boys And Girls' - Music Video Review". Dave Parrack, British Music Scene. Archived from the original on 23 September 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
- ^ "Pixie Lott - Boys And Girls". Rach Read, Teentoday.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 October 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
- ^ "Ivyrise Review: Pixie Lott - Boys and Girls". FemaleFirst.co.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
- ^ "Pixie Lott - Turn It Up". Michael Cragg, musicOMH. Archived from the original on 1 March 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
- Chart-Track. Archived from the originalon 14 March 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
- Chart-Track. Archived from the originalon 14 March 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
- ^ "Ireland Singles Top 50". Irish Recorded Music Association. αCharts.us. 10 September 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
- ^ a b c "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Week Ending September 19th 2009". Yahoo! Music. Yahoo! Inc. 14 September 2009. Archived from the original on 27 September 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
- ^ "Record Breakers and Trivia : Singles : Individual Hits : Number 1s". EveryHit.com. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ James, Richard (13 September 2009). "Pixie Lott and Dame Vera Lynn top UK Charts". InTheNews. Archived from the original on 22 September 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- ^ a b Knight, David (14 August 2009). "Pixie Lott's Boys And Girls by Diane Martel". PromoNews. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
- guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
- ^ "Pixie Lott – Boys And Girls". YouTube. 16 September 2010. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ "Pixie Lott – Boys And Girls - Remix Version". YouTube. 10 December 2010. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021.
- HMV. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
- Apple Inc. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
- Apple Inc. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
- ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 16 November 2009" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
- Ultratip.
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- ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – RADIO – TOP 100 and insert 201000 into search.
- ^ "Pixie Lott – Boys and Girls". Tracklisten.
- ^ "Hits of the World: European Hot 100". Billboard. Vol. 121, no. 38. 26 September 2009. p. 55.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Boys and Girls". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200946 into search.
- ^ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2009". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "British single certifications – Pixie Lott – Boys & Girls". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Pixie Lott born on 12/1/1991 in London, England, United Kingdom". www.radioswissclassic.ch.
- ^ "Horrid Henry: Various artists: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2017.