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Single by Sia | ||||
from the album Music | ||||
Released | 19 November 2020 | |||
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Length | 2:29 | |||
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Producer(s) | Jesse Shatkin | |||
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"Hey Boy" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Sia released on 19 November 2020, through Atlantic Records.[1] It is taken from her album, Music – Songs from and Inspired by the Motion Picture and it follows "Together" and "Courage to Change" as the third single from the album.[2] An alternate version of the track featuring Burna Boy was released on 14 January 2021.[3]
Sia revealed that "Hey Boy" was originally written for Rihanna.[4]
On 12 November 2020, Sia announced the release of the single through her social media accounts and it was made available for pre-save on streaming platforms.[5] It was released alongside its lyric video on 19 November 2020 at 13:00 UTC.[6] With the release of the single, Sia's ninth studio album Music – Songs from and Inspired by the Motion Picture was made available for pre-order.[1][7]
Sia performed "Hey Boy" live at the 2020 MTV Movie & TV Awards, on 6 December 2020.[8]
"Hey Boy" was written by Sia, Jesse Shatkin and Kamille and has a length of 2:29.[9] Derrick Rossignol of Uproxx described it as "a quick dose of bouncy pop in which Sia expresses a desire for some male company."[2] Billboard described the track as a "hip-swiveling tune",[3] while NME's Nick Levine penned that it is a "dancehall bop with an infectious hint of grit".[4]
Credits adapted from TIDAL.[9]
"Hey Boy" | ||||
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Single by Sia featuring Burna Boy | ||||
from the album Music | ||||
Released | 14 January 2021 | |||
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Length | 3:01 | |||
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An alternate version of "Hey Boy" featuring Nigerian artist Burna Boy was released on 14 January 2021, alongside an animated music video.[3][10] It is featured on Music – Songs from and Inspired by the Motion Picture as a bonus track.[11]
Burna Boy is credited as a songwriter on the alternate version of "Hey Boy"; it runs for a length of 3:01.[12] On the track, Burna Boy performs background vocals and lends a rap verse.[3][13][14]
The animated music video for "Hey Boy", directed by Rafatoon, premiered alongside the track's release on 14 January 2021.[15][16][17][18] In the video, Sia, depicted as a "voluptuous" diva, is chased around by a "horny anthropomorphic wolf".[15] Burna Boy, backup dancers and other characters also appear throughout the video as animals.[15] Claire Shaffer of Rolling Stone noted the video took inspiration from Disney cartoons of the 1980s and 1990s, such as Red Hot Riding Hood, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and A Goofy Movie, and described it as a "vibrant and colorful concert sequence".[15] Billboard described the video as "eye-popping" and Sia, in it, as a "21st century Jessica Rabbit".[3]
Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[19] | 27 |
Region | Date | Format | Version | Label | Ref. |
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Various | 19 November 2020 | Original |
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Italy | 28 December 2020 | Contemporary hit radio | Warner | [27] | |
Various | 14 January 2021 |
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22 January 2021 | The Remixes EP | [24][25][26] |