Boyfriend (Mabel song)

"Boyfriend" is a song by English singer Mabel, released on 26 February 2020. The song appears as a digital reissue bonus track on Mabel's debut studio album High Expectations (2019). "Boyfriend" samples "Remember Me" (1997) by Blue Boy which in turn sampled "Woman of the Ghetto" (1969) by Marlena Shaw.

Background
Mabel announced the song's release on 21 February 2020. She described the song as "wanting someone in your life doesn't mean you can't still be dat bitchh".

Composition
Musically, "Boyfriend" is an empowering upbeat pop anthem with a bumping production. Lyrically, the song sees Mabel wanting a boyfriend, but saying how she doesn't necessarily need one "I want a boyfriend... Even though a man ain't something I need".

This song is written in the key of B minor and has a tempo of 100 beats per minute.

Music video
The song's accompanying music video was directed by Isaac Rentz and was released on 26 February 2020. According to Mabel the video for "Boyfriend" was inspired by late American singer Aaliyah. It sees Mabel make her ideal boyfriend in an underground computer laboratory. It is a gender-reverse flip of the 1985 film Weird Science.

Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.


 * Mabel – songwriting, vocals
 * Steve Mac – production, songwriting, keyboards
 * Camille Purcell – songwriting, backing vocals
 * Marlena Shaw – songwriting
 * Richard Evans – songwriting
 * Robert Miller – songwriting
 * Chris Laws – drum programming, recording, studio personnel
 * Bill Zimmerman – engineering, studio personnel
 * Phil Tan – mixing, studio personnel
 * Dann Pursey – percussion, recording, studio personnel