For a Boy

"For a Boy" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist RaeLynn. It was released to radio on March 23, 2015. RaeLynn wrote the song with Laura Veltz.[1]

"For a Boy"
Single by RaeLynn
ReleasedMarch 23, 2015 (2015-03-23)
Genre
Length3:02
LabelValory Music Group
Songwriter(s)
  • RaeLynn
  • Laura Veltz
Producer(s)Joey Moi
RaeLynn singles chronology
"God Made Girls"
(2014)		 "For a Boy"
(2015)		 "Love Triangle"
(2016)

History

RaeLynn told Entertainment Tonight that "I wrote it about this dinner date I went on, and this guy was super transparent with me and kinda wore his heart on his sleeve…You know, guys always wanna be macho and that kinda thing, so I had this idea of 'for a boy, this guy's pretty transparent and cool.'"[2]

Critical reception

Giving it a "C", Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe wrote that "She’s simply too green for me to take seriously her low level of expectations for both genders. 'For a Boy' is decently constructed, has a production that recalls SHeDAISY, and she sings it just fine."[3]

Music video

The music video was directed by TK McKamy and premiered in May 2015.[4]

Chart performance

The song debuted on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart at No. 15, selling 27,000 copies in the US on its debut week. The song peaked at #58 becoming her lowest charting single to date.[5] The song has sold 77,000 copies in the United States as of July 2015.[6]

Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[7] 15
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[8] 58
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] 32

References
  1. "RaeLynn, 'For a Boy'". Taste of Country Staff. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  2. Schillaci, Sophie (9 March 2015). "RaeLynn Dishes on New Single 'For a Boy' and the Date That Inspired It". Entertainment Tonight Online. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  3. Coyne, Kevin John (8 March 2015). "Single Review: RaeLynn, "For a Boy"". Country Universe. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  4. "CMT : Videos : RaeLynn : For A Boy". Country Music Television. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  5. Matt Bjorke (March 18, 2015). "Country Music's Top 30 Digital Singles: Week of March 18, 2015". Roughstock.
  6. Bjorke, Matt (July 1, 2015). "Country Music's Top 30 Digital Singles: Week of July 1, 2015". Roughstock.
  7. "RaeLynn Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
  8. "RaeLynn Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
  9. "RaeLynn Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.


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