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Boyfriend by Hurts

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Hurts

Boyfriend

Release date: 28th September 2017

From Desire
Track 8
2:49
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About This Track

'Boyfriend' by Hurts is a pop track from the album 'Desire' (2017). Its lyrics approach a familiar romantic bargain with a slightly transactional edge, centring on someone who is being treated as an alternative to a partner, while insisting they will not “teach” the current boyfriend the tricks needed to win them over. There is a conversational, direct tone throughout, moving between money worries, a fantasy of face to face closeness, and the refusal to become the lesson plan for someone else’s relationship.

"Boyfriend" is a track by Hurts, from the album Desire, released 28th September 2017. The track is 2:49 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about Hurts.

About the Artist

Hurts

Hurts

Lyrics

Boyfriend

I don't have much money to spend
But I can be your tenant
If your body's for rent
I see you dancing with some fool
I know you want me to

But I won't teach your boyfriend
All the moves he needs to make
If you were my girlfriend
I could show you face to face

I don't have much reason to care
About the riches in his pocket
Or the suit that he wears
So why do you think you can waste my time
Cos I won't stand in line

But I won't teach your boyfriend
All the moves he needs to make
If you were my girlfriend
I could show you face to face

I can see you looking at me
Cos he doesn't make you tremble
Make you weak at the knees
But I won't tell him what to do
I know you want me to

But I won't teach your boyfriend
All the moves he needs to make
If you were my girlfriend
I could show you face to face

But I won't teach your boyfriend
All the moves he needs to make
If you were my girlfriend
I could show you face to face

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Track details

From Desire

2:492017
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Album
Desire
Desire
Hurts
29th September 2017
Track number
8
Release year
2017
  1. 1Beautiful Ones
    3:02
  2. 2Ready to Go
    2:46
  3. 3People Like Us
    3:39
  4. 4Something I Need to Know
    3:31

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  • 5Thinking of You
    3:19
  • 6Wherever You Go
    3:38
  • 7Chaperone
    2:52
  • 8Boyfriend
    2:49
  • 9Walk Away
    3:45
  • 10Wait Up
    4:08
  • 11Spotlights
    3:20
  • 12Hold on to Me
    3:02
  • 13Magnificent
    4:23
  • —Desire (Intro)

    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Adam Anderson, David Sneddon, James Bauer-Mein, Theo Hutchcraft
    Producer
    Hurts, Lael Goldberg
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