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Mabel

Boyfriend

Release date: 8th February 2019

From High Expectations
Track 1
3:46
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About This Track

'Boyfriend' is a confident pop-RnB track built on a sample of Blue Boy's 1997 hit 'Remember Me'. Mabel moves through the song with assured control, balancing desire with self-sufficiency; she wants a partner, but makes clear that a man isn't something she needs. The production sits somewhere between swagger and vulnerability, letting her voice carry both the playfulness and the emotional weight of someone who's learned to be selective after past disappointment. A Dork four-star record, the track stands among the strongest material on her debut album. It arrived as a single in early 2020, added retrospectively to 'High Expectations' as a bonus track, and proved why Mabel had already accumulated millions of streams before her first album even arrived. The song doesn't overcomplicate itself; it simply lets a sharp pop hook and a clear sense of what she wants do the work.

"Boyfriend" is a single by Mabel, from the album High Expectations, released 8th February 2019. The track is 3:46 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 12 articles about Mabel.

About the Artist

Mabel

Mabel

Lyrics

Boyfriend

I've been looking for somebody
Tryna kick it with somebody
I need a rude boy to tell me something sweet
Same time got his hands up on my body
I wanna get high when he take it low-low
Let me feel strong when I'm taking control
I've been looking for my shawty
So come and get it if you got it
All my girls 'round the world, I know you know what I mean
I get a little sexy when I'm lonely
One thing on my mind, I know what I need
All my girls 'round the world, hands up and sing it with me
'Cause everything I got, you know it's all me
Even though a man ain't something I need
I want a boyfriend, so put it on me
I'm looking for a man who can take that heat
Want a boyfriend, but not too sweet
My baby gotta be tough while he running that street
Is he ride or die?
I've been looking so long for a guy to turn me on
I want a boyfriend, yeah, yeah
I want a boyfriend, yeah
I been looking like
Where you at, where you at?
Where you at, where you at?
Where you at, where you at?
Where you at, where you at?
I need you and me together
I ain't looking for forever
I had so much stress from my ex to the next
Want you better, love me better
I need a bad boy that don't bring me drama
He ain't tryna roll when he get the nah-nah
Boy you ready for the pleasure?
And don't you know it's now or never
All my girls 'round the world, I know you know what I mean
I get a little sexy when I'm lonely
One thing on my mind, I know what I need
All my girls 'round the world, hands up and sing it with me
'Cause everything I got, you know it's all me
Even though a man ain't something I need
I want a boyfriend, so put it on me
I'm looking for a man who can take that heat
Want a boyfriend, but not too sweet
My baby gotta be tough while he running that street
Is he ride or die?
I've been looking so long for a guy to turn me on
I want a boyfriend, yeah, yeah
I want a boyfriend, yeah
I been looking like
Where you at, where you at?
Where you at, where you at?
Where you at, where you at?
Where you at, where you at?
All my girls 'round the world, I know you know what I mean
I get a little sexy when I'm lonely
One thing on my mind, I know what I need
All my girls 'round the world, hands up and sing it with me
'Cause everything I got, you know it's all me
Even though a man ain't something I need
I want a boyfriend, so put it on me
I'm looking for a man who can take that heat
Want a boyfriend, but not too sweet
My baby gotta be tough while he running that street
Is he ride or die?
I've been looking so long for a guy to turn me on
I want a boyfriend, yeah, yeah
I want a boyfriend, yeah
I been looking like
Where you at, where you at?
Where you at, where you at?
Where you at, where you at?
Where you at, where you at?

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Mabel
8th February 2019
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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer
kamille, Mabel, Marlena Shaw, Richard Evans, Robert Miller, Steve Mac
Producer
Steve Mac
Engineer
Bill Zimmerman
Keyboards
Steve Mac
Background Vocals
kamille
Mixing Engineer
Phil Tan
Percussion
Dann Pursey
Programmer
Chris Laws
Recording Engineer
Chris Laws, Dann Pursey
Video Director
Kirx Diaz
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