J-Boy

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"J-Boy"
Phoenix - J Boy single cover.jpg
Single by Phoenix
from the album Ti Amo
Released27 April 2017 (2017-04-27) [1]
Recorded2016
Genre Indie rock
Length4:08
Label
Songwriter(s) Phoenix [2]
Producer(s)
  • Phoenix
  • Pierrick Devin
Phoenix singles chronology
"Alone on Christmas Day"
(2015)
"J-Boy"
(2017)
"Ti Amo"
(2017)
Music video
"J-Boy" on YouTube

"J-Boy" is a song by French indie rock band Phoenix, issued as the lead single from their sixth studio album Ti Amo . The song peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart in 2017. [3]

Contents

The title stands for the chorus lyric, "Just Because of You". [4]

Music video

The official music video for "J-Boy" was directed by Warren Fu. [5] It shows the band performing the song on a spoof Italian talk show.

Charts

Chart performance for "J-Boy"
Chart (2017)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [6] 40
Canada Rock ( Billboard ) [7] 39
France (SNEP) [8] 59
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard) [9] 39
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard) [10] 26

References

  1. May, Emma (27 April 2017). "Phoenix Return With New Song "J-Boy"". Spin . Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  2. "J-Boy - Phoenix | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  3. "Phoenix". Billboard . Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  4. Smyth, David (5 May 2017). "Phoenix: It's not that we wanted to make a happy record, but..." The Standard. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  5. Yoo, Noah (12 May 2017). "Watch Phoenix's New "J-Boy" Video". Pitchfork . Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  6. "Phoenix – J-Boy" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  7. "Phoenix". Billboard . Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  8. "Phoenix – J-Boy" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  9. "Phoenix". Billboard. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  10. "Phoenix". Billboard. Retrieved 9 March 2021.