My Boy (Elvie Shane song)

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"My Boy"
My Boy Elvie Shane.jpg
Single by Elvie Shane
from the album Backslider
ReleasedSeptember 21, 2020 [1]
Genre Country
Length3:26
Label Wheelhouse
Songwriter(s)
  • Elvie Shane
  • Lee Starr
  • Nick Columbia
  • Russell Sutton
Producer(s) Oscar Charles
Elvie Shane singles chronology
"My Boy"
(2020)
"County Roads"
(2022)
Music video
"My Boy" on YouTube

"My Boy" is the debut single by American country music singer Elvie Shane. It was released to country radio on September 21, 2020. It is the first single from his debut album Backslider , which was released on October 29, 2021. [1] Shane wrote the song with Lee Starr, Nick Columbia, and Russell Sutton, while Oscar Charles produced it. [2] The single went platinum in 2022.

Contents

Background

Shane wrote "My Boy" in 2016. It was "inspired by a Facebook post" sent to him that read "I don't have a step-son, I have a son that was born before I met him". Shane said: "I took that to a few of my friends, and I resonated with that being a step father myself, and 3 out of the 4 of us that wrote it could identify with the song somehow." [3] On June 15, 2022, the Recording Industry Association of America certified the song platinum. [4]

Content

"My Boy" is a ballad about the role of a stepfather and the love for his son. [5]

Music video

The music video premiered on December 18, 2020, directed by Peter Zavadil. Shane plays a background character (the car mechanic) who is working alongside a truck driver. He has a strong bond with and love for his stepson. Shane is also seen as a character sitting in the bleachers at the kid's ballgame. [6]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [13] Platinum1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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