This Boy's in Love

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"This Boy's in Love"
This Boy's in Love Presets.jpg
Single by The Presets
from the album Apocalypso
ReleasedApril 2008
Genre
Length4:11
Label Modular
Songwriter(s) Julian Hamilton, Kim Moyes
Producer(s) The Presets
The Presets singles chronology
"My People"
(2007)
"This Boy's in Love"
(2008)
"Talk Like That"
(2008)

"This Boy's in Love" is a song by Australian electronic duo The Presets. It is the second single from their 2008 album Apocalypso .

Contents

Music video

The music video for "This Boy's in Love" was directed by Danish photographer Casper Balslev. [1] The video filming took over two days. It depicts the band singing and playing in dust and dirty air, and two semi-naked fighters wrestling in milk.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2008)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [2] 23
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 25

Year-end charts

Chart (2008)Position
Australia (ARIA) [4] 67

Certification

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [5] Gold35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Track listings

CD single

  1. "This Boy's in Love"
  2. "This Boy's in Love" (Lifelike Remix)
  3. "This Boy's in Love" (Jori Hulkkonen Remix)

iTunes EP

  1. "This Boy's in Love"
  2. "This Boy's in Love" (Zombie Nation Remix)
  3. "This Boy's in Love" (K.I.M Edit)
  4. "Are You the One?" (Lifelike's 1 Serious Remix)

iTunes EP

  1. "This Boy's in Love"
  2. "This Boy's in Love" (Lifelike Remix)
  3. "This Boy's in Love" (Jori Hulkkonen Remix)

12" vinyl

  1. "This Boy's in Love"
  2. "This Boy's in Love" (K.I.M. Edit)
  3. "This Boy's in Love" (Lifelike Remix)

12" vinyl

  1. "This Boy's in Love" (Jori Hulkkonen Remix)
  2. "This Boy's in Love" (Zombie Nation Remix)
  3. "This Boy's in Love" (Kevin Saunderson Remix)

7" vinyl

  1. "This Boy's in Love"
  2. "Buzz Factory"

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