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| "The Boy Does Nothing" | ||||
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| Single by Alesha Dixon | ||||
| from the album The Alesha Show | ||||
| Released | 10 November 2008 | |||
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| Length | 3:34 | |||
| Label | Asylum | |||
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| Producer(s) | Xenomania | |||
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| "The Boy Does Nothing" on YouTube | ||||
"The Boy Does Nothing" is a song performed by British singer-songwriter Alesha Dixon. It is the lead single from her second studio album, The Alesha Show (2008). The song was written by Alesha along with the help of Brian Higgins, Miranda Cooper, Carla Marie Williams, and other members of Xenomania.[1] The single was her first since 2006 after "Knockdown" was released in October of that year. It was also her first since signing with her new record label Asylum Records.
The song, described as being "the stand-out track" on The Alesha Show,[2] received largely positive reviews and became a commercial success, charting within the top 10 on the majority charts it entered and entering the charts in over 20 different territories worldwide. The single was certified Gold in the United Kingdom and sold over 1 million copies worldwide.[3][4] Dixon stated that despite the title "The Boy Does Nothing", the song is "not a male-bashing kind of record,"[5] explaining that "the lyrical content is just cheeky more than anything".[5]
- ^ Van Der Kamp, Aufrett (13 October 2008). "The Xenomania Discography". GeoCities. Archived from the original on 22 October 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
- ^ Gill, Andy (20 November 2009). "Album: Alesha Dixon, The Alesha Show – Encore (Asylum)". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ Sarah Swain (9 June 2011). "Alesha and I are a team ... it's like a second marriage!". Evening Times. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- ^ "Photo by carlamarieuk". Instagram. 7 August 2014. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Talking Shop: Alesha Dixon". BBC. 7 November 2008. Archived from the original on 10 November 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2009.