Be a Boy

"Be a Boy"
"Be a Boy"
Single by Robbie Williams
from the album Take the Crown
Released	11 March 2013
Recorded	2011–12
Genre	Pop
Length	4:39 (album version); 3:42 (radio edit)
Label	Island; Universal;
Songwriter(s)	Robbie Williams; Tim Metcalfe; Flynn Francis;
Producer(s)	Jacknife Lee
Robbie Williams singles chronology
Music video
	"Be a Boy" on YouTube

"Be a Boy" is a song by English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams, taken from his ninth studio album, Take the Crown. It was released as the album's third and final single on 11 March 2013. The song was written by Robbie Williams, Tim Metcalfe and Flynn Francis. The song charted in Belgium. It was inspired by the fact people told Robbie his career was over, which is reference in the lines "They said it was leaving me, the magic was leaving me" and "I can make this last forever"

Music video[]

A music video to accompany the release of "Be a Boy" was first released onto YouTube on 29 January 2013 at a total length of three minutes and fifty-two seconds.^[1]

Track listing[]

Digital download
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Be a Boy"	4:39

Chart performance[]

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Albania (NRG Top 50 Chart)^[2]	33
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)^[3]	14
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)^[4]	11
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[5]	52
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)^[6]	95

Release history[]

Country	Date	Format	Label
United Kingdom	11 March 2013	Digital download	Universal

References[]

^ Robbie Williams - Be A Boy. YouTube
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-05-22. Retrieved 2013-05-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Ultratop.be – Robbie Williams – Be A Boy" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
^ "Ultratop.be – Robbie Williams – Be A Boy" (in French). Ultratip.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Robbie Williams" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201325 into search.

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[1] Robbie Williams - Be A Boy. YouTube

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-05-22. Retrieved 2013-05-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[sc_Flanders_Tip_Robbie_Williams-3] "Ultratop.be – Robbie Williams – Be A Boy" (in Dutch). Ultratip.

[sc_Wallonia_Tip_Robbie_Williams-4] "Ultratop.be – Robbie Williams – Be A Boy" (in French). Ultratip.

[sc_Dutch40_Robbie_Williams-5] "Nederlandse Top 40 – Robbie Williams" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.

[sc_Slovakia_Robbie_Williams-6] "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201325 into search.

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Discography
Life thru a Lens	"Old Before I Die" "Lazy Days" "South of the Border" "Angels" "Let Me Entertain You"
I've Been Expecting You	"Millennium" "No Regrets" "Strong" "She's the One" / "It's Only Us" "Win Some Lose Some"
Sing When You're Winning	"Rock DJ" "Kids" "Supreme" "Let Love Be Your Energy" "Eternity/The Road to Mandalay" "Better Man"
Swing When You're Winning	"Somethin' Stupid" "Mr. Bojangles/I Will Talk and Hollywood Will Listen"
Escapology	"Feel" "Come Undone" "Something Beautiful" "Sexed Up"
Greatest Hits	"Radio" "Misunderstood"
Intensive Care	"Tripping" "Make Me Pure" "Advertising Space" "Sin Sin Sin"
Rudebox	"Rudebox" "Kiss Me" "Lovelight" "Bongo Bong and Je ne t'aime plus" "She's Madonna"
Reality Killed the Video Star	"Bodies" "You Know Me" "Morning Sun"
In and Out of Consciousness	"Shame"
Take the Crown	"Candy" "Different" "Be a Boy"
Swings Both Ways	"Go Gentle" "Dream a Little Dream" "Shine My Shoes"
The Heavy Entertainment Show	"Party Like a Russian" "Love My Life" "Mixed Signals"
The Christmas Present	"Time for Change" "Can't Stop Christmas"
Other singles	"Freedom" "United" "Close My Eyes"
Featured singles	"My Culture" "Goin' Crazy" "The Days"
Other songs	"I Wan'na Be like You" "Beyond the Sea"