"Boys Will Be Boys"
Single by the Ordinary Boys
from the album Brassbound
Released6 June 2005 (2005-06-06)[1]
Length2:43
LabelB-Unique
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Stephen Street
The Ordinary Boys singles chronology
"Seaside"
(2004) 		"Boys Will Be Boys"
(2005) 		"Life Will Be the Death of Me"
(2005)

"Boys Will Be Boys" is a single by British rock group the Ordinary Boys. It was released in 2005, when it reached number 16 in the UK Singles Chart, but it re-entered the charts in January 2006 following singer Samuel Preston's appearance on Celebrity Big Brother, reaching number three on the UK Singles Chart and number 22 on the Irish Singles Chart. The toasted verse towards the end of the song is performed by Ranking Junior, the son of Ranking Roger of 2-Tone group the Beat.

Track listings

7-inch

  1. "Boys Will Be Boys"
  2. "The KKK Took My Baby Away"

CD1

  1. "Boys Will Be Boys"
  2. "We Soldier On"

CD2

  1. "Boys Will Be Boys"
  2. "Quarter Life Crisis"
  3. "Boys Will Be Boys" (Lady Sovereign Remix)
  4. "Boys Will Be Boys" (Video)

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[9] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

In other media

In the film Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj the song is used in the intro. In the film The Best Man, the song is part of the soundtrack, and it can be heard during a scene on a train of the London Underground "The Tube" (at min. 28:32).

The song was also covered in a 'Oompa-ska' style by Goldfrapp for BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge on 27 April 2006.[10] It was subsequently released by Goldfrapp on their single "Satin Boys, Flaming Chic". The song was ranked at number 49 in the 100 biggest selling singles of 2006.

In the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, this song is heard in the Gryffindor Common Room where Seamus Finnigan argues with Harry Potter about he and Albus Dumbledore's claims of Voldemort's return. According to Rupert Grint, David Yates used it to create a more "casual" feel to the Common Room.[11]

References

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 4 June 2005. p. 25.
  2. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Hits of the World – Eurocharts" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 118, no. 7. 18 February 2006. p. 67. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  5. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Boys Will Be Boys". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  8. ^ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2006". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  9. ^ "British single certifications – Ordinary Boys – Boys Will Be Boys". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Goldfrapp in Live Lounge". Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2008.
  11. ^ "Audio Q&A from 'Order of the Phoenix' press conference" from HPANA
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