"Stupid Boy"
Single by Keith Urban
from the album Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing
ReleasedDecember 5, 2006
Recorded2006
Genre
Length6:16 (album version)
3:46 (radio edit)
LabelCapitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Keith Urban singles chronology
"Once in a Lifetime"
(2006) 		"Stupid Boy"
(2006) 		"I Told You So"
(2007)

"Stupid Boy" is a song written by Dave Berg, Deanna Bryant, and Sarah Buxton. Originally recorded by Buxton, the song was later recorded by Australian country music singer Keith Urban on his 2006 album Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing. Urban's version was released as that album's second single in December 2006 and peaked at number 3 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. A year after its release, Urban won a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance of the song.

History

Urban told Billboard that he recorded "Stupid Boy" at the suggestion of his wife, actress Nicole Kidman.[1] He also noted how the song's subject matter contrasted with the more up-tempo love song "Once in a Lifetime," the album's first single, saying that the two songs were "yin and yang."[1] Sarah Buxton, who co-wrote the song, recorded a version before Urban did.[1] This version was included on a 2007 extended play entitled Almost My Record as well as Buxton's 2010 self-titled album.

Critical reception

Tamara Conniff and Ray Waddell of Billboard described the song as "a ballad on how men foolishly break the hearts of the women they love."[1] Associated Press reviewer Michael McCall called it "a funky, witty take on a guy who can't appreciate how good he has it."[2]

In 2008, the song won Urban a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance.[3]

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.[4]

Chart performance

Urban's rendition of "Stupid Boy" peaked at number 3 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

Chart (2006–2007) Peak
position
Canada Country (Billboard)[5] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 43
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 3
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australia Digital Song Sales chart (Billboard)[8] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (2007) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[9] 29

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[10] Gold 35,000‡
United States (RIAA)[11] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Cassadee Pope version

"Stupid Boy"
Single by Cassadee Pope
from the album The Complete Season 3 Collection
Released10 December 2012 (2012-12-10)
Recorded2012
GenreCountry
Length3:38
LabelUniversal
Songwriter(s)Dave Berg, Deanna Bryant, Sarah Buxton

Cassadee Pope performed this song on NBC's singing competition show, The Voice. Pope went on to win the competition, and her studio version of the song reached the top of the iTunes Top 10 Singles the day after the song was released.

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[12]
28
US Billboard Hot 100[13]
40
US Country Songs (Billboard)[14]
4

References

  1. ^ a b c d Coniff, Tamara; Ray Waddell (11 November 2006). "Urban Developments". Billboard. p. 32.
  2. ^ McCall, Michael (3 November 2006). "Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing review". Fox News. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
  3. ^ Gilbert, Calvin (2008-02-11). "Vince Gill Wins Best Country Album Grammy". CMT. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
  4. ^ Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing (Media notes). Keith Urban. Capitol Records. 2006. 09463-77087-0-5.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
  7. ^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
  8. ^ "Australia Digital Song Sales chart". Billboard. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Best of 2007: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  10. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  11. ^ "American single certifications – Keith Urban – Stupid Boy". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  12. ^ "Canadian Hot 100 Week of December 8, 2012". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  13. ^ "The Billboard Hot 100 Week of December 29, 2012". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  14. ^ "US Top Country Songs Week of December 8, 2012". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
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