City Boys

"City Boys" is a song by Nigerian artist Burna Boy, released on August 25, 2023, as the tenth track from his seventh studio album, I Told Them... . It was produced by MD$ and Ruuben and samples Jeremih's February 2009 single, "Birthday Sex".[1]

"City Boys"
Song by Burna Boy
from the album I Told Them...
ReleasedAugust 25, 2023
Length2:33
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • MD$
  • Ruuben
Music video
"City Boys" on YouTube

Background

Burna Boy first teased the track on August 17, 2023, through his TikTok, posting a clip from the official music video of the track.[2]

Critical reception

African Folder's Bomi Anifowose noted that the track is "chest-thumping" and is "riveting and dynamic as the snippet." He also stated that "the record displays braggadocio in esteemed ramification."[3] Writing for The Independent, Helen Brown wrote that the track "applauds sly angles of urban masculinity to a marimba and concrete punch of a beat."[4] Julianne Escobedo Shepherd for Pitchfork wrote that on the track, Burna "explores the spoils of his talent and renown, weaving triumphantly through wealth, women, [and] weed."[5]

Charts
Weekly chart performance for "City Boys"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] 70
France (SNEP)[7] 27
Global 200 (Billboard)[8] 143
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 44
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] 14
Netherlands (Tipparade)[11] 3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 58
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 24
UK Singles (OCC)[14] 17
UK Afrobeats (OCC)[15] 1
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[16] 5
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[17] 20

References
  1. Cummings-Grady, Mackenzie (25 August 2023). "Burna Boy Releases New Album 'I Told Them...' f/ J. Cole, 21 Savage, RZA, and More". Complex. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  2. Godson, Betty (August 18, 2023). "Fans react as Burna Boy teases new single". NotJustOk. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  3. Anifowose, Bomi (25 August 2023). "I Told Them By Burna Boy: More Hip-Hop, Less Afrobeats". African Folder. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  4. Brown, Helen (25 August 2023). "Burna Boy, I Told Them... review: Nigerian star pulls his punches on a lovingly crafted but middling new album". The Independent. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  5. Shepherd, Julianne Escobedo (30 August 2023). "Burna Boy: I Told Them... Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  6. "Burna Boy Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  7. "Top Singles (Week 41, 2023)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  8. "Burna Boy Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  9. "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  10. "Burna Boy – City Boys" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  11. "Tipparade-lijst van week 43, 2023" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  12. "Burna Boy – City Boys". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  13. "Burna Boy – City Boys". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  14. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  15. "Official Afrobeats Singles Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  16. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  17. "Burna Boy Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
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