"Boombox" is the debut single by American actress and singer Laura Marano. It was released on March 11, 2016 through Big Machine Records, originally intended to be the lead single from her debut album. It was written by Joe Kirkland, Jason Dean, Rami Jrade and Asia Whiteacre. The song is a dance-pop song with elements of electropop. A music video for the song was released on April 4, 2016, and has more than 66 million views. Ken Jeong makes an appearance in the music video.
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| Single by Laura Marano | ||||
| Released | March 11, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | August 2015[1] | |||
| Genre | Dance-pop | |||
| Length | 3:16 | |||
| Label | Big Machine[a] | |||
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| Laura Marano singles chronology | ||||
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| "Boombox" on YouTube | ||||
Background
editIn March 2015, Laura Marano signed with Big Machine Records. In the summer of 2015, Marano began speaking publicly about her debut single, aiming for a summer 2015 release.[4] However, towards the end of the summer, Marano confirmed that the single would be released in 2016.[5] Radio Disney premiered the song during Marano's radio show "For the Record" on March 8[6] and the song was released on March 11, 2016, worldwide.
Music video
editA music video directed by Cole Walliser for the song was released on April 4, 2016. The video has a video-within-a-video format and features comedian Ken Jeong, playing the director of the video, along with his daughter Zooey Jeong. In the video Ken Jeong is showing Laura Marano how to do the choreography, as she is having trouble performing it. The video has amassed over 65 million views on YouTube. "Boombox" has also been nominated for a Streamy Award.
Live performances
editLaura Marano performed the song live at the 2016 Radio Disney Music Awards on May 1, 2016. She then performed the song on the Today show on May 31, 2016.
Charts
edit| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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| United States (Billboard Top Twitter Tracks)[7] | 27 |
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | March 11, 2016 | Digital download | Big Machine | [8] |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Disney Star Laura Marano Talks Music Career, New Hit 'Boombox' And Self-Empowerment". CBS New York. May 31, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
- ^ "Boombox - Single". itunes.com.
- ^ "La La - Single". itunes.com.
- ^ "Laura Marano Talks New Single & 'Austin & Ally' Final Season! (WANGO TANGO 2015)". Youtube. May 15, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
- ^ "Laura Marano: MTV VMAs Red Carpet 2015". Youtube. August 31, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
- ^ ".@lauramarano is giving you a tease of her single #Boombox! Hear the full song on her show Tuesday on Radio Disney!". Twitter. Mar 3, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
- ^ "Laura Marano - Boombox (Top Twitter Tracks)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ "Boombox - Single by Laura Marano". iTunes. March 11, 2016.