"Your New Boyfriend" is a comedy song by English singer-songwriter, YouTuber, and Twitch streamer William Gold, better known online as Wilbur Soot, released on 11 December 2020.[2] The song connects to Gold's previous 2020 singles, "I'm in Love with an E-Girl" and "Internet Ruined Me", completing a trilogy of songs about a teenage boy who is infatuated with an e-girl.[3]
| "Your New Boyfriend" | ||||
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| Single by Wilbur Soot | ||||
| Released | 11 December 2020 | |||
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| Length | 3:59 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | William Gold | |||
| Producer(s) | William Gold | |||
| Wilbur Soot singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Your New Boyfriend" on YouTube | ||||
The song appeared at number 100 on the midweek UK chart, published by the Official Charts Company, for the week of 14 December.[4] It officially debuted at number 83 on the UK Singles Chart on 18 December 2020, later peaking at number 65 on 8 January 2021.[5] The song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on 13 May 2022 for streams and sales amounting to 500,000 units in the US.[6]
Background, release, and reception
edit"Your New Boyfriend" is the finale in a trilogy of songs about its focal character, Lonely Boy, being in love with an e-girl.[3] The two prior installments in the trilogy, "I'm in Love with an E-Girl" and "Internet Ruined Me", were both in similar style to "Your New Boyfriend".[2] The song featured background vocals from musician Chevy.[7]
"Your New Boyfriend" was previewed in July 2020[8] on YouTuber and streamer TommyInnit's Twitch channel, and officially released on 11 December 2020, along with its music video. The song accumulated over 500,000 views on YouTube around two hours after its release, and soon thereafter started trending on Twitter in the United States.[2] The song included a reference to the singer-songwriter Jason Derulo, which caused some people to jokingly claim the song as the "bisexual anthem", due to a line from Derulo's single "Get Ugly" frequently being used on TikTok in coming out videos.[2]
The single entered the midweek UK Singles Chart at position 100 on 14 December,[9] and later officially debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number 83 in the week of 18 December.[5] It left the chart the following week,[10] but later reappeared at number 65 in the week of 8 January 2021.[5] The single also appeared on the UK Independent Singles Chart, where it peaked at number 10,[11] the UK Independent Singles Breakers Chart, where it peaked at number 2,[12] and the UK Singles Downloads Chart, where it peaked at number 70.[13] Due to the song's popularity, Gold appeared on Billboard's Emerging Artists Chart at number 46 in the week of 26 December 2020.[14] Rolling Stone reported that Gold had sold 9.6 million units in the month of December, which they attributed to "Your New Boyfriend".[15]
On 13 May 2022, the song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[6]
Music video
editThe song's music video was uploaded to YouTube on the same day the song released. The video features its focal character, Lonely Boy (played by Gold), in an office environment as he sings about his displeasure with a female Twitch streamer's new boyfriend, named Jared. The video includes several references to popular culture, such as Lonely Boy's Google profile picture being of a sad male anime character.[2] In the video, the female Twitch streamer's name appears on screen as "Pandora Braithwaite", the name of a fictional character in the Adrian Mole series of books by Sue Townsend. The video was edited together by Gold and Elodie Grenville, an English YouTuber best known for being the editor for both Gold and TommyInnit.
Personnel
editCredits adapted from YouTube.[16]
- William Gold (credited as Wilbur Soot) – vocals, piano, drums, guitars, songwriter, producer, video editor
- Chevy – backing vocals
- Dmitry Lisenko – bass
- Isaac Beer – trumpets
- Elodie Grenville (credited as elodie.gif) – video editor
Charts
edit| Chart (2020–2021) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Ireland (IRMA)[17] | 100 |
| Lithuania (AGATA)[18] | 93 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[5] | 65 |
| UK Indie (OCC)[11] | 10 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[6] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ Gold, William. "Your New Boyfriend – Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Mitra, Smita (11 December 2020). "Who is Wilbur Soot? Youtuber makes sly Jason Derulo reference in satirical song 'Your New Boyfriend'". MEAWW. Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ a b McDonald, Adam (13 December 2020). "Wilbur Soot – Your New Boyfriend | Lyrics Meaning & Song Review". Justrandomthings. Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Update Top 100". Official Charts. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "American single certifications – Wilbur Soot – Your New Boyfriend". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ @chiffonhaha (11 December 2020). "always fun being the e-girl on these tracks w/ @WilburSoot !! go check out this one :D" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 December 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ London, Amanda (18 December 2020). "'Your New Boyfriend' by Wilbur Soot". Song Meanings and Facts. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ Ainsley, Helen (15 December 2020). "Taylor Swift's Willow rolls in at Number 1 on the Official Trending Chart". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100: 25 December 2020 – 31 December 2020". Official Charts. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Official Independent Singles Breakers Chart Top 20". Official Charts. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100: 18 December 2020 – 24 December 2020". Official Charts. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "Emerging Artists: The Week of December 26, 2020". Billboard. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ Blake, Emily (7 January 2021). "RS Charts: Vory, DJ Scheme and Trey Lewis Lead Breakthrough 25 Chart". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ Gold, William (11 December 2020). Wilbur Soot – Your New Boyfriend (OFFICIAL VIDEO). Wilbur Soot (video) – via YouTube.
- ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Wilbur Soot". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "2021 17-os SAVAITĖS (balandžio 23-29 d.) SINGLŲ TOP100" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 30 April 2021. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.