I Got the Boy

"I Got the Boy" is a song recorded by American country music artist Jana Kramer. It was released to radio on March 30, 2015 as the second single from her second studio album, Thirty One, which was released on October 9, 2015. The song, written by Connie Harrington, Tim Nichols, and Jamie Lynn Spears,[1] is about a woman reminiscing and discussing the differences about a former lover from her youth, in terms of appearance and character.

"I Got the Boy"
Single by Jana Kramer
from the album Thirty One
Released	March 30, 2015 (2015-03-30)
Recorded	2015
Genre	Country
Length	3:21
Label	Warner Music Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Connie Harrington Tim Nichols Jamie Lynn Spears
Producer(s)	Scott Hendricks
Jana Kramer singles chronology
"Love" (2014) "I Got the Boy" (2015) "Said No One Ever" (2016)

"I Got the Boy" peaked at numbers five and six on both the Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts respectively, giving Kramer her second top 10 hit on both charts. It also charted at number 56 on the Hot 100. The song was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and has sold 592,000 copies in the United States as of April 2016. The song also charted in Canada, peaking at number 22 on the Country chart and number 85 on the Canadian Hot 100.

The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Kristin Barlowe.

Content

In the song, the narrator sees a honeymoon newspaper story about a former lover from her youth. The narrator discusses the differences in appearance and character of the boy she knew, as opposed to the man who grew mature enough to marry. Kramer said she "started bawling" when producer Scott Hendricks played the demo for her, because it closely reflected her relationship with a high school sweetheart about whom she had been trying to write a song without success.[2]

Commercial performance

The song was released for sale on February 10, 2015, and it debuted at number 33 on the Hot Country Songs and number 18 on the Country Digital Songs chart, selling 16,000 copies in its first week.[3] It debuted on the Country Airplay chart two weeks later at number 54. It enter the Billboard Hot 100 at number 92 on chart dated October 31, 2015.[4] The song has sold 592,000 copies in the US as of April 2016.[5]

Music video

The music video was directed by Kristin Barlowe and premiered in April 2015.[6]

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2015–16) Peak position Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 85 Canada Country (Billboard)[8] 22 US Billboard Hot 100[9] 56 US Country Airplay (Billboard)[10] 6 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[11] 5 Year-end charts Chart (2015) Position US Country Airplay (Billboard)[12] 69 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[13] 47 Chart (2016) Position US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[14] 67

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales United States (RIAA)[15] Platinum 1,000,000 / 592,000[5] ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

1. Price, Deborah (April 24, 2015). "Jamie Lynn Spears on Sharing Her 'Boy' With Jana Kramer". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
2. Dauphin, Chuck (April 8, 2015). "Jana Kramer 'Started Bawling' When She First Heard Latest Single 'I Got the Boy'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
3. Bjorke, Matt (February 19, 2015). "Country Music's Top 30 Digital Singles: Week of February 19, 2015". Roughstock.
4. "Billboard Hot 100: October 31, 2015". Billboard.
5. Bjorke, Matt (April 18, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart: April 18, 2016". Roughstock.
6. "CMT : Videos : Jana Kramer : I Got the Boy". Country Music Television. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
7. "Jana Kramer Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
8. "Jana Kramer Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
9. "Jana Kramer Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
10. "Jana Kramer Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard.
11. "Jana Kramer Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
12. "Billboard Country Update for December 14, 2015" (PDF). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 14, 2015. p. 7. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
13. "Best of 2015: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
14. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
15. "American single certifications – Jana Kramer – I Got the Boy". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 31, 2016. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.