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American Boy

January 07, 2023

This article is about the song. For other uses, see American Boy (disambiguation).

"American Boy” is a song by British singer and rapper Estelle featuring American rapper Kanye West from the former's second studio album Shine (2008). The song was written by the artists, alongside Ethan Hendrickson, will.i.am, John Legend (who provides additional background vocals), Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir, and Keith Harris. It was produced by will.i.am, and uses the instrumental from "Impatient" from his own third studio album Songs About Girls (2007). "American Boy" is a breezy R&B and disco-funk song that lyrically describes a romance with an American suitor. The song's conception came after Legend, Estelle's mentor, suggested she write a song about meeting a man from the United States.

"American Boy"
Standard international artwork
Single by Estelle featuring Kanye West
from the album Shine
B-side
Released31 March 2008 (2008-03-31)
Recorded2007
Studio
Genre
Length4:44
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)will.i.am
Estelle singles chronology
"Wait a Minute (Just a Touch)"
(2008) 		"American Boy"
(2008) 		"No Substitute Love"
(2008)
Kanye West singles chronology
"Finer Things"
(2008) 		"American Boy"
(2008) 		"Put On"
(2008)

"American Boy" was released by Atlantic Records as the album's second single on 31 March 2008. The song received positive reviews from music critics, who praised its fresh sound and production. The song reached the top five in many European and Oceanic markets, and peaked at number-one in Belgium and Estelle's native United Kingdom. It also achieved success in the United States, peaking at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 and becoming Estelle's breakout song in the country. The song earned many nominations, and ultimately won a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. The music video, featuring a variety of celebrity guests, earned a Video Music Award nomination for Best UK Video. Estelle and West performed the song at the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards and 2008 Grammy Awards.

Background and composition

"It's a song as breezy as air, so carefree its gorgeously channeled vocals practically float off from the grounded four-on-the-floor disco beat and Quincy-Jones-producing-Michael-Jackson funk bass. It's a pure pop gem with a joyful bounce, verdant in textures (particularly the sunglassed analogue synth stabs), contagiously catchy, danceable and singable, and lyrically devoid of depth or scope, like an aimlessly pleasant walk in the park."

— Timothy Gabriele of PopMatters commenting about "American Boy".[1]

 
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"American Boy" was written by Estelle, will.i.am, John Legend, Kanye West, Josh Lopez, Caleb Speir and Keith Harris. It was also produced by will.i.am and recorded over the instrumental of his song "Impatient", from his third studio album Songs About Girls (2007). The credits of Lopez, Speir, and Harris were the result of this sampling.[2] In a 2008 interview with Pete Lewis of Blues & Soul, Estelle explained how the song came to fruition: "We were just messing about in the studio, joking around. And John (Legend) just said to me 'Why don't you write a song about meeting an American boy?'. So I was like 'Well, that's pretty easy' - because I have a lot of male friends out there in New York. And I unwittingly ended up creating a new ladies' anthem!"[3] She also spoke about West's involvement on the song, commenting "Kanye basically just brought his own cheeky self to the track, his own sense of humour. At first he was like 'How can you rap over a dance beat?' - and now he's DONE it!"[3] Instrumentation on the track includes drums, keys, synths, and bass; the former were provided by will.i.am while Caleb Speir provided the latter. will.i.am also co-recorded and co-engineered the song with Padriac Kerin at The Record Plant in Hollywood, Florida as well as Hit Factory Criteria and Circle House Studios in Miami. Serge Tsai mixed the song and recorded West's rap at Platinum Sound Recording Studios in New York City.

"American Boy" is an R&B, disco and funk song that, according to the sheetmusic published at Musicnotes.com by Alfred Publishing Co., Inc., is set to metronome of 118 beats per minute.[4][5] Estelle's vocals, which have been described as "sweet" and "flirty", ranges from B3 to E5.[2][4] Timothy Gabriele of PopMatters described Estelle's vocals as those of one connecting "with her inner soul chanteuse".[1] West's rap verse has been described by The New York Times's Jon Caramanica as "perfunctory" and idling "cool".[1][6] Lyrically, the song describes a foreign woman's interest in a male American suitor, listing places such as New York and Los Angeles as sites she wants to visit.[2] Timothy Gabriele of PopMatters found the song's lyrics to be about "the thrill of new experience, the excitement of a being in a fresh, unexplored environment while simultaneously meeting someone new."[1]

Release

"American Boy" was released as the second single from Shine on 24 March 2008.[7] "American Boy" was released on third CD single formats, as well as a promo single, a maxi single, and 12-inch picture discs. The second CD single contains a radio remix of the song by UK dance and remix group Soul Seekerz.[8] The third CD single features "Lift to Me", a song recorded by US rapper and producer Hi-Tek, featuring Estelle, for his fourth studio album Hi-Teknology 3 (2007). It also includes the music video for the single.[9] The maxi single includes several remixes of the song by Soul Seekerz and TS7 as well as the uncensored version, the version excluding West rap segment, and the song's instrument.[10] The promo single features remixes by TS7 and different versions of the single.[11] The 12-inch disc includes the TS7 remix and remixes of the previous single "Wait a Minute (Just a Touch)" by British electronic duo The Count & Sinden and British disc jockey Aaron Ross.[12] The 12-inch promo features "Wait a Minute (Just a Touch)" and instrumental versions of both songs.[13]

Reception

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com     [2]
Digital Spy     [14]

Mariel Concepcion of Billboard called "American Boy" "a charming duet with West".[15] Andy Kellman of AllMusic, Luke Bainbridge of Observer Music Monthly and Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine named the song as a standout on its parent album.[5][16][17] Bill Lamb of About.com gave the song a four star rating, listing the chemistry between Estelle and West, the song's beat and Estelle's vocals as the song's highlights. Lamb also added "This song is perfection for a slick, summery glide across the dance floor."[2]

Alex Fletcher of Digital Spy found "American Boy" to "boasts bags of self-confidence ("Don't like his baggy jeans but I like what's underneath 'em," she purrs at one point), a winning chorus and sultry, super-sleek production from Will.i.am and John Legend" while commenting "it shouldn't have taken a guest spot from the self-proclaimed King of Hip-Hop to make this tune a hit."[14] Timothy Gabriele of PopMatters called the song "an essential piece of ebullient summer musical manna rained down from empyreal heights and granted to us passive listeners as one final gift before the world spirals off into an inescapable vortex of cyclones, earthquakes, economic collapse, and a doom-sealing Presidential race."[1] Joshua Love of Pitchfork praised the song's hook and will.i.am's production work.[18] while Omar Jenning of The Skinny was dismissive of West's rap interlude.[19] Ben Hogwood of musicOMH lauded the song as an example of how "Estelle has added a large pinch of soul to take her music to the next level."[20]

Accolades

In 2009, "American Boy" earned Estelle and Kanye West a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, while receiving a nomination for Song of the Year.[21][22] The song received a nomination for BRIT Award for Best British Single.[23] The single won Best Song at the 2008 MOBO Awards.[24] The song was nominated for Best R&B/Urban Dance Track at the 2009 International Dance Music Awards.[25] It received a nomination for Outstanding Duo or Group at the 40th NAACP Image Awards.[26] "American Boy" was nominated for Best International Song at the NRJ Music Awards 2009.[27] The song won Best Collaboration at both the 2008 UK Urban Music Awards,[28] and the 2009 Urabn Music Awards.[29] The music video earned a nomination at the 2009 MTV Australia Awards for Best Collaboration.[30]

"American Boy" was listed number 7 on the 100 Best Songs of 2008, published by the music magazine Rolling Stone.[31]Blender named it the fourth best song of 2008.[32] The song also ranked the 10th best song of 2008[33] and 238th on the Top 500 songs of the 2000s, published by Pitchfork.[34] The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop annual critics' poll ranked "American Boy" at number 2 to find the best music of 2008, after M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes". MTV listed the song fourth on its list of "Best Songs of 2008".[35] PopMatters named "American Boy" the best single of 2008.[36] BBC America listed "American Boy" at eighty-five on its list of "Top 100 British Songs of the 21st Century".[37] in 2019, Time Out included it in its list of the 50 best songs of the 2000s.[38] In 2020, The Guardian named it the eighty-fifth greatest ever UK no. 1.[39]

Chart performance

"American Boy" proved to be an international success, outperforming Estelle's previous singles in the United Kingdom and stands as her most successful single worldwide. In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at number 72 on 31 March 2008. It dropped out of the Top 75 the following week and re-entered at number one a week later, where it remained for four consecutive weeks.[40] It lasted thirty two weeks on the singles chart, earning a triple platinum certification for sales exceeding 1,800,000 copies.[41] It landed on the UK year end chart at number six and on the end of the decade chart at number 83. In Ireland, "American Boy" entered the singles chart number eight and rose to peak at number two one week later.[42]

In the Flanders region of Belgium, "American Boy" entered the chart at number 41 on 26 April 2008. The song advanced to the top twenty in the following week and inside the top ten three weeks later. It reached the chart's summit on 7 June 2008, where it remained for another week.[43] The song charted in the top five for eleven consecutive weeks and lasted a total of twenty four weeks on the chart.[43] "American Boy" reached number four in the Wallonia region of Belgium and lasted twenty five weeks on the chart.[44] The song also reached number one in Slovakia;[45] number three in Denmark,[46] France,[47] Hungary[48] and Italy;[49] and number five in Germany,[50] the Netherlands,[51] and Switzerland.[52]

In Australia, "American Boy" entered the singles chart at number seven, earning the title of the week's "highest debut".[53] The song rose to number three four weeks later, where it stayed for three consecutive weeks.[54] "American Boy" earned a platinum certification by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for sales exceeding 70,000 units. In New Zealand, the single debuted at number 25 on 31 March 2008 and rose to its peak position of number five four weeks later. The song remained on the chart for thirteen more weeks.[55]

"American Boy" experienced great chart success in the United States. The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on 3 May 2008, slowing rising the chart until it reached number 11 almost four months later.[56][57] It was later removed from iTunes resulting in its fall to number 37 on 6 September 2008.[58] The song was re-added to iTunes, causing a resurgence in downloads that aided its rise to its peak position of number nine on 27 September 2008, selling 91,000 downloads.[59][60] "American Boy" became Estelle's highest-charting single in the United States, ahead of "Thank You" (2011), which only peaked at number 100. It ended the year at number 39 on the Hot 100 year-end chart and as the thirty-third best selling song of 2008.[61] The song was also her best selling single there, selling 2 million downloads and earning a double platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[62] As of September 2009, "American Boy" was the 25th best-selling downloaded song of all time in the UK,[63] and as of November 2011, it was the 17th best-selling digital song by a British artist in the United States.[64]

Music video

The music video for "American Boy" was directed by Syndrome. It features guest appearances by John Legend, Kardinal Offishall, Sa-Ra's Taz Arnold, Kidz in the Hall's Naledge and Double-O, Danger Mouse, Consequence, Hi-Tek, Ryan Leslie, T.I., Brandon Hines, LL Cool J, and 106 & Park's Terrence J, among others. The music video was nominated for Best UK Video at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, but lost to The Ting Tings' single "Shut Up and Let Me Go" (2008).[65][66] The video also ranked at number 45 on BET's Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2008 countdown, while its spin-off channel BET J listed it at number 10 on the year-end Last Call 2008! Top 50 Countdown.

Live performances

Estelle performed "American Boy" at various awards shows, where the song also earned her nominations for several categories. She first performed it on The Friday Night Project on 21 March 2008. Estelle performed the song with Kanye West at the Fête de la Musique on 21 June 2008.[67] She performed the song at the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards with Kanye West singing his rap section, during an image of then newly elected United States president Barack Obama appeared on a giant screen.[citation needed] She later performed it at the 2008 World Music Awards, hosted in Monte Carlo, Monaco, with a live band.[68] Estelle performed a mash up of the song with the Ting Tings "Shut Up and Let Me Go" and "That's Not My Name" at the 2009 BRIT Awards.[69] West also performed the track at the Coke Live Music Festival in 2011.

Covers, remixes and parodies

Formats and track listings

Credits and personnel

Locations

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Shine, Atlantic Records, HomeSchool Records.[78]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "American Boy"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[117] Platinum 70,000^
Belgium (BEA)[118] Gold  
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[119] Platinum 15,000^
Germany (BVMI)[120] Gold 150,000^
Italy (FIMI)[121]
sales since 2009 		Gold 35,000 
New Zealand (RMNZ)[122] Gold 7,500*
United Kingdom (BPI)[41] 3× Platinum 1,800,000 
United States (RIAA)[124] 2× Platinum 2,300,000[123]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
  Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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External links

  • Official Music Video
  • Estelle MySpace Page

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This article is about the song For other uses see American Boy disambiguation American Boy is a song by British singer and rapper Estelle featuring American rapper Kanye West from the former s second studio album Shine 2008 The song was written by the artists alongside Ethan Hendrickson will i am John Legend who provides additional background vocals Josh Lopez Caleb Speir and Keith Harris It was produced by will i am and uses the instrumental from Impatient from his own third studio album Songs About Girls 2007 American Boy is a breezy R amp B and disco funk song that lyrically describes a romance with an American suitor The song s conception came after Legend Estelle s mentor suggested she write a song about meeting a man from the United States American Boy Standard international artworkSingle by Estelle featuring Kanye Westfrom the album ShineB side Life to Me Wait a Minute Just a Touch Released31 March 2008 2008 03 31 Recorded2007StudioRecord Plant Hollywood Hit Factory Criteria Miami Circle House Miami GenreR amp Bdisco funkLength4 44LabelAtlantic HomeSchoolSongwriter s William Adams Estelle Swaray John Stephens Kanye West Ethan Hendrickson Josh Lopez Caleb Speir Keith HarrisProducer s will i amEstelle singles chronology Wait a Minute Just a Touch 2008 American Boy 2008 No Substitute Love 2008 Kanye West singles chronology Finer Things 2008 American Boy 2008 Put On 2008 American Boy was released by Atlantic Records as the album s second single on 31 March 2008 The song received positive reviews from music critics who praised its fresh sound and production The song reached the top five in many European and Oceanic markets and peaked at number one in Belgium and Estelle s native United Kingdom It also achieved success in the United States peaking at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 and becoming Estelle s breakout song in the country The song earned many nominations and ultimately won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Sung Collaboration The music video featuring a variety of celebrity guests earned a Video Music Award nomination for Best UK Video Estelle and West performed the song at the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards and 2008 Grammy Awards Contents 1 Background and composition 2 Release 3 Reception 3 1 Critical reception 3 2 Accolades 4 Chart performance 5 Music video 6 Live performances 7 Covers remixes and parodies 8 Formats and track listings 9 Credits and personnel 10 Charts 10 1 Weekly charts 10 2 Year end charts 10 3 Decade end charts 11 Certifications 12 References 13 External linksBackground and composition Edit It s a song as breezy as air so carefree its gorgeously channeled vocals practically float off from the grounded four on the floor disco beat and Quincy Jones producing Michael Jackson funk bass It s a pure pop gem with a joyful bounce verdant in textures particularly the sunglassed analogue synth stabs contagiously catchy danceable and singable and lyrically devoid of depth or scope like an aimlessly pleasant walk in the park Timothy Gabriele of PopMatters commenting about American Boy 1 American Boy sample source source Problems playing this file See media help American Boy was written by Estelle will i am John Legend Kanye West Josh Lopez Caleb Speir and Keith Harris It was also produced by will i am and recorded over the instrumental of his song Impatient from his third studio album Songs About Girls 2007 The credits of Lopez Speir and Harris were the result of this sampling 2 In a 2008 interview with Pete Lewis of Blues amp Soul Estelle explained how the song came to fruition We were just messing about in the studio joking around And John Legend just said to me Why don t you write a song about meeting an American boy So I was like Well that s pretty easy because I have a lot of male friends out there in New York And I unwittingly ended up creating a new ladies anthem 3 She also spoke about West s involvement on the song commenting Kanye basically just brought his own cheeky self to the track his own sense of humour At first he was like How can you rap over a dance beat and now he s DONE it 3 Instrumentation on the track includes drums keys synths and bass the former were provided by will i am while Caleb Speir provided the latter will i am also co recorded and co engineered the song with Padriac Kerin at The Record Plant in Hollywood Florida as well as Hit Factory Criteria and Circle House Studios in Miami Serge Tsai mixed the song and recorded West s rap at Platinum Sound Recording Studios in New York City American Boy is an R amp B disco and funk song that according to the sheetmusic published at Musicnotes com by Alfred Publishing Co Inc is set to metronome of 118 beats per minute 4 5 Estelle s vocals which have been described as sweet and flirty ranges from B3 to E5 2 4 Timothy Gabriele of PopMatters described Estelle s vocals as those of one connecting with her inner soul chanteuse 1 West s rap verse has been described by The New York Times s Jon Caramanica as perfunctory and idling cool 1 6 Lyrically the song describes a foreign woman s interest in a male American suitor listing places such as New York and Los Angeles as sites she wants to visit 2 Timothy Gabriele of PopMatters found the song s lyrics to be about the thrill of new experience the excitement of a being in a fresh unexplored environment while simultaneously meeting someone new 1 Release Edit American Boy was released as the second single from Shine on 24 March 2008 7 American Boy was released on third CD single formats as well as a promo single a maxi single and 12 inch picture discs The second CD single contains a radio remix of the song by UK dance and remix group Soul Seekerz 8 The third CD single features Lift to Me a song recorded by US rapper and producer Hi Tek featuring Estelle for his fourth studio album Hi Teknology 3 2007 It also includes the music video for the single 9 The maxi single includes several remixes of the song by Soul Seekerz and TS7 as well as the uncensored version the version excluding West rap segment and the song s instrument 10 The promo single features remixes by TS7 and different versions of the single 11 The 12 inch disc includes the TS7 remix and remixes of the previous single Wait a Minute Just a Touch by British electronic duo The Count amp Sinden and British disc jockey Aaron Ross 12 The 12 inch promo features Wait a Minute Just a Touch and instrumental versions of both songs 13 Reception EditCritical reception Edit Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAbout com 2 Digital Spy 14 Mariel Concepcion of Billboard called American Boy a charming duet with West 15 Andy Kellman of AllMusic Luke Bainbridge of Observer Music Monthly and Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine named the song as a standout on its parent album 5 16 17 Bill Lamb of About com gave the song a four star rating listing the chemistry between Estelle and West the song s beat and Estelle s vocals as the song s highlights Lamb also added This song is perfection for a slick summery glide across the dance floor 2 Alex Fletcher of Digital Spy found American Boy to boasts bags of self confidence Don t like his baggy jeans but I like what s underneath em she purrs at one point a winning chorus and sultry super sleek production from Will i am and John Legend while commenting it shouldn t have taken a guest spot from the self proclaimed King of Hip Hop to make this tune a hit 14 Timothy Gabriele of PopMatters called the song an essential piece of ebullient summer musical manna rained down from empyreal heights and granted to us passive listeners as one final gift before the world spirals off into an inescapable vortex of cyclones earthquakes economic collapse and a doom sealing Presidential race 1 Joshua Love of Pitchfork praised the song s hook and will i am s production work 18 while Omar Jenning of The Skinny was dismissive of West s rap interlude 19 Ben Hogwood of musicOMH lauded the song as an example of how Estelle has added a large pinch of soul to take her music to the next level 20 Accolades Edit In 2009 American Boy earned Estelle and Kanye West a Grammy Award for Best Rap Sung Collaboration while receiving a nomination for Song of the Year 21 22 The song received a nomination for BRIT Award for Best British Single 23 The single won Best Song at the 2008 MOBO Awards 24 The song was nominated for Best R amp B Urban Dance Track at the 2009 International Dance Music Awards 25 It received a nomination for Outstanding Duo or Group at the 40th NAACP Image Awards 26 American Boy was nominated for Best International Song at the NRJ Music Awards 2009 27 The song won Best Collaboration at both the 2008 UK Urban Music Awards 28 and the 2009 Urabn Music Awards 29 The music video earned a nomination at the 2009 MTV Australia Awards for Best Collaboration 30 American Boy was listed number 7 on the 100 Best Songs of 2008 published by the music magazine Rolling Stone 31 Blender named it the fourth best song of 2008 32 The song also ranked the 10th best song of 2008 33 and 238th on the Top 500 songs of the 2000s published by Pitchfork 34 The Village Voice s Pazz amp Jop annual critics poll ranked American Boy at number 2 to find the best music of 2008 after M I A s Paper Planes MTV listed the song fourth on its list of Best Songs of 2008 35 PopMatters named American Boy the best single of 2008 36 BBC America listed American Boy at eighty five on its list of Top 100 British Songs of the 21st Century 37 in 2019 Time Out included it in its list of the 50 best songs of the 2000s 38 In 2020 The Guardian named it the eighty fifth greatest ever UK no 1 39 Chart performance Edit American Boy proved to be an international success outperforming Estelle s previous singles in the United Kingdom and stands as her most successful single worldwide In the United Kingdom the song debuted at number 72 on 31 March 2008 It dropped out of the Top 75 the following week and re entered at number one a week later where it remained for four consecutive weeks 40 It lasted thirty two weeks on the singles chart earning a triple platinum certification for sales exceeding 1 800 000 copies 41 It landed on the UK year end chart at number six and on the end of the decade chart at number 83 In Ireland American Boy entered the singles chart number eight and rose to peak at number two one week later 42 In the Flanders region of Belgium American Boy entered the chart at number 41 on 26 April 2008 The song advanced to the top twenty in the following week and inside the top ten three weeks later It reached the chart s summit on 7 June 2008 where it remained for another week 43 The song charted in the top five for eleven consecutive weeks and lasted a total of twenty four weeks on the chart 43 American Boy reached number four in the Wallonia region of Belgium and lasted twenty five weeks on the chart 44 The song also reached number one in Slovakia 45 number three in Denmark 46 France 47 Hungary 48 and Italy 49 and number five in Germany 50 the Netherlands 51 and Switzerland 52 In Australia American Boy entered the singles chart at number seven earning the title of the week s highest debut 53 The song rose to number three four weeks later where it stayed for three consecutive weeks 54 American Boy earned a platinum certification by the Australian Recording Industry Association ARIA for sales exceeding 70 000 units In New Zealand the single debuted at number 25 on 31 March 2008 and rose to its peak position of number five four weeks later The song remained on the chart for thirteen more weeks 55 American Boy experienced great chart success in the United States The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on 3 May 2008 slowing rising the chart until it reached number 11 almost four months later 56 57 It was later removed from iTunes resulting in its fall to number 37 on 6 September 2008 58 The song was re added to iTunes causing a resurgence in downloads that aided its rise to its peak position of number nine on 27 September 2008 selling 91 000 downloads 59 60 American Boy became Estelle s highest charting single in the United States ahead of Thank You 2011 which only peaked at number 100 It ended the year at number 39 on the Hot 100 year end chart and as the thirty third best selling song of 2008 61 The song was also her best selling single there selling 2 million downloads and earning a double platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA 62 As of September 2009 American Boy was the 25th best selling downloaded song of all time in the UK 63 and as of November 2011 it was the 17th best selling digital song by a British artist in the United States 64 Music video EditThe music video for American Boy was directed by Syndrome It features guest appearances by John Legend Kardinal Offishall Sa Ra s Taz Arnold Kidz in the Hall s Naledge and Double O Danger Mouse Consequence Hi Tek Ryan Leslie T I Brandon Hines LL Cool J and 106 amp Park s Terrence J among others The music video was nominated for Best UK Video at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards but lost to The Ting Tings single Shut Up and Let Me Go 2008 65 66 The video also ranked at number 45 on BET s Notarized Top 100 Videos of 2008 countdown while its spin off channel BET J listed it at number 10 on the year end Last Call 2008 Top 50 Countdown Live performances EditEstelle performed American Boy at various awards shows where the song also earned her nominations for several categories She first performed it on The Friday Night Project on 21 March 2008 Estelle performed the song with Kanye West at the Fete de la Musique on 21 June 2008 67 She performed the song at the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards with Kanye West singing his rap section during an image of then newly elected United States president Barack Obama appeared on a giant screen citation needed She later performed it at the 2008 World Music Awards hosted in Monte Carlo Monaco with a live band 68 Estelle performed a mash up of the song with the Ting Tings Shut Up and Let Me Go and That s Not My Name at the 2009 BRIT Awards 69 West also performed the track at the Coke Live Music Festival in 2011 Covers remixes and parodies EditBusta Rhymes produced a remix version of the song with Estelle talking over Kanye West s rap section Both Lost Frequencies and Dutch DJ Brooks also produced remixes of the song in 2019 The song has also been covered by many artists including Kid Mac BMK and Casey Donovan Fall Out Boy and Sam Sparro Most notably Sparro s acoustic rendition of the song was performed on BBC Radio 1 s Live Lounge appearing on the station s third compilation album and as a B side to his single 21st Century Life 70 A jazz a cappella rendition performed by Howard University s Afro Blue aired during Season 3 of the NBC show The Sing Off The song has received international parodies with the name being changed to the synonymous countries These parodies include Hamish amp Andy s Armenian Boy and JoePolitics s Ukrainian Boy In a 2009 episode of Gavin amp Stacey James Corden and Sheridan Smith performed West s second verse in character as Smithy and Rudi 71 In 2014 Blaine Anderson Darren Criss and Kurt Hummel Chris Colfer covered the song in the Glee season finale episode The Untitled Rachel Berry Project In late 2020 a Fortnite themed parody called Chug Jug With You made in late 2018 by YouTuber Leviathan became popular on the social media app TikTok 72 73 In 2022 the beat of American Boy was sampled on Party Time the debut single from UK comedy rap trio The Northern Boys 74 Formats and track listings EditDigital download 75 American Boy 4 45CD single CD 1 76 American Boy radio edit 3 57CD single CD 2 8 American Boy 4 45 American Boy Soulseekerz Radio Remix 3 52CD single CD 3 9 American Boy 4 47 Life To Me Hi Tek featuring Estelle non album track 5 01 American Boy video 4 05Maxi single 10 American Boy Soul Seekerz Club Mix 7 12 American Boy Soul Seekerz Radio Mix 3 55 American Boy Soul Seekerz Dub Mix 7 21 American Boy TS7 Remix 5 43 American Boy TS7 Radio Edit 3 51 American Boy Dirty 4 46 American Boy No Rap 4 10 American Boy Instrumental 5 09 Digital download Malpractice Remix 77 American Boy Malpractice Remix 7 36Promo single 11 American Boy TS7 Remix 5 43 American Boy TS7 Radio Edit 3 51 American Boy explicit 4 46 American Boy no rap 4 10 American Boy instrumental 5 0912 inch vinyl 12 American Boy explicit 4 46 Wait a Minute Just a Touch Count amp Sinden Remix 5 49 American Boy TS7 Remix 5 43 Wait a Minute Just a Touch Aaron Ross Remix 6 0912 inch promo vinyl 13 American Boy album version 4 45 American Boy Instrumental 5 09 Wait a Minute Just a Touch album version 4 17 Wait a Minute Just a Touch instrumental 4 17Credits and personnel EditLocations Recorded and engineered at The Record Plant in Hollywood California Hit Factory Criteria Miami and Circle House Studios in Miami Mixed and recorded West s vocals at Platinum Sound Recording Studios in New York City Personnel Songwriting will i am Estelle John Legend Kanye West Ethan Hendrickson Josh Lopez Caleb Speir Keith Harris Vocals Estelle Kanye West Additional vocals John Legend Production will i am Recording will i am Padriac Kerin Serge Tsai West s vocals Engineering will i am Padriac Kerin Drum programming will i am Keys will i am Synthesizer will i am Bass Caleb Speir Mixing Serge Tsai Credits adapted from the liner notes of Shine Atlantic Records HomeSchool Records 78 Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Weekly chart performance for American Boy Chart 2008 2009 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 54 3Austria O3 Austria Top 40 79 7Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 43 1Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 44 4Canada Canadian Hot 100 80 9CIS TopHit 81 189Czech Republic Radio Top 100 82 7Denmark Tracklisten 46 3Europe European Hot 100 83 1France SNEP 47 3Germany Official German Charts 50 5Greece IFPI 84 12Hungary Radios Top 40 48 3Ireland IRMA 42 2Italy FIMI 49 3Japan Japan Hot 100 85 11Netherlands Dutch Top 40 51 6Netherlands Single Top 100 86 5New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 55 5Norway VG lista 87 10Scotland OCC 88 1Slovakia Radio Top 100 45 1Sweden Sverigetopplistan 89 14Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 52 5Turkey IFPI 90 3UK Singles OCC 91 1UK Hip Hop R amp B OCC 92 1US Billboard Hot 100 93 9US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 94 10US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 95 55US Adult Top 40 Billboard 96 26 Year end charts Edit Year end chart performance for American Boy Chart 2008 PositionAustralia ARIA 97 27Australia Urban ARIA 98 11Austria O3 Austria Top 40 99 34Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 100 9Belgium Ultratop 40 Wallonia 101 34Canada Canadian Hot 100 102 25Europe European Hot 100 103 13France SNEP 104 37France Downloads SNEP 105 3Germany Media Control AG 106 51Hungary Mahasz 107 14Ireland IRMA 108 9Japan Japan Hot 100 109 95Netherlands Dutch Top 40 110 16Netherlands Single Top 100 111 21Sweden Sverigetopplistan 112 81Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 113 23UK Singles Official Charts Company 114 6US Billboard Hot 100 115 39Decade end charts Edit Decade end chart performance for American Boy Chart 2000 2009 PositionUK Singles Official Charts Company 116 83Certifications EditCertifications for American Boy Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 117 Platinum 70 000 Belgium BEA 118 Gold Denmark IFPI Danmark 119 Platinum 15 000 Germany BVMI 120 Gold 150 000 Italy FIMI 121 sales since 2009 Gold 35 000 New Zealand RMNZ 122 Gold 7 500 United Kingdom BPI 41 3 Platinum 1 800 000 United States RIAA 124 2 Platinum 2 300 000 123 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone References Edit a b c d e Gabriele Timothy 27 May 2008 Estelle Shine PopMatters Retrieved 23 January 2014 a b c d e Lamb Bill Estelle featuring Kanye West American Boy About com Retrieved 23 January 2014 a b Lewis Pete To Estelle and Back Blues amp Soul Retrieved 29 January 2014 a b Digital Sheet Music Estelle American Boy EMI Music Publishing via 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