What's A Boy To Do?

"What's A Boy To Do?"
Single by Difused from the album What Did You Expect?
Released	30 July, 2012
Format	CD single
Recorded	2012
Genre	Indie
Label	Blacklight Records
Writer	Candi
Producer	Candi
Chart position	#3
Certification	Platinum
Difused chronology
"No Way Out" (2012) "What's A Boy To Do?" (2012) "Turn Back Time" (2012)

"What's A Boy To Do?" is the second single by British boyband Difused, taken from their debut album "What Did You Expect?". The song was written by Candi, band member Jamie Elite's older sister. The song was released on 30 July 2012 and charted at #3.

Background

The song was originally scheduled for release on 16th April 2012, however it was later pushed back to 07 May. After many delays, the group cancelled the single's release, until it eventually settled on a final release date of 30 July.

Release and reception

The b-side to the single, "Footprints In The Sand" recieved a very strong media response. The song was written by Jamie Elite, and sung by him with the other boys acting as backing vocals. It sings about the death of his elder brother Carter Elite, who died on 01 December, 2011. It recieved an overwhelming positive response from critics.

Music video

The music video was directed by John Urbano. The video's story line was based around Jack of the band, and his mission to get with the girl he likes. The video was shot in LA, United States during March of this year. The music video was also released on the 11th of July.

Track listing

CD Single

1. "What's A Boy To Do"
2. "What's A Boy To Do" (Instrumental)
3. "Footprints In The Sand"
4. "What's A Boy To Do" (Kris Rios Remix)

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1. "What's A Boy To Do"
2. "What's A Boy To Do" (Instrumental)
3. "Footprints In The Sand"
4. "What's A Boy To Do" (Kris Rios Remix)
5. "What's A Boy To Do" (Music Video)
6. "What's A Boy To Do" (Behind The Scenes Video Shoot)
7. "What's A Boy To Do"/"No Way Out" (Mash Up)

Credits

• "What's A Boy To Do?" — written by Candi Elite
• "Footprints In The Sand" — written by Jamie Elite

Artwork

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Chart performance

The single was released on 30 July, 2012 after several delays. It was the second highest new entry of the week behind Tommy Gunn at #2, and 8-BIT who had a second week at #1. It charted higher than new releases from Pandora and Caymon. The single remained in the charts in it's sixteenth week despite the fact the band's follow-up single "Turn Back Time" was also released.

Chart Run

• Week 1: #3 - 75,558
• Week 2: #7 - 59,184
• Week 3: #12 - 24,112
• Week 4: #13 - 21,859
• Week 5: #18 - 14,990
• Week 6: #18 - 17,344
• Week 7: #25 - 12,223
• Week 8: #17 - 20,344
• Week 9: #31 - 8,909
• Week 10: #28 - 9,345
• Week 11: #26 - 11,321
• Week 12: #34 - 6,741
• Week 13: #28 - 10,734
• Week 14: #24 - 8,878
• Week 15: #33 - 5,555
• Week 16: #38 - 4,999
• Week 17: #38 - 4,989

TOTAL: 317,085

Charts

Charts (2011)	Peak
UK Singles Chart	3
UK Download Chart	5
UK Airplay Chart	13