Boys & Girls (will.i.am song)

"Boys & Girls"
Single by will.i.am featuring Pia Mia
Released	April 8, 2016
Format	Digital download
Genre	Electro hop deep house
Length	4:01
Label	Interscope
Writer(s)	Essa William Adams Charlotte Aitchison Jef Martens Kylie Minogue Fernando Garibay
Producer(s)	Essa rasool will.i.am Lazy J Dustin Highbridge Wojtek Stypko
will.i.am singles chronology
"I'm So Excited" (2014) "Boys & Girls" (2016)
Pia Mia singles chronology "Touch" (2015) "Boys & Girls" (2016) "On & On" (2016)

"Boys & Girls" is a song by American recording artist will.i.am featuring American singer Pia Mia. It was released on April 8, 2016, by Interscope Records as the first single from will.i.am's upcoming project. The song samples "Break This Heartbreak" by Kylie Minogue and Fernando Garibay.

Music video

On April 7, 2016, will.i.am uploaded the music video for "Boys & Girls" on his YouTube and Vevo account.^[1] The video was directed by Spencer Creigh.^[2]

Track listing

• Digital download^[3]

1. "Boys & Girls" (featuring Pia Mia) — 4:01

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[4]	53
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5]	49
Belgium Urban (Ultratop Flanders)[6]	11
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[7]	17
Europe (Euro Digital Songs)[8]	20
France (SNEP)[9]	46
Germany (Official German Charts)[10]	39
Ireland (IRMA)[11]	42
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[12]	14
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[13]	78
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[14]	21
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[15]	6

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[16]	Silver	200,000
^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

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References

1. "will.i.am - Boys & Girls ft. Pia Mia". YouTube. April 7, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
2. "will.i.am - Boys & Girls ft. Pia Mia". Vevo. April 7, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
3. "iTunes - Music - Boys & Girls (feat. Pia Mia) - Single by will.i.am". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
4. Ryan, Gavin (April 16, 2016). "ARIA Singles: Gnash 'I Hate U, I Love U' Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
5. "Ultratop.be – will.i.am Feat. Pia Mia – Boys & Girls" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
6. "Ultratop.be – will.i.am Feat. Pia Mia – Boys & Girls" (in Dutch). Ultratop Urban. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
7. "Ultratop.be – will.i.am Feat. Pia Mia – Boys & Girls" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
8. "will.i.am – Chart history" Billboard Euro Digital Songs for will.i.am. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
9. "Lescharts.com – will.i.am Feat. Pia Mia – Boys & Girls" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
10. "Offiziellecharts.de – will.i.am Feat. Pia Mia – Boys & Girls". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
11. "Chart Track: Week 22, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
12. "Archive Chart: 2016-05-20". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
13. "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201628 into search. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
14. "Archive Chart: 2016-05-20" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
15. "Archive Chart: 2016-05-20" UK R&B Chart. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
16. "British single certifications – will.i.am feat. Pia Mia – It's My Birthday". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 26, 2016. Enter It's My Birthday in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search