Boyfriend
Justin Bieber
2012
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 2012
Release: 2012Source checked
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The original recording is documented in the 2012 release history of Boyfriend. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 2012.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Believe - original Island Def Jam program
Original 2012 program, including the earlier Boyfriend single and full Big Sean and Nicki Minaj credits. Beauty and a Beat was already on this album before its 2013 annual appearance.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
Bieber wrote the song about being the ideal boyfriend.
Evidence scope: Attributed owner-supplied note; NOT independently verified songwriter testimony
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 2012.html, position 43
Original annotation, retained with an explicit unverified label
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Textual recording candidate, not an audio fingerprint or pressing-level verification.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Supplied annual selection; independent annual corroboration remains open
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Owner-supplied 2012.html
Supplied annual selection, not independently corroborated.
Browse by year
1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.