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Charli XCX Drops Two Amazing 'Boys' Remixes And We're Obsessed

The 'After the Afterparty' singer goes acoustic (?!) and then gets the party going...

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Friday, September 1, 2017 - 11:33

Charli XCX is pop's party queen but she's slowing things down (ever so slightly) for a new version of 'Boys'.

The 'Babygirl' singer strips her insanely catchy single bare of its Gameboy soundbites and recreates it with live instruments for a more simplistic, acoustic take on the breezy song.

She's not going totally Ed Sheeran-with-a-guitar on us, though, as she's also dropped an absolutely banging remix by Coldabank.

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I was busy thinkin' 'bout boys
Boys, boys
I was busy dreamin' 'bout boys
Boys, boys (XCX)
Head is spinnin' thinkin' 'bout boys

I need that bad boy to do me right on a Friday
And I need that good one to wake me up on a Sunday
That one from work can come over on Monday night
I want 'em all
I want 'em all

And when they finally leave me I'm all alone, but
I'm lookin' down and my girls are blowin' my phone up
Them twenty questions, they askin' me where I'm at
Didn't hit 'em back

I'm sorry that I missed your party
I wish I had a better excuse like
"I had to trash the hotel lobby"

But I was busy thinkin' 'bout boys
Boys, boys
I was busy dreamin' 'bout boys
Boys, boys
Head is spinnin' thinkin' 'bout boys

In every city I got one with different ringtones
Flyin' from LA all the way to Puerto Rico
My girls are calling me asking me where I'm at
Didn't hit 'em back

I'm sorry that I missed your party
I wish I had a better excuse, like
But I can't even lie, you got me

I was busy thinkin' 'bout boys
Boys, boys
I was busy dreamin' 'bout boys
Boys, boys
Head is spinnin' thinkin' 'bout boys

Don't be mad, don't be mad at me (No, no, no, no)
Darling, I can't stop it even if I wanted
Don't be mad, don't be mad at me (No, no, no, no)
Missed what you was sayin', I was miles away, yeah
Don't be mad, don't be mad, not like I had a choice

I was busy thinkin' 'bout boys
Boys, boys
I was busy dreamin' 'bout boys
Boys, boys

I was busy thinkin' 'bout boys (Boys)
Boys (Boys), boys
I was busy dreamin' 'bout boys (Boys)
Boys (Oh, baby), boys (Yeah)
Head is spinnin' thinkin' 'bout boys
Writer(s): Ari Leff, Cass Lowe, Emily Warren, Ingrid Andress, Jerker Hansson, Michael Pollack Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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Her voice sounds as lush and hypnotising as ever on the acoustic cut, but if her synth-soaked sound is more to your taste then look no further than Coldabank's transformation.

Coldabank's thunderous cut will get all of the girls, 'Boys' and everyone in between on the dance floor, without a doubt.

It's got that '90s house piano going on that somehow just sounds like summer, you know? It'll make you wish you were dancing under the sun on a boat party with your mates in Ibiza. (We wish.)

'Boys' is totally irresistible in any form so these just gives us more reason to listen even more...

Boys (Coldabank Remix)

Boys (Acoustic)

By Ross McNeilage

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WATCH CHARLI XCX AND MURA MASA'S '1 NIGHT' BELOW

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You are something special, oh-woah
Twenty carats of lit gold
What we had was precious, oh-woah
But I had to let you go

We had a connection, oh-woah
But I'm not the type of girl who wants
Serious affection, oh-woah
It doesn't belong in my world

It was only was only night
But I wanna go back to where we were
I just wanna go back to where we were
I just wanna go back to where we were
It was only was only night
But I wanna go back to where we were
I just wanna go back to where we were
I just wanna go

Do you wanna go?
Do you wanna go?
It was only one night
Do you wanna go?
Do you wanna go back to where we were?
It was only was only night
But I wanna go
Do you wanna go?
Do you wanna go back to where we were?
It was only was only night
But I wanna go
Do you wanna go?
Do you wanna go back to where we were?

Got that chain reaction, oh-woah
Didn't know what it was worth
Sixteen million mentions, oh-woah
Ain't picking up the whole damn earth, no no no

We had a connection, oh-woah
But I'm not the type of girl, oh you
You are an exception, oh yeah
Yeah, you blew my mind, I wanna rewind

It was only was only night
But I wanna go back to where we were
I just wanna go back to where we were
I just wanna go back to where we were
It was only was only night
But I wanna go back to where we were
I just wanna go back to where we were
I just wanna go

Do you wanna go?
Do you wanna go?
It was only one night
Do you wanna go?
Do you wanna go back to where we were?
It was only was only night
But I wanna go
Do you wanna go?
Do you wanna go back to where we were?
It was only was only night
But I wanna go
Do you wanna go?
Do you wanna go back to where we were?

It was only was only night
Do you wanna?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, do you wanna?
It was only was only night
Writer(s): Gian Piero Piccioni, Charlotte Emma Aitchison, Patrik Jens Berger, Alexander Crossan, Fredrik Per Berger Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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