"Boy" is a song by Australian singer

Emma Louise Emma Louise Lobb (born 16 July 1991), who performs as Emma Louise, is an Australian indie pop singer-songwriter from Cairns. She is best known for her 2011 debut single "Jungle". Two studio albums, '' Vs Head vs Heart'' (March 2013) and '' Supe ...

, released on 7 June 2012 as the lead single from Emma Louise's debut studio album ''

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''. The song won the Emma Louise the award for Most Popular Female at the 2013

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Music video

The music video premiered on 19 June 2012 It was produced and directed by Alex Barnes and Silver Screen Pictures.

Reception

Natalie Salvo from ''Life Music Media'' opined it sat "somewhere between the pleasant, classic pop of

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and the interesting layers that peppered

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's sound" with music that "accentuates Louise’s amazing and versatile voice." ''Beat Magazine'' said "Boy is a warm, low-key tune with a dense landscape of synth notes and a metronomic rhythm" before calling the song "nice." ''Purple Sneakers'' said "It's a song you can't help but fall in love with" saying "Her hushed vocal tones have the presence of

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and the delicacy of

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