"Boys Like You" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group

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. It was released by

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and Republic Records on October 21, 2022. The song is the group's first English single and serves as a pre-release for the group's sixth EP '' Cheshire''. "Boys Like You" is a pop song with

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elements composed by Didrik Thott, Sebastian Thott,

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and written by Didrik Thott, Hayley Aitken, Sara Davis, Ellie Suh (153/Joombas) and Juhee Lee (MUMW).

Background and release

On October 17,

announced that Itzy would release an English single titled "Boys Like You", which would serve as a pre-release song for the group's upcoming album. The first teaser for the music video was released the following day. A concept poster of the members was released on October 19, while a second teaser for the music video was released the next day. The song along with its music video were released on October 21.

Composition

The song was composed by Didrik Thott, Sebastian Thott, and

, while the lyrics was written by Didrik Thott, Hayley Aitken, Sara Davis, Ellie Suh, and Lee Joo Hee. Arrangement was handled by Sebastian Thott. A pop song with

elements, its lyrics sends a warning to an immature partner.

Credits and personnel

Credits adopted from

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. Studio * JYP Studios —

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* The Hub Studio A — recording * Chapel Swing Studios — mixing * Sterling Sound — mastering Personnel *

— vocals * Didrik Thott —

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— lyricist, composition * Sara Davis — lyricist * Ellie Suh (153/Joombas) — lyricist * Juhee Lee (MUMW) — lyricist * Sebastian Thott — composition, arrangement,

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, sessions computer programming * Frankie Day (The Hub) —

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, vocal director * Brian U — vocal director, recording * Friday (Galactica) — vocal director * Lee Sang-yeop — digital editing, recording * Lim Chan-mi — digital editing * Um Se-hee — recording * Ku Hye-jin — recording * Tony Maserati — mixing * David K — mixing * Younghyun — mixing * Valley Glen — mixing * Chris Gehringer — mastering

Charts

Release history

References

{{Itzy Itzy songs English-language South Korean songs JYP Entertainment singles Republic Records singles