"Down Boy" is a song written by
Rob Davis and produced by
Nellee Hooper
Nellee Hooper (born Paul Andrew Hooper on 15 March 1963) is a British record producer, remixer and songwriter known for his work with many major recording artists beginning in the late 1980s. He also debuted as a motion picture music composer w ...
for Australian actress
Holly Valance
Holly Rachel Candy (; born 11 May 1983), known professionally as Holly Valance, is an Australian actress and singer. Valance began her acting career on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', as Felicity Scully (1999–2002, 2005, 2022). Sh ...
's debut album, ''
Footprints
Footprints are the impressions or images left behind by a person walking or running. Hoofprints and pawprints are those left by animals with hoof, hooves or paws rather than foot, feet, while "shoeprints" is the specific term for prints made by ...
'' (2002). Released on 30 September 2002 as the second single from the album, "Down Boy" charted within the top 10 in the United Kingdom ( 2), Australia (No. 3), Hungary (No. 8), and Ireland (No. 8). British television presenter and actress
Alexa Chung
Alexa Chung (born 5 November 1983) is a British television presenter, model, internet personality, writer, and fashion designer. She wrote the book ''It'' (2013). Her fashion label Alexa Chung, stylized , launched in May 2017 and closed in 2022. ...
plays Valance's friend in the music video.
Track listings
Australian and UK CD1
# "Down Boy" (radio edit) – 3:25
# "Down Boy" (
Twin
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club remix) – 6:07
# "Down Boy" (Almighty mix) – 6:48
# "Down Boy" (video)
Australian CD2
# "Down Boy" (radio edit) – 3:25
# "Down Boy" (
Aphrodite
Aphrodite ( ; grc-gre, Ἀφροδίτη, Aphrodítē; , , ) is an ancient Greek goddess associated with love, lust, beauty, pleasure, passion, and procreation. She was syncretized with the Roman goddess . Aphrodite's major symbols include ...
remix) – 6:25
# "Down Boy" (Blackout remix) – 4:26
# "Down Boy" (
Jah Wobble
John Joseph Wardle (born 11 August 1958), known by the stage name Jah Wobble, is an English bass guitarist and singer. He became known to a wider audience as the original bass player in Public Image Ltd (PiL) in the late 1970s and early 1980s; ...
remix) – 5:15
UK CD2
# "Down Boy" (radio edit) – 3:25
# "Down Boy" (Aphrodite remix) – 6:25
# "Down Boy" (Jah Wobble remix) – 5:15
UK cassette single and European CD single
# "Down Boy" (radio edit) – 3:25
# "Down Boy" (Twin club remix) – 6:07
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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2002 singles
Holly Valance songs
Music videos directed by Tim Royes
Song recordings produced by Nellee Hooper
Songs written by Rob Davis (musician)