Justin Bieber: 'Boyfriend' - Single review

Published Apr 10 2012, 14:20 BST | By Robert Copsey

He may have had numerous hits across the globe as well as the unwavering support of 20 million Beliebers on Twitter, but on UK shores Justin Bieber is still largely known to anyone over the age of 14 as "the 'Baby' singer". Its success (along with a movie and kiddie Christmas album) has easily kept him afloat until now, but three years on and at the tip of his 18th year he finally appears ready to enter phase two of his career.

The phase in question is the not-a-boy-not-yet-a-man one. "If I was your boyfriend I would never let you go," he whisper-raps on the intro, before unleashing his more familiar falsetto on quite frankly a killer of a chorus. "I'll keep you on my arm girl, you'll never be alone," he assures over a jam of toe-tapping acoustics, leaving us with an overwhelming urge to teach him another of life's important lessons: the art of playing hard to get.

Listen to 'Boyfriend' below:

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Sean Williams-Beckford
It's very edgy and deeper than this normal songs, I actually quite like it, I think it shows his range, and what he can do. I think it's not a bad attempt for a first time trying this type of song, but there's definitely some work that could be done, the worst part of the song happens to be the end of the second verse, where he says 'swaggie'. But overall, pretty strong single, but needs work
May 27th 2012 at 10:32pm
Jimmy Barnes
Robert Copsey You're a grown man who gave a Justin Bieber song 5 stars. I need say no more.
April 18th 2012 at 5:39pm
Kj Kevin John Slade
More edgy than normal and I think he has grown up, not bad :)
April 18th 2012 at 9:28am
Olamide Alogba
5 stars are you kidding me. This is not a 5 star single. Its ok borderline good but not 5 stars.
April 17th 2012 at 3:36pm
Fabian Phipps
You cannot deny that this is a brilliant song. It doesn't matter who it's by, it's sitll just 'gswoivewrvokjre'.
April 17th 2012 at 11:33am
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