Down Boy

"Down Boy" is a song written by Rob Davis and produced by Nellee Hooper. British-Australian actress and singer Holly Valance recorded the track for her debut album, Footprints, and released it on 30 September 2002 as the second single from the album. It was released as a CD single in late 2002 and charted within the top ten in the United Kingdom (No. 2), Australia (No. 3), Hungary (No. 8), and Ireland (No. 8). British television presenter and actress Alexa Chung plays Valance's friend in the music video.

"Down Boy"
Single by Holly Valance
from the album Footprints
Released	30 September 2002[1]
Recorded	2002
Genre	Pop dance
Length	3:25
Label	London Records
Songwriter(s)	Rob Davis
Producer(s)	Nellee Hooper
Holly Valance singles chronology
"Kiss Kiss" (2002) "Down Boy" (2002) "Naughty Girl" (2003)

Track listings

#	Title	Time
CD1: London Records / LONCD 469 (UK)
1.	"Down Boy" (radio edit)	3:25
2.	"Down Boy" (Twin Club Mix)	6:07
3.	"Down Boy" (Almighty Mix)	6:48
4.	"Down Boy" (video)	3:25
CD2: London Records / LOCDP 469 (UK)
1.	"Down Boy" (radio edit)	3:25
2.	"Down Boy" (Aphrodite Remix)	6:25
3.	"Kiss Kiss" (Jah Wobble Remix)	5:15
UK Cassette: London Records / LONCS469 (UK)
1.	"Down Boy" (radio edit)	3:25
2.	"Down Boy" (Twin Club Remix)	6:07

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2002) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[2] 3 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 34 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[4] 12 Germany (Official German Charts)[5] 62 Hungary (Single Top 40)[6] 8 Ireland (IRMA)[7] 8 Italy (FIMI)[8] 11 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] 34 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] 36 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] 35 Scotland (OCC)[12] 4 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 70 UK Singles (OCC)[14] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2002) Position Australia (ARIA)[15] 53 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[16] 113

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[17]	Gold	35,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. Hubner, Miriam (5 October 2002). "Airborne" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20 no. 41. p. 14. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
2. "Australian-charts.com – Holly Valance – Down Boy". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
3. "Ultratop.be – Holly Valance – Down Boy" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
4. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20 no. 43. 19 October 2002. p. 11. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Holly Valance – Down Boy". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
6. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
7. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Down Boy". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
8. "Italiancharts.com – Holly Valance – Down Boy". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
9. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 45, 2002" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 9 August 2020.
10. "Dutchcharts.nl – Holly Valance – Down Boy" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
11. "Charts.nz – Holly Valance – Down Boy". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
12. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
13. "Swisscharts.com – Holly Valance – Down Boy". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
14. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
15. "2002 ARIA Singles Chart". ARIA. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
16. "The Official UK Singles Chart 2002" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
17. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics