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American Boy Lyrics
[Chorus: Perrie]
Singin', singin', singin'
Ooh, la, la, he breaks my heart
I know he thinks about her when he plays guitar
And, ooh, la, la, my American boy
(Singing, singing, singing)
[Verse 1: Jesy]
And I met him back when I was out in Californ-I-A
He was playin' in a band and she was dancin' on a stage
And he says that I'm the one, but she's the one that got away
And he never knew her real name
[Pre-Chorus: Leigh-Anne]
Oh, and I don't mean to get so caught up
And insecure 'bout all the things you say (Say, say, say, say)
Oh, and I don't mean to be jealous, it's just careless me
Boy, I must drive you mad
[Chorus: Perrie, Perrie & Jesy]
Singin', singin', singin'
Ooh, la, la, he breaks my heart
I know he thinks about her when he plays guitar
And, ooh, la, la, my American boy
Singin', singin', singin'
Ooh, la, la, he breaks my heart
I know he thinks about her when he plays guitar
And, ooh, la, la, my American boy
My American boy
Singin', singin', singin'
Ooh, la, la, he breaks my heart
I know he thinks about her when he plays guitar
And, ooh, la, la, my American boy
(Singing, singing, singing)
[Verse 1: Jesy]
And I met him back when I was out in Californ-I-A
He was playin' in a band and she was dancin' on a stage
And he says that I'm the one, but she's the one that got away
And he never knew her real name
[Pre-Chorus: Leigh-Anne]
Oh, and I don't mean to get so caught up
And insecure 'bout all the things you say (Say, say, say, say)
Oh, and I don't mean to be jealous, it's just careless me
Boy, I must drive you mad
[Chorus: Perrie, Perrie & Jesy]
Singin', singin', singin'
Ooh, la, la, he breaks my heart
I know he thinks about her when he plays guitar
And, ooh, la, la, my American boy
Singin', singin', singin'
Ooh, la, la, he breaks my heart
I know he thinks about her when he plays guitar
And, ooh, la, la, my American boy
My American boy
[Post-Chorus: Leigh-Anne & Jade]
American, 'merican, 'merican boy
You know it's my American boy (Hey)
American, 'merican, 'merican boy
You know it's my American boy (Hey)
[Verse 2: Jade]
So, I wanna know who's on your phone
Making me paranoid, making me bad
Making me sad, making me crazy
And making me feel like I needed to ask
I wanna know if you're at home
And if you're at home, baby, are you alone?
Are you alone? Answer your phone
Oh, baby, no, no, no
[Pre-Chorus: Leigh-Anne]
Oh, and I don't mean to get so caught up (Say)
And insecure 'bout all the things you say (Say, say, say, say)
Oh, and I don't mean to be jealous, it's just careless me
Boy, I must drive you mad
[Chorus: Perrie & Jesy, Leigh-Anne, Jade, Jesy]
Singin', singin', singin'
Ooh, la, la, he breaks my heart (He breaks my heart)
I know he thinks about her when he plays guitar
And, ooh, la, la, my American boy (Oh, la, la, la, la)
Singin', singin', singin'
Ooh, la, la, he breaks my heart (Yeah)
I know he thinks about her when he plays guitar
And, ooh, la, la, my American boy (Singin', singin', singin')
My American boy
American, 'merican, 'merican boy
You know it's my American boy (Hey)
American, 'merican, 'merican boy
You know it's my American boy (Hey)
[Verse 2: Jade]
So, I wanna know who's on your phone
Making me paranoid, making me bad
Making me sad, making me crazy
And making me feel like I needed to ask
I wanna know if you're at home
And if you're at home, baby, are you alone?
Are you alone? Answer your phone
Oh, baby, no, no, no
[Pre-Chorus: Leigh-Anne]
Oh, and I don't mean to get so caught up (Say)
And insecure 'bout all the things you say (Say, say, say, say)
Oh, and I don't mean to be jealous, it's just careless me
Boy, I must drive you mad
[Chorus: Perrie & Jesy, Leigh-Anne, Jade, Jesy]
Singin', singin', singin'
Ooh, la, la, he breaks my heart (He breaks my heart)
I know he thinks about her when he plays guitar
And, ooh, la, la, my American boy (Oh, la, la, la, la)
Singin', singin', singin'
Ooh, la, la, he breaks my heart (Yeah)
I know he thinks about her when he plays guitar
And, ooh, la, la, my American boy (Singin', singin', singin')
My American boy
[Post-Chorus: Leigh-Anne & Jade, Perrie]
American, 'merican, 'merican boy (Oh, woah)
You know it's my American boy (Hey)
American, 'merican, 'merican boy
You know it's my American boy (Hey)
[Bridge: Jesy & Jade, Perrie, Leigh-Anne]
Singin', ooh, la, la, ooh, la, la
I know he thinks about her when he plays guitar (When he plays guitar)
Ooh, la, la, he breaks my heart
He do (My American boy)
[Chorus: Perrie & Jesy, Jade, Leigh-Anne, Jesy]
Singin', singin', singin'
Ooh, la, la, he breaks my heart
I know he thinks about her when he plays guitar (When he plays guitar, no)
And, ooh, la, la, my American boy (Oh, la, la, la, la, la, la)
Singin', singin', singin'
Ooh, la, la, he breaks my heart (Yeah)
I know he thinks about her when he plays guitar
And, ooh, la, la, my American boy (Boy, boy, oh)
My American boy
[Post-Chorus: Leigh-Anne & Jade, Perrie, Jesy]
American, 'merican, 'merican boy (American, 'merican boy)
You know it's my American boy (Boy; hey)
American, 'merican, 'merican boy
You know it's my American boy
American, 'merican, 'merican boy (Oh, woah)
You know it's my American boy (Hey)
American, 'merican, 'merican boy
You know it's my American boy (Hey)
[Bridge: Jesy & Jade, Perrie, Leigh-Anne]
Singin', ooh, la, la, ooh, la, la
I know he thinks about her when he plays guitar (When he plays guitar)
Ooh, la, la, he breaks my heart
He do (My American boy)
[Chorus: Perrie & Jesy, Jade, Leigh-Anne, Jesy]
Singin', singin', singin'
Ooh, la, la, he breaks my heart
I know he thinks about her when he plays guitar (When he plays guitar, no)
And, ooh, la, la, my American boy (Oh, la, la, la, la, la, la)
Singin', singin', singin'
Ooh, la, la, he breaks my heart (Yeah)
I know he thinks about her when he plays guitar
And, ooh, la, la, my American boy (Boy, boy, oh)
My American boy
[Post-Chorus: Leigh-Anne & Jade, Perrie, Jesy]
American, 'merican, 'merican boy (American, 'merican boy)
You know it's my American boy (Boy; hey)
American, 'merican, 'merican boy
You know it's my American boy
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What did Little Mix say about "American Boy"?
Genius Answer
Via Instagram, on now deleted highlight “making #LM5”, Jade Thirlwall posted some never seen before pictures and videos of the days they recorded “American Boy” and said this:
It was one of the first songs to come in for the album that we loved straight away. The song was rerecorded twice to get it right and make sure the vocals were perfect.
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- 6.Joan of Arc
- 8.American Boy
- 9.Told You So
- 10.Wasabi
- 11.More Than Words
- 12.Motivate
- 13.Notice
- 14.The Cure
- 15.Forget You Not
- 16.Woman’s World
- 18.Only You
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Executive Producer
Mastering Engineer
Assistant Engineer
Mixing Engineer
Electric Guitar
Bass
Background Vocals
Synthesizer
Programmer
Keyboards
Vocal Producer
Phonographic Copyright ℗
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Label
Vocals
Release Date
November 16, 2018
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