Tonight (I Wish I Was Your Boy) by The 1975
Tonight (I Wish I Was Your Boy) by The 1975

Tonight (I Wish I Was Your Boy)

The 1975 * Track #14 On Notes on a Conditional Form

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Tonight (I Wish I Was Your Boy) by The 1975

Release Date
Fri May 22 2020
Performed by
The 1975
Produced by
George Daniel & Matty Healy
Writed by
Barrett Strong & Norman Whitfield & 佐藤博 (Hiroshi Sato) & Matty Healy & George Daniel & Ross MacDonald & Adam Hann & No Rome
About

The Temptations-sampling track “Tonight (I Wish I Was Your Boy)” is a light, Jamaican-pop-esque track off of The 1975’s fourth studio album, Notes on a Conditional Form. The song showcases the idea of yearning for a romantic lover, but ultimately besmirching one’s own self, thus any possibility of a...

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Tonight (I Wish I Was Your Boy) Lyrics

[Intro]
I tell you I can visualise it all
Too real it all seems
But once again, runnin' away with me
Once again‚ runnin' away with me
This couldn't be a dream
Runnin' away with me
Runnin' away with me

[Verse 1]
And I stop myself for a minute
See if my heart's still in it
Say a few things just to win it
Funny how it works out‚ innit?

[Pre-Chorus]
And I told her‚ "Some things have their time
How can I be yours if you're not mine?"
She said, "They should take this pain
And give it a name"

[Chorus]
Tonight, I wish I was your boy
(Run away from me‚ run away from me)
I (Run away from me, run away from me)
Tonight, I think I fucked it royally
(Run away from me‚ run away from me)
(Run away from me, run away from me)

[Verse 2]
Give yourself a new name
Change your voice on the train
Have her complain about your fame
Tell me that it's all a rigged game

[Pre-Chorus]
She told me, "Some things just take time
How can you be sure if you won't try?"
She said, "I guess I'll take this pain
Instead of your name"

[Chorus]
Tonight, I wish I was your boy
(Run away from me, run away from me)
I (Run away from me, run away from me)
Tonight, I think I fucked it royally
(Run away from me, run away from me)
(Run away from me, run away from me)

[Bridge]
And it's been replaying on my mind
Unfortunately, I've been to this place in my life
Far too many times
Sunday's nearly over, so I'll just lie awake
Tonight, I wish I was your boy, I
Tonight, I think I fucked it royally

[Chorus]
And tonight, I wish I was your boy
(Run away from me, run away from me)
I (Run away from me, run away from me, runnin' away with me)
Tonight, I think I fucked it royally
(Run away from me, run away from me)
(Run away from me, run away from me, runnin' away with me)

[Outro]
Runnin' away with me
Runnin' away with me

Tonight (I Wish I Was Your Boy) Q&A

Who wrote Tonight (I Wish I Was Your Boy)'s ?

Tonight (I Wish I Was Your Boy) was written by Barrett Strong & Norman Whitfield & 佐藤博 (Hiroshi Sato) & Matty Healy & George Daniel & Ross MacDonald & Adam Hann & No Rome.

Who produced Tonight (I Wish I Was Your Boy)'s ?

Tonight (I Wish I Was Your Boy) was produced by George Daniel & Matty Healy.

When did The 1975 release Tonight (I Wish I Was Your Boy)?

The 1975 released Tonight (I Wish I Was Your Boy) on Fri May 22 2020.

What did The 1975 say about "Tonight (I Wish I Was Your Boy)"?

This is the anomaly on the record for me. I don’t know where it came from. That was me fucking around when the record was feeling really, really relaxed. It reminds me of all the kind of proper pop music that I grew up listening to, like Backstreet Boys. And it’s like an ode to early Max Martin, lat...

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Is there a video to accompany this song?

Yes! The official visualizer was released on May 22, 2020, the same day as Notes On A Conditional Form.

What else have the artists said about the song?

Lyrically I wrote something that I thought was quite naive. The plan for it was “Collage Dropout” Kanye meets Backstreet Boys or Max Martin meets Kanye. It became a captured moment and to leave stuff out because it wasn’t that, it just felt insincere. That’s part of the story. All of those songs hav...

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