“The Boy Does Nothing” is the third single from Alesha Dixon and the first one from her second album, The Alesha Show, released on Asylum Records, an offshoot of Atlantic Records.

“The Boy Does Nothing” is the first single taken from The Alesha Show, her first album since her win in the BBC show Strictly Come Dancing. It was written by Alesha and Xenomania. The song itself has a mambo-esque feel to it, and contains lyrics referring to a man who can’t dance and doesn’t do anything.

Music video

The video for “The Boy Does Nothing” is directed by the art director from the film Moulin Rouge!, Michael Gracey. It takes place in a theatre style room, where two children are spying on the floor below. Alesha is dancing on a stage with six other girls dressed in pink. There are also couples around the room dancing along as well. Towards the end of the video, everyone starts to sing the last lines of the songs acapella, and various male dancers try to impress Alesha with their good dancing.

Track list

CD1

1. “The Boy Does Nothing” – 3:27

CD2

1. “The Boy Does Nothing” – 3:27
2. “The Boy Does Nothing” (Fred Falke Remix) – 6:39
3. “The Boy Does Nothing” (Crazy Cousinz Remix) – 4:21
4. “The Boy Does Nothing” (Video)

UK Remix Promo

1. “The Boy Does Nothing” (Bimbo Jones Remix) – 5:33
2. “The Boy Does Nothing” (Fred Falke Remix) – 6:39
3. “The Boy Does Nothing” (Crazy Cousinz Remix) – 4:21
4. “The Boy Does Nothing” (Bimbo Jones Remix Radio Edit) – 2:42
5. “The Boy Does Nothing” (Fred Falke Remix Dub) – 6:37
6. “The Boy Does Nothing” – 3:27

Performances

Alesha performed her new single on the results show of Strictly Come Dancing on 19 October 2008, with the show’s professional dancers, including her professional partner whilst on the show in 2007, Matthew Cutler. On Saturday 8th November, Alesha performed a 5-song set at London’s G-A-Y Club. On Friday 14th November, Alesha presented and performed for Children In Need 2008. She presented at the beginning of the show in the BT Tower, monitoring the calls and donations.

Chart performance

The single was physically released on November 10, 2008 and November 7, 2008 in Ireland. The single became her first solo UK Top 10, following a 76 spot jump from #84 to #8 on the UK Singles Chart chart on downloads alone, selling 27,683. The following week Alesha charted at #5 with the physical release of ‘The Boy Does Nothing’ . Alesha has since dropped to #6, and has remained at the sixth spot for two weeks. On 30 November 2008, Alesha’s single remained at #6.

Other Information

• Artist: Alesha Dixon
• Album: The Alesha Show
• Released: 10 November 2008 (UK)
• Formats: CD, Digital Download
• Genres: Pop, R&B, Jazz pop
• Length: 3:27
• Label: Asylum Records
• Writers: Alesha Dixon, Brian Higgins, Miranda Cooper, Xenomania
• Producer: Xenomania

Tags: Alesha Dixon, Asylum Records, Atlantic, London, The Boy Does Nothing