Boy Problems (Carly Rae Jepsen song)

"Boy Problems"
Single by Carly Rae Jepsen
from the album Emotion
ReleasedApril 8, 2016
RecordedAugust 14, 2013
StudioEcho Studios (Los Angeles)[1]
Genre
Length3:42
Label
Songwriters
Producer
  • Greg Kurstin
Carly Rae Jepsen singles chronology
"Last Christmas"
(2015)		 "Boy Problems"
(2016)		 "Cut to the Feeling"
(2017)
Music video
"Boy Problems" on YouTube

"Boy Problems" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen recorded for her third studio album, Emotion (2015). Jepsen wrote the song alongside Sia, Tavish Crowe and Greg Kurstin, the latter of which also produced the track. The song was released as the fourth and final single from the album on April 8, 2016.[2] The same day, a music video for the song premiered.[3] "Boy Problems" has been cited as a "peppy" '80s inspired synth-pop track.[4][5]

Background and development

"Boy Problems" was the first song to be created for Emotion, developed by Jepsen and her guitarist during The Summer Kiss Tour sometime in 2013 following a "painful" break-up between Jepsen and her boyfriend at the time.[6] Writing continued later with Greg Kurstin and Australian singer-songwriter Sia, someone who Jepsen had been a "huge fan of" and would work with again later during the development of Emotion on the track "Making the Most of the Night".[7][8] Sia would then go on to have a talking part at the start of the song which Jepsen was "stoked about".[9]

Music video

"Boy Problems" received a music video on the same day it was released as a single from Emotion. It was directed by Petra Collins and features Tavi Gevinson, Barbie Ferreira and Paloma Elsesser. Collins had initially reached out to Jepsen requesting to make a video for her personal favourite track of the album to which Jepsen accepted. Jepsen has stated she was a "huge fan" of Collins work.[10][11] Following Collins' request, the two met up in New York to conceptualize the music video.[12] In February 2016, Jepsen had teased the music video for "Boy Problems" in an interview with Nexus, stating that "we have been cooking up something very special with Petra Collins".[13] The music video has been referred to as 'girly', 'glittery' and 'sparkly'.[14][15][16][17][18]

Credits and personnel

Adapted from liner notes of Emotion.

  • Carly Rae Jepsen – vocals, songwriter
  • Greg Kurstin – songwriter, engineer, bass, drums, guitar, keyboard
  • Sia Furler – vocals, songwriter
  • Tavish Crowe – songwriter
  • Alex Pasco – engineer
  • Julian Burg – engineer
  • Manny Marroquin – mixing
  • Chris Galland – assistant mixing
  • Ike Schultz – assistant mixing
  • Gene Grimaldi – mastering

References

  1. ↑ Liner notes of Emotion.
  2. ↑ Ross, Alex Robert (2016-04-08). "Carly Rae Jepsen Shares the Video for "Boy Problems," Remains Incredible". VICE. Archived from the original on 2026-04-24. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. ↑ Ross, Alex Robert (2016-04-08). "Carly Rae Jepsen Shares the Video for "Boy Problems," Remains Incredible". VICE. Archived from the original on 2026-04-24. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  4. ↑ Staff, PopMatters (2016-04-15). "Carly Rae Jepsen - "Boy Problems" (Singles Going Steady) » PopMatters". www.popmatters.com. Archived from the original on 2025-09-08. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  5. ↑ "I Really Really Really Like Carly Rae Jepsen". Archived from the original on 2018-01-28. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  6. ↑ Lansky, Sam (2015-08-19). "Carly Rae Jepsen Emotion Q&A: Max Martin, Mike Tyson, Justin Bieber". TIME. Archived from the original on 2025-04-28. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  7. ↑ "Carly Rae Jepsen Interview | Nexus Radio". 2016-02-19. Archived from the original on 2026-05-08. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  8. ↑ Conner, Shawn (2016-05-13). "Carly Rae Jepsen wears her heart on her sleeve with Emotion". Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on 2017-07-31.
  9. ↑ Gevinson, Tavi (2015-10-16). "Rookie » The Next Adventure: An Interview With Carly Rae Jepsen". www.rookiemag.com. Archived from the original on 2025-10-18. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  10. ↑ Polanco, Luis (2016-04-08). "No Boys Allowed In Carly Rae Jepsen's 'Boy Problems' Music Video". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2025-09-13. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  11. ↑ "carly rae jepsen has a sleepover with all your instagram crushes for 'boy problems'". Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  12. ↑ Collins, Petra (2016-04-08). "Rookie » Carly Rae Jepsen: Boy Problems". www.rookiemag.com. Archived from the original on 2025-05-06. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  13. ↑ "Carly Rae Jepsen: Boy Problems". www.nowness.com. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  14. ↑ Mey (2016-04-11). "The 12 Gayest Moments in Carly Rae Jepsen's Extremely Gay "Boy Problems" Video". Autostraddle. Archived from the original on 2026-01-24. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  15. ↑ Briones, Isis (2016-04-08). "Watch Carly Rae Jepsen's Sparkly New "Boy Problems" Music Video". Teen Vogue. Archived from the original on 2025-08-17. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  16. ↑ Kreps, Daniel (2016-04-08). "Watch Carly Rae Jepsen's Gloomy, Glossy 'Boy Problems' Video". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2025-07-19. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  17. ↑ Blake, Emily (2016-04-06). "Carly Rae Jepsen's 'Boy Problems' is all glitter and girl power". Mashable. Archived from the original on 2025-08-20. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  18. ↑ Le, Jacqueline (2016-04-09). "Carly Rae Jepsen Sparkles in Her New Music Video!". Stage Right Secrets. Archived from the original on 2025-10-09. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
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