2020Released
4:07

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This song finds Matthew Healy yearning for a girl, but his love for her is unrequited, leading to frustration on his part. 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 Healy has been lying awake imagining being together with his crush but his dream relationship isn't based on reality.

The song starts off with a sped-up sample of The Temptations' #1 hit, "Just My Imagination." The classic 1971 tune is about a guy smitten with a perfect girl, but they're only together in his dreams. The reference at the beginning of "Tonight" sets up the idea of Healy being attracted to a girl with whom there's no chance of a romantic involvement. The singer told Apple Music it reminds him of Kanye West's early production.

Speaking with Apple Music, Healy said he's not sure where this "late '90s pop song" came from. "It reminds me of all the kind of proper pop music that I grew up listening to, like Backstreet Boys," he added. "And it's like an ode to early Max Martin, late '90s pop. I don't think we ever do anything retro. We never do anything pastiche-y. But there's definitely a reflection on a certain time of our musical upbringing. And that was very much part of that."

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Tonight (I Wish I Was Your Boy).
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MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
172BPM

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Polydor Records
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