"J-Boy" is a song by French

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band Phoenix, issued as the lead

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from their sixth studio album ''

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''. The song peaked at No. 21 on the ''

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chart in 2017. The title stands for the chorus lyric, "Just Because of You".

Music video

The official

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for "J-Boy" was directed by

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. It shows the band performing the song on a spoof Italian talk show.

Charts

References

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* * 2017 songs 2017 singles Glassnote Records singles Music videos directed by Warren Fu Phoenix (band) songs Song recordings produced by Thomas Mars Songs written by Thomas Mars {{2010s-rock-song-stub