| "A Boy Is a Gun*" | |
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| Song by Tyler, The Creator | |
| from the album Igor | |
| Released | May 17, 2019 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 3:30 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Tyler Okonma |
| Music video | |
| "A Boy Is a Gun" on YouTube | |
"A Boy Is a Gun" (stylized with an asterisk in the end) is a song by American rapper Tyler, the Creator from his fifth album Igor. The song was written by Tyler, the Creator with multiple producers. Released on May 17, 2019, beside the other songs in the album, it charted in the Billboard Hot 100, the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and the Canadian Hot 100. The song also gained a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America and a gold certification from Music Canada
An accompanying music video directed by Tyler himself is centered around Igor–Tyler's alter ego. It is set in a mansion. Igor is interested in a love interest, while the love interest is disinterested. Igor appears to have a mental breakdown and fights with the interest, ending the video.