The Boy Does Nothing

"The Boy Does Nothing"
Single by Alesha Dixon
from the album The Alesha Show
Released	10 November 2008
Genre	R&B mambo swing jazz
Length	3:34
Label	Asylum
Songwriter(s)	Alesha Dixon Brian Higgins Miranda Cooper Carla Marie Williams
Producer(s)	Xenomania
Alesha Dixon singles chronology
"Knockdown" (2006) "The Boy Does Nothing" (2008) "Breathe Slow" (2009)
Music video
"The Boy Does Nothing" on YouTube

"The Boy Does Nothing" is a song performed by British singer-songwriter Alesha Dixon. It is the lead single from her second studio album, The Alesha Show (2008). The song was written by Alesha along with the help of Brian Higgins, Miranda Cooper, Carla Marie Williams, and other members of Xenomania.^[1] The single was her first since 2006 after "Knockdown" was released in October of that year. It was also her first since signing with her new record label Asylum Records.

The song, described as being "the stand-out track" on The Alesha Show,^[2] received largely positive reviews and became a commercial success, charting within the top 10 on the majority charts it entered and entering the charts in over 20 different territories worldwide. The single was certified Gold in the United Kingdom and sold over 1 million copies worldwide.^[3][4] Dixon stated that despite the title "The Boy Does Nothing", the song is "not a male-bashing kind of record,"^[5] explaining that "the lyrical content is just cheeky more than anything".^[5]