Your New Boyfriend

"Your New Boyfriend"
Official cover art showing the song's focal character, Lonely Boy (Wilbur Soot), holding a spray bottle against his temple
Single by Wilbur Soot
Released11 December 2020 (2020-12-11)
Genre
Length3:59
Songwriter(s)William Gold
Producer(s)William Gold
Wilbur Soot singles chronology
"Internet Ruined Me"
(2020) 		"Your New Boyfriend"
(2020) 		"Soft Boy"
(2022)
Music video
"Your New Boyfriend" on YouTube

"Your New Boyfriend" is a comedy song by English singer-songwriter, YouTuber, and Twitch streamer William Gold, better known online as Wilbur Soot, released on 11 December 2020.[2] The song connects to Gold's previous 2020 singles, "I'm in Love with an E-Girl" and "Internet Ruined Me", completing a trilogy of songs about a teenage boy who is infatuated with an e-girl.[3]

The song appeared at number 100 on the midweek UK chart, published by the Official Charts Company, for the week of 14 December.[4] It officially debuted at number 83 on the UK Singles Chart on 18 December 2020, later peaking at number 65 on 8 January 2021.[5] The song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on 13 May 2022 for streams and sales amounting to 500,000 units in the US.[6]

  1. ^ Gold, William. "Your New Boyfriend – Single". Apple Music. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  2. ^ Mitra, Smita (11 December 2020). "Who is Wilbur Soot? Youtuber makes sly Jason Derulo reference in satirical song 'Your New Boyfriend'". MEAWW. Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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  4. ^ "Official Singles Chart Update Top 100". Official Charts. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
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