"Boyfriend" Is A Song By Justin Bieber From His Third Studio Album "Believe". Bieber Explained That The Track Would Surprise People In Different Ways Since It Is A Musical Departure From His Previous Material. The Song Was Released On March 23 2012. Justin Explained To Ryan Seacrest On His US Radio Show Why He Decided To Lead His Believe Album With This Track "It Was A Really Hard Choice. I Mean We Had So Many Songs So Many Uptempos We Could Release That I Thought 'Let's Slow It Down ' " He Said Adding That "I Thought This Was The Perfect Single " As This Song "was Me All The Way It Is A Representation Of Me." Source Boyfriend Songfacts