Stupid Boy#Cassadee Pope version
{{Short description|2006 single by Keith Urban}}
{{Other uses}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Stupid Boy
| cover = Stupid-Boy.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Keith Urban
| album = Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing
| released = December 5, 2006
| recorded = 2006
| studio =
| genre = Country rock
| length = {{ubl|6:21 (album version)|3:46 (radio edit)}}
| label = Capitol Nashville
| writer = {{hlist|Dave Berg|Deanna Bryant|Sarah Buxton}}
| producer = {{hlist|Dann Huff|Keith Urban}}
| prev_title = Once in a Lifetime
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = I Told You So
| next_year = 2007
}}
"Stupid Boy" is a song written by Dave Berg, Deanna Bryant, and Sarah Buxton. Originally recorded by Buxton, the song was later recorded by Australian country music singer Keith Urban on his 2006 album Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing. Urban's version was released as that album's second single in December 2006 and peaked at number 3 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. A year after its release, Urban won a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance of the song.
History
Urban told Billboard that he recorded "Stupid Boy" at the suggestion of his wife, actress Nicole Kidman.{{cite magazine|last=Coniff|first=Tamara|author2=Ray Waddell |date=11 November 2006|title=Urban Developments|magazine=Billboard|pages=32|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UA8EAAAAMBAJ&q=%22keith+urban%22+%22stupid+boy&pg=PA32}} He also noted how the song's subject matter contrasted with the more up-tempo love song "Once in a Lifetime," the album's first single, saying that the two songs were "yin and yang." Sarah Buxton, who co-wrote the song, recorded a version before Urban did. This version was included on a 2007 extended play entitled Almost My Record as well as Buxton's 2010 self-titled album.
Critical reception
Tamara Conniff and Ray Waddell of Billboard described the song as "a ballad on how men foolishly break the hearts of the women they love." Associated Press reviewer Michael McCall called it "a funky, witty take on a guy who can't appreciate how good he has it."{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2006Nov03/0,4670,MusicReviewKeithUrban,00.html|title=Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing review|last=McCall|first=Michael|date=3 November 2006|work=Fox News|accessdate=11 February 2010}}
In 2008, the song won Urban a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance.{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1581299/vince-gill-wins-best-country-album-grammy.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215135553/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1581299/vince-gill-wins-best-country-album-grammy.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 15, 2008|title=Vince Gill Wins Best Country Album Grammy|last=Gilbert|first=Calvin|date=2008-02-11|work=CMT|accessdate=2009-05-16}}
Personnel
As listed in liner notes.{{cite AV media notes
| title = Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing
| others = Keith Urban
| year = 2006
| publisher = Capitol Records
| id = 09463-77087-0-5
}}
- Tom Bukovac – rhythm guitar
- Eric Darken – percussion
- Dann Huff – rhythm guitar
- Rami Jaffee – Hammond B-3 organ
- Tim Lauer – pump organ, synthesizer
- Chris McHugh – drums
- Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
- Keith Urban – lead guitar, acoustic guitar, all vocals
Chart performance
Urban's rendition of "Stupid Boy" peaked at number 3 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
| class="wikitable sortable"
!align="left"|Chart (2006–2007) !align="left"|Peak |
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadacountry|1|artist=Keith Urban|artistid=241828|accessdate=10 April 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|43|artist=Keith Urban|artistid=241828|accessdate=April 10, 2011}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcountrysongs|3|artist=Keith Urban|artistid=241828|accessdate=April 10, 2011}} |
| align="left"|Chart (2021)
!align="left"|Peak |
|---|
| Australia Digital Song Sales chart (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/australia-digital-song-sales/2021-08-28|title=Australia Digital Song Sales chart|magazine=Billboard |date=28 August 2021|access-date=3 September 2021}}
| align="center" | 7 |
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| scope="col"|Chart (2007)
!scope="col"|Position |
|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard){{Cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2007/hot-country-songs| title=Best of 2007: Country Songs | magazine=Billboard | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=2007| accessdate=July 11, 2012}}
| align="center" | 29 |
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2016|certyear=2023|artist=Keith Urban|title=Stupid Boy|access-date=October 20, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Keith Urban|title=Stupid Boy|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2007|certyear=2019|accessdate=August 24, 2019}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true | nosales=true | noshipments=true}}
Cassadee Pope version
{{Infobox song
| name = Stupid Boy
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Cassadee Pope
| album = The Complete Season 3 Collection
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2012|12|10}}
| recorded = 2012
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=38}}
| label = Universal
| writer = Dave Berg, Deanna Bryant, Sarah Buxton
| producer =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
Cassadee Pope performed this song on NBC's singing competition show, The Voice. Pope went on to win the competition, and her studio version of the song reached the top of the iTunes Top 10 Singles the day after the song was released.
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Sarah Buxton}}
{{Keith Urban singles}}
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Category:Song recordings produced by Dann Huff
Category:Songs written by Dave Berg (songwriter)
Category:Songs written by Sarah Buxton
Category:Capitol Records Nashville singles
Category:Universal Republic Records singles
Category:Music videos directed by Chris Hicky