American Boy

E68020

single song

"American Boy" is a 2008 dance-pop and R&B hit single by British singer Estelle featuring Kanye West, known for its catchy hook and transatlantic romance theme.

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	single → song →
albumArtist	Estelle →
award	Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration →
awardYear	2009 →
chartPositionBillboardHot100	9 →
chartPositionUKSinglesChart	1 →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom →
describedAs	club track → summer hit →
featuredArtist	Kanye West →
featuresRapper	Kanye West →
genre	R&B → dance-pop → hip hop →
hasHook	catchy hook →
hasMusicVideo	American Boy music video →
hasSubject	American man → British woman traveling to the United States →
includedInAlbum	Shine →
influencedBy	disco → house music →
language	English →
musicVideoDirector	Chris Robinson →
nominatedFor	Grammy Award for Record of the Year → Grammy Award for Song of the Year →
performer	Estelle →
producer	Keith Harris → will.i.am →
recordedIn	2007 →
recordLabel	Atlantic Records NERFINISHED → Homeschool Records →
releaseDate	2008-03-31 →
releaseYear	2008 →
tempo	uptempo →
theme	transatlantic romance →
usesVocalStyle	rap verse → sung vocals →
writer	Caleb Speir → Estelle → Ethan Hendrickson → John Legend → Josh Lopez → Kanye West → Keith Harris → will.i.am →

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shine → notableSingle → American Boy →

Estelle → notableWork → American Boy →

Swaray → notableWork → American Boy →

subject surface form: "Estelle Swaray"