Song Use in Media and Influence
The song has seen multiple media appearances, including Jamaican club rotations by DJ Beenie Man (left), an official remix featuring entrepreneur Jay-Z (centre) and in the film Eat, Pray, Love directed by Ryan Murphy (right).The song has been covered, sampled and remixed by various artists as well as being used by a range of media. "Boyz" was featured in the episode "Fight or Flight" from season 2 of the TV show Heroes. It appeared in a sixth season episode of the TV show CSI: Miami and the episode "Back to New York" from the fourth season of the MTV show The Hills. "Boyz" appears in the racing video game FIFA Street 3 along with other Kala track "Bird Flu" and in the basketball video game NBA 08.
On 9 October 2008, two remixes of "Boyz" were leaked onto the internet with one featuring rapper Wale and the other, Jay-Z. The remix featuring Jay-Z appears on the How Many Votes Fix Mix EP. The song is sampled by Swizz Beatz in the song "I'm Supposed to Ball" and by The Very Best in a cover version on the mixtape Esau Mwamwaya and Radioclit are the Very Best.
Wale would go onto record and release the song "Chillin" featuring Lady Gaga in 2009, in which M.I.A. and her song lyrics are referenced, and Gaga emulates the artist by employing a similar vocal style. The song received a mixed response. The video for Rihanna's 2010 hit "Rude Boy" was heavily influenced by the video for "Boyz". The singer Nicole Scherzinger has cited the song as a further draw for her towards M.I.A.'s innovative guerilla style of music.
"Boyz" was featured in the Ryan Murphy-directed film Eat Pray Love. The song sound-tracked the "Best Movie" category at the 2008 MTV Movie Awards.
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