Whiteboy is track eight on the 2008 James album Hey Ma. It was released as the lead single from the album.
The song was first revealed at the September 2007 Hoxton rehearsal shows. The recorded version was previewed first on Radio 2 Radcliffe and Maconie show in February 2008. An earlier version of the track featured on some initial promos with the “and I’m all mashed up” section at the start of the song as well.
The song was used on a Saturn Cars advert in the US
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Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha
Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha
Five nights
No sleep
My minds battered
Stock market freefall
Dreams shattered
Lost cause
Pulled up
A sure winner
Made a few bob in a new job as a serial killer
You wanna talk to me white boy man
You wanna talk to me white boy boy man
You wanna talk to me white boy man
Every night microwaved TV dinners
Mobile phones make her brain shimmer
Don't say the c word she got the all clear
That jokes bad taste and so dog eared
My mum says I look like Yul Brynner
Too old for Hamlet, too young for Lear
Got a shaved head lost weight fakir
Got a pierced lip cos it's still hip to appear queer
You wanna talk to me white boy man
You wanna talk to me white boy boy man
You wanna talk to me white boy man
Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha
Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha
And I'm all mashed up
Mum's droning on and on and on and on
And I'm all mashed up
Mum's droning on and on and on and on
She wants this she wants that
She wants bling she wants tat
She wants creams that can cover the cracks
Wedded bliss
Cancer scans
She wants family man
Self-esteem
And her old body back
She says...
Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha
Five nights
No sleep
My minds battered
Stock market freefall
Dreams shattered
Lost cause
Pulled up
A sure winner
Made a few bob in a new job as a serial killer
You wanna talk to me white boy man
You wanna talk to me white boy boy man
You wanna talk to me white boy man
Every night microwaved TV dinners
Mobile phones make her brain shimmer
Don't say the c word she got the all clear
That jokes bad taste and so dog eared
My mum says I look like Yul Brynner
Too old for Hamlet, too young for Lear
Got a shaved head lost weight fakir
Got a pierced lip cos it's still hip to appear queer
You wanna talk to me white boy man
You wanna talk to me white boy boy man
You wanna talk to me white boy man
Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha
Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha
And I'm all mashed up
Mum's droning on and on and on and on
And I'm all mashed up
Mum's droning on and on and on and on
She wants this she wants that
She wants bling she wants tat
She wants creams that can cover the cracks
Wedded bliss
Cancer scans
She wants family man
Self-esteem
And her old body back
She says...
| Song: | Whiteboy |
| Released: | 3rd March 2008 |
| Main Associated Album (or Single): | Hey Ma |
| First Heard Live: | London Hoxton Bar And Grill – 10th September 2007 |
- Hey Ma (UK CDR promo 2) :Promo, Album, 2007
- Hey Ma (UK CDR promo 1) :Promo, Album, 2007
- Hey Ma (US CDR promo) :Promo, Album, 2008
- Whiteboy CD promo :Promo, Single, 2008
- Whiteboy CDR promo :Promo, Single, 2008
- Hey Ma (6-track CDR promo) :Promo, Album, 2008
- Hey Ma (7 tracks CDR promo) :Promo, Album, 2008
- Hey Ma (CDR sampler) :Promo, Album, 2008
- Whiteboy :Studio, Single, 2008
- Hey Ma (Europe) :Studio, Album, 2008
- Hey Ma :Studio, Album, 2008
- Hey Ma (US promo) :Promo, Album, 2008
- Hey Ma (USA) :Studio, Album, 2008
- Live in 2008 :Live, Album, 2008
- The Gathering Sound (sampler) :Promo, Album, 2011
- Hey Ma / The Morning After (Australia) :Studio, Album, 2011
- The Gathering Sound :Compilation, Box Set, 2012
- Athens Theatro Vrachon – 15th July 2014
- Leeds Academy – 23rd April 2013
- Sheffield Academy – 16th April 2013
- Margate Quex Park Sound Island Festival – 28th July 2012
- Lisbon Rock In Rio Festival – 3rd June 2012
- Teatro Caupolican, Santiago, Chile – 28th April 2012
- Mexico City Arena Ciudad de Mexico – 26th April 2012
- Coachella Festival – 20th April 2012
- San Diego House Of Blues – 19th April 2012
- Portland Roseland Ballroom – 9th April 2012
- Istanbul Refresh The Venue – 6th October 2011
- Zaragoza Fiz Festival – 1st October 2011
- Viseu Festo do Sao Mateos – 20th August 2011
- Cascais Festas do Mar – 19th August 2011
- Wickerman Festival, Dumfries – 29th July 2011
- Positivus Festival, Salacgriva, Latvia – 16th July 2011
- London Hyde Park – 24th June 2011
- Coimbra Praca do Cancao -13th May 2011
- O’Higgins Park, Santiago, Chile – 2nd April 2011
- Explanada del Estadio Monumental, Lima, Peru – 30th March 2011
- Lisbon Campo Pequeno – 3rd December 2010
- Denver Bluebird Theatre – 4th October 2010
- Expofacic Festival, Cantanhede – 1st August 2009
- Thessaloniki Earth Theatre – 18th July 2009
- Thessaloniki Earth Theatre – 16th July 2009
- Manchester Central (G-Mex) – 20th December 2008
- London Brixton Academy – 16th December 2008
- Birmingham NIA – 13th December 2008
- Glasgow SECC – 12th December 2008
- Mexico City Auditorio National – 7th October 2008
- Anaheim House Of Blues – 5th October 2008
- San Diego 94.9 – 3rd October 2008
- San Diego House Of Blues – 3rd October 2008
- Los Angeles El Rey Theatre – 2nd October 2008
- San Francisco Regency Ballroom – 1st October 2008
- Minneapolis Fine Line Cafe – 27th September 2008
- Milwaukee Turner Hall Ballroom – 26th September 2008
- Chicago Vic Theatre – 25th September 2008
- Montreal Club Soda – 22nd September 2008
- Asbury Park Stone Pony – 20th September 2008
- Boston Paradise Rock Club – 15th September 2008
- Boston Paradise Rock Club – 14th September 2008
- Aguedo Largo 1o do Maio – 4th September 2008
- Festival do Norte Alentejano, Crato – 30th August 2008
- Mares Vivas Festival, Porto, Portugal – 19th July 2008
- BBC Radio 2 Dermot O’Leary – 21st June 2008
- Isle Of Wight Festival – 15th June 2008
- Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms – 14th June 2008
- KCRW Santa Monica – 6th June 2008
- Los Angeles Spaceland – 6th June 2008
- Braga Municipal Park -11th May 2008
- Coimbra Praca da Cancao – 10th May 2008
- Madrid Riviera – 8th May 2008
- Barcelona Razzmatazz – 6th May 2008
- Aberdeen AECC – 25th April 2008
- Edinburgh Corn Exchange – 24th April 2008
- Blackpool Empress Ballroom – 22nd April 2008
- Bristol Colston Hall – 21st April 2008
- Oxford New Theatre – 19th April 2008
- Norwich UEA – 18th April 2008
- London Shepherd’s Bush Empire – 17th April 2008
- Sheffield Academy – 15th April 2008
- Newcastle Academy – 14th April 2008
- Clyde 1FM – 13th April 2008
- Liverpool University – 12th April 2008
- Lincoln Engine Shed – 11th April 2008
- Derby Assembly Rooms – 10th April 2008
- Bradford St George’s Hall – 8th April 2008
- XFM Manchester – 7th April 2008
- Manchester HMV Market Street – 7th April 2008
- BBC 6 Music Marc Riley – 4th April 2008
- London Hoxton Bar And Grill – 31st March 2008
- London Hoxton Bar And Grill – 11th September 2007
- London Hoxton Bar And Grill – 10th September 2007
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