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Boy Magnet

2015 song performed by Agnez Mo

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 7, 2025
Entity authorityQ26964757
Source-derived summary

"Boy Magnet" is the second international single by Indonesian singer Agnez Mo. It was released by The Cherry Party on 13 November 2015, with five remixes of the song being available for download. The song was remixed by Hector Fonseca, John Dish, Tommy Love and Xavi Alfaro, while the original version is expected to appear on her upcoming debut international album.

Reception

In Indonesia, "Boy Magnet" remixes were only commercially released on iTunes Store and charted at number three on its chart. "Boy Magnet" make Agnez first Billboard charts the song chart in number 52 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs. Due to underwhelming response of the single, Agnez Mo's full-length international debut album—previously announced to be released in Spring 2016—was postponed. She eventually dropped out of The Cherry Party, and released her debut international album, X, in 2017.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Boy Magnet” as 2015 song performed by Agnez Mo. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA productive route into publication, performance and collection histories when the underlying object or edition remains clearly identified. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2015, 2016, 2017—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 2015-11-13. The account is most persuasive where Magnet, song and performed can be independently traced.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The subject matters to the arts & letters register because the source frames it as 2015 song performed by Agnez Mo. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Reception evidence should be dated and situated: later canonical status may differ sharply from the work’s initial circulation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 7, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q26964757. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2015, 2016 and 2017.

Critical limits

Titles can refer to several editions, objects or performances, making precise identification essential before interpretation. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Separate the work, its editions or performances, and its later reception. Catalogue records, publication histories and object files often preserve different parts of that story.

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  2. Expand the search: follow Boy Magnet primary sources, Boy Magnet archive and Magnet research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

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This entry incorporates text from Boy Magnet” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.