??? Justin Bieber dropped his bumping new single “Boyfriend” on Monday, teasing his next album, “Believe.” It’s a grinding, mid-tempo song that hears Bieber proclaiming all the ways he can make a girl happy (swag and fondue included!). ??? Co-produced and co-written by “Cooler Than Me” singer Mike Posner, the song shows growth from Bieber’s “Baby” days. ??? Bieber spoke to Ryan Seacrest on his radio show hours after the song’s world premiere on Monday, explaining why this was the perfect track to kick off the “Believe” era. ??? “It was a really hard choice. I mean, we had so many songs, so many up-tempos we could release, [that] I thought, ‘Let’s slow it down,’ “ he said, adding that there are already plenty of fast songs all over the radio. “It’s just something a little bit more mature, but it’s also something I think I’m ready for.” ??? While fans and industry insiders had been wondering what a more grown-up Bieber would sound like, he said he tried to block out all the noise when making the track. “There’s so many people that are going to give me opinions, but I’m the only one who can ultimately make those decisions, because I’m going to have to live with my career for the rest of my life. So I thought this was the perfect single,” he said, adding that this song “was me all the way; it is a representation of me.” ??? And Bieber said “Boyfriend” perfectly sets up what’s coming next. “It’s kind of classic,” he said of the album. “The songs, I feel, won’t get old. The music is very fresh, but it’s also — I’m taking a lot from old-school music, a lot of Michael Jackson, a lot of old R&B, a lot of old pop. It’s pretty special.”(SD-Agencies) | 