SMiLE.dk Boys - SMiLE.dk Boys

What this video is

Released at the peak of the late-1990s Swedish Eurodance and Bubblegum Dance export boom, 'Boys' by SMiLE.dk (then performing as 'Smile') was the second single from their 1998 debut album. The song and video consciously pay homage to Sabrina Salerno's 1987 Eurodisco hit 'Boys (Summertime Love)', transplanting that Italian-beach aesthetic into a late-90s Scandinavian pop framework. The group achieved outsized…

Why it matters

A defining artifact of the Swedish Bubblegum Dance / Eurodance export wave of 1997–2001. 'Boys' represents the genre's crossover potential, bridging Scandinavian pop production with Japanese rhythm-game culture via Konami's DDR and the Dancemania series — a unique distribution pipeline that gave…