Songfacts®:

• Caity Baser is an English singer-songwriter originally from Southampton who first gained attention in August 2020 after her song "Average Student" went viral on TikTok. Soon after, she signed with a management company. Baser's honest and relatable pop compositions, which draw inspiration from her personal experiences, earned her increased recognition. This song is her first UK Top 40 hit.
• "Pretty Boys" delves into Baiser's repeated pattern of being drawn to good-looking guys who are lacking in substance. She wonders how some men can look so nice but have "nothing in their head." Even though their conversation bores her, Baser can't stop herself from bedding them.
• Caity Baser co-wrote "Pretty Boys" with:
  
  Songwriter Henry Tucker (Clean Bandit's "Drive," Anne-Marie's "Psycho").
  
  Singer-songwriter Issey Cross (Wilkinson's "Used To This," Nathan Dawe's "Oh Baby").
  
  Aitch's go-to producers, WhYJay and LiTek ("Learning Curve," "My G").
  
  WhYJay and LiTek produced the track with Californian producer Matt Radd (Martin Garrix's "In The Name Of Love," James Arthur's "Medicine").
• Baser made "Pretty Boys" in November 2022 for her debut EP, Thanks for Nothing, See You. "I recorded it, and I listened to the rough demo every single day," she told Official Charts. "When I like a song so much, I blast it every day."
• Asked by The Sun if "Pretty Boys" is autobiographical, Baser said: "Let's just say that's one drawn directly from a real life experience of mine. Maybe more than one."
• Baser also included "Pretty Boys" on her 2024 mixtape Still Learning. The singer shed light on the title of her record.
  
  "I'm still learning - and hopefully it will always be that way as I like to keep growing each year," she told The Sun in 2024. "Last year everyone was asking me what a plan is, and I was like, 'I don't know.' So I embraced the chaos and here I am -still learning."