The Boy Does Nothing is one of those great singles that ties into the singer’s life. In this case, the refrain about the boy having two left feet ties into Alesha’s big win on Strictly Come Dancing last year.

For those Dixon fans who remember Mis Teeq’s Scandalous and that raw, street vibe that group had, this will be a shock. For those that now know Alesha in her current career as a Saturday-night primetime TV starlet, you could have seen this coming.

Essentially, The Boy Does Nothing is not the edgy material I wanted to hear from Alesha. Listen to the lyrics and it’s essentially a riff on how little her man does around the house…

Does he wash up? Never wash up
Does he clean up? No, he never cleans up
Does he brush up? Never brushed up
He does nothing the boy does nothing

However, if we stop dwelling on the past for a minute, this is one of those tracks that you’ll be unconsciously humming for the next few weeks. And in the video, Dixon not only struts her stuff with supreme confidence, she looks very cute and pleased with herself throughout.

It may not be the most original or earth-shattering releases, but my guess is it’ll get people thinking about Alesha as a singer again.

The Boy Does Nothing is the first single from Alesha’s solo album, The Alesha Show, which is released on 24 November 2008.