All-American Boy
"All-American Boy" is a song by American singer-songwriter Steve Grand. It was released on August 2, 2013 as Grand's debut single. The song's music video was uploaded to YouTube on July 2, 2013 and immediately went viral; just eight days later, the video had more than 1,000,000 views. Background "All-American Boy" was written solely by Grand. The narrative of the song focuses on a gay man's unrequited love for a straight man, although Grand contends that the song is more broadly a "universal story of longing". In an interview with BuzzFeed, Grand explained that the song was inspired by negative experiences he encountered as a gay male throughout his adolescence, including conversion therapy. Grand further explained the meaning of the song: I needed to do something to share the ache and share the pain that I've felt for most of my life. This is the story I wanted to tell. This is who I want to be. I owe that. I owe that to all the people who have felt this. Music video Background The music video was directed by Jason Knade at various locations in Wisconsin, also featuring cinematography by Brendan Leahy. The video was entirely financed by Grand