Boats 'N Hoes Lyrics - Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly

The song, "Boats 'N Hoes," is written by John C. Reilly, Lukasz Gottwald, Will Ferrell, and Adam McKay and produced by Dr. Luke. Performed by Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly, the song captures all the comic spirit of the film. It comes out under the Madison Gate Records.

"Boats 'N Hoes" and the following content are sensitive to comedic exaggeration and are meant to poke fun at the overindulgence and lifestyle that some music videos seem to parade. In fact, the song is truly a farce on materialism and hedonism, couched in the terms of these being the dreams of two very immature adult stepbrothers who do not catch the responsibility and reality that goes with it.

The song is very repetitive in structure, and its choruses and verses are laden with inane, not to mention very explicit, lines that made fun of how pop culture could be, at various points, so inane and stretched. With references to all things nautical and over-the-top sexual innuendos, it aids in painting a garish portrayal of luxury and the male dream. It fuels the film's even larger thematic concerns, then: arrested adolescence, the fallout from unchecked fantasy.

"Boats 'N Hoes" is seen when taken critically from a perspective on socially constructed values, through a media construction that projects images and stories as definitions of success and happiness, and finally through parody that critiques or reflects society. In fact, its use in "Step Brothers" was not just part of the comedy but was, more significantly, part of the commentary on these characters' inability or unwillingness to mature into a better understanding of adult relationships and responsibilities.