Discussing the song's history, Dixon has said: "ShamRock aka Sak Pase – who's one of Akon's proteges – produced the track.

"[2] "Drummer Boy" has garnered a mostly positive reception, with critics such as Fraser McAlpine of the BBC and Popjustice heavily praising it.

[3] McAlpine praised what he called "her mad brilliance"[3] and concluded with, "best of all, there is no possibility that you could confuse this song with anything else in the charts this year.

[4] Popjustice also named it their 'Song of the Day' for 22 July, stating that "Chartwise this'll be either a massive hit of a fantastic miss", but regardless it is "up there with the best".

[8] However, the online website SoFeminine.co.uk disagreed with Digital Spy's view, describing the track as "a fantastically quirky slice of pop which we think is destined to become a dancefloor anthem".

[9] The music video for "Drummer Boy" was filmed by Norwegian director Ray Kay, with the shoot taking place in Los Angeles.

[12] The Daily Mirror reported that, whilst on the shoot, Alesha accidentally knocked out one of her dancers, saying, "she flung her arm out and clocked one of the girls with a giant ring, leaving her out cold".

The background wall changes intermittently throughout the video, ranging from red, pink, yellow, blue, lilac and peach.

[14] 4Music stated that "the video is an ultra slick affair which, as you might expect, boasts a whole troupe of sexy drummer boys".