▁in ▁the ▁first ▁place ▁as ▁there ▁would ▁be ▁" a ▁chance ▁that ▁somebody ' s ▁going ▁to ▁put ▁it ▁out ▁as ▁a ▁single ". ▁The ▁video ▁treatment ▁for ▁the ▁song ' s ▁music ▁video , ▁which ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁Mur ash ige , ▁was ▁initially ▁intended ▁for ▁" My ▁Rep ly " ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁adjust ed ▁for ▁" The ▁Boys ▁of ▁Summer ". ▁Ro e ▁said ▁the ▁video ▁was ▁about ▁" the ▁story ▁of ▁a ▁dark er ▁summer " ▁and ▁features ▁" a ▁girl ▁trying ▁to ▁let ▁go ▁of ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁the ▁things ▁she ▁had ▁in ▁the ▁summer ." ▁In ▁mid - J une , ▁the ▁group ▁performed ▁at ▁K RO Q ' s ▁We enie ▁Ro ast ▁festival . ▁ ▁From ▁June ▁to ▁August , ▁the ▁At aris ▁tou red ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁War ped ▁Tour . ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 1 , ▁the ▁group ▁appeared ▁on ▁Jimmy ▁K imm el ▁Live !. ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁month , ▁the ▁group ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁All - Star ▁Game . ▁In ▁August , ▁D aven port ▁revealed ▁a ▁music ▁video ▁had ▁been ▁fil med ▁for ▁" My ▁Rep ly ", ▁but ▁was ▁" so ▁far ▁from ▁coming ▁out ". ▁He ▁added , ▁" It ' s ▁animated , ▁and ▁it ' s ▁like ▁A - ha ▁meets ▁White ▁St ri pes ." ▁On ▁September ▁ 8 , ▁" The ▁Boys ▁of ▁Summer " ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁CD ▁single . ▁It