"I Got the Boy" peaked at numbers 5 and 6 on both the Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts respectively, giving Kramer her second top 10 hit on both charts.
The song charted at number 56 on the Hot 100.
The song was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and has sold 592,000 copies in the United States as of April 2016.
The song also charted in Canada, peaking at number 22 on the Country chart and number 85 on the Canadian Hot 100.
In the song, the narrator sees a honeymoon newspaper story about a former lover from her youth. The narrator discusses the differences in appearance and character of the boy she knew, as opposed to the man who grew mature enough to marry.