"Hype Boy" received positive reviews from music critics and appeared on many year-end rankings of the best songs of 2022.
Rolling Stone placed "Hype Boy" at number 24 on their list of the top 100 songs of 2022, highlighting it as a "standout" from the group's EP with "its addictive choreography and catchy chorus". The magazine ranked it 26th on their overall list of the best songs of the year, with Daly describing it as a refreshing sound that made NewJeans stand out in a pool of similar-sounding K-pop groups. and number four by
The Korea Herald. It was also featured on unranked lists of the year's best K-pop songs by
Nylon,
Teen Vogue,
Time,
Idology, and
CNN Philippines, with many comments praising its
retro-styled production that brought forth a nostalgic yet also modern feel. Commercially, "Hype Boy" debuted at number 116 on the
Billboard Global 200 and peaked at number 52. It set the record for the longest-charting song by a K-pop girl group on the
Billboard Global 200 chart, spending 42 weeks in total. By January 2023, it surpassed
BTS' "
Butter" as the most-streamed song on
Spotify in South Korea. On the national
Circle Digital Chart, the single peaked at number two. The
Korea Music Content Association (KMCA) certified it double platinum for surpassing 200 million streams in South Korea. In Japan, "Hype Boy" peaked at number 41 on the
Japan Hot 100 chart and was certified platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) for accumulating over 100 million streams. "Hype Boy" peaked at number five on the Singaporean chart compiled by the
Recording Industry Association Singapore (RIAS). In other Asian music markets, the song peaked in the top 20 of
Billboard Hits of the World charts for Taiwan (9), Vietnam (9), Malaysia (10), the Philippines (11), Indonesia (16), and Hong Kong (19). In the Americas, "Hype Boy" charted at number 90 on the
Argentina Hot 100 chart and number 95 on the
Canadian Hot 100 chart. == Accolades ==