"Boombastic" is the second single released by Shaggy

Shaggy (musician)

Orville Richard Burrell , better known by his stage name Shaggy, is a Jamaican-American reggae singer and rapper. He is perhaps best known for his 1995 single "Boombastic" and 2000 single "It Wasn't Me"...

 from his album Boombastic

Boombastic

Boombastic is the third studio album released by Jamaican artist Shaggy. The album was released on July 11, 1995. The album sold over one million copies in the U.S., as well as selling 300,000+ in the UK...

. Released in 1995, it achieved huge success in many countries, including Ireland, UK, Sweden, New Zealand and Australia where it topped the singles charts.

Song information

It spent a week at number one on the U.S.

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 Billboard R&B

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 chart

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, and a similar stint atop the UK Singles Chart

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. It also reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100

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. A remix featuring Sting International

Shaun Pizzonia

Shaun Pizzonia a.k.a. Sting International or DJ Sting International is a DJ / record producer known for his production work with reggae artist Shaggy, including the #1 hits Angel, It Wasn't Me, Strength Of A Woman, Boombastic, Oh Carolina and more...

 features a sample of Marvin Gaye

Marvin Gaye

Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. , better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range....

's "Let's Get It On

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." The latter is featured on some versions of the album as a bonus track. The single was released in the UK under 12" and CD single

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 formats.

Boombastic gained popularity after being featured in a popular Levi's television commercial.

The song was featured in the films Barnyard

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, Mr. Bean's Holiday, George of the Jungle

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, and The Wild Thornberrys Movie

The Wild Thornberrys Movie

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.

Track listings

CD single

1. "Boombastic" (7" original edit) (3:52)
2. "Boombastic" (stonebridge vocal remix) (5:59)

CD maxi

1. "Boombastic" (stonebridge
   Stonebridge (DJ)
   StoneBridge is the pseudonym for the Swedish DJ and record producer, Sten Hallström.-History:StoneBridge won international renown with the remix of the 1993 hit "Show Me Love" with Robin S. Until then, he had been running the Swedish DJ/remix outfit Swemix, formed at the end of the 1980s...
   
    vocal remix) — 3:52
2. "Boombastic" (sting / Shaggy remix) — 5:59
3. "Boombastic" (original full length version) — 6:20
4. "Boombastic" (firefox & 4-tree bassboom remix) — 6:32
5. "Boombastic" (wag ya tail remix) — 4:19
6. "Boombastic" (boom the dance hall dub) — 6:05

12" maxi

1. "Boombastic" (LP version) — 4:08
2. "Boombastic" (sting remix) — 4:16
3. "Boombastic" (boom the dance hall dub) — 6:05
4. "Summer Time" — 4:00
5. "Gal Yu a Pepper" — 4:16

Peak positions

Chart (1995/96)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	1
Austrian Singles Chart	2
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart	4
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	5
Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...	4
Eurochart Hot 100	1
Finnish Singles Chart	2
French SNEP Singles Chart	7
German Singles Chart	2
Irish Singles Chart	1
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart	1
Norwegian Singles Chart	2
Swedish Singles Chart	1
Swiss Singles Chart	3
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	3
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	2
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs	1
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40	6

End of year charts

End of year chart (1995)	Position
Austrian Singles Chart	28
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart	30
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	39
Dutch Top 40	42
French Singles Chart	45
Swiss Singles Chart	34
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	18
End of year chart (1996)	Position
Australian Singles Chart	16

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
Austria	Gold	January 1, 1996	15,000
Canada	Gold	January 9, 1997	50,000
France	Silver	September 10, 1995	125,000
Germany	Gold	1995	150,000
Norway	Platinum	1996	10,000
UK	Gold	October 1, 1995	400,000
U.S.	Platinum	August 29, 1995	1,000,000

Chart successions