My Boo (Ghost Town DJs song)
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"My Boo" is a song by the hip-hop group Ghost Town DJ's released as a popular bass music R&B on Jermaine Dupri
's So So Def label, on the album So So Def Bass All-Stars. The song, an invite by a female to a male suitor, blended R&B style vocals with a high-tempo
electronic
beat. The song was written by Carlton "Carl Mo" Mahone and Rodney "Kool Kollie" Terry, and was included on both volumes of So So Def Bass All-Stars I&II. Back ground vocals was Patrick Smith, lead singer was Virgo Williams, who had 2 additional solo songs on So So Bass All-Star II "Apple Pie" & "Slick Partna". Furthermore, Virgo provided her solo efforts on the last installment of Jermaine Dupri So So Def Vol III, titled "what It Is".
"My Boo"
& The Diplomats
second album together as, Diplomatic Immunity 2
album titled "I Wanna Be Your Lady". In 2007, the song was interpolated on Pitbull and Lloyd's "Secret Admirer". In 2009, the song was sampled in the So So Def Mix of "H.A.T.E.U.
" by Mariah Carey
.
A dance remix cover was done in 2009 by the group American Dream Team. A slowed down witch house remix was released by Balam Acab in 2011.
Jermaine Dupri
Jermaine Dupri Mauldin , known as Jermaine Dupri or JD, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper.- Early life and career :...
's So So Def label, on the album So So Def Bass All-Stars. The song, an invite by a female to a male suitor, blended R&B style vocals with a high-tempo
Tempo
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electronic
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
beat. The song was written by Carlton "Carl Mo" Mahone and Rodney "Kool Kollie" Terry, and was included on both volumes of So So Def Bass All-Stars I&II. Back ground vocals was Patrick Smith, lead singer was Virgo Williams, who had 2 additional solo songs on So So Bass All-Star II "Apple Pie" & "Slick Partna". Furthermore, Virgo provided her solo efforts on the last installment of Jermaine Dupri So So Def Vol III, titled "what It Is".
"My Boo"
Remixes
In 2005, the song was interpolated on Cam'ronCam'ron
Cameron Giles , better known by his stage name Cam'ron or "Killa Cam", is a Grammy-nominated American actor. He is the founder of the hip-hop group The Diplomats , and also of The U.N. group....
& The Diplomats
The Diplomats
The Diplomats, also popularly known as Dipset, are a Harlem-based hip hop group founded by Cam'ron and Jim Jones in 1997. The original members of the group were Cam'ron, Freekey Zekey, and Jim Jones ; who all grew up together in Harlem...
second album together as, Diplomatic Immunity 2
Diplomatic Immunity 2
-Charts:...
album titled "I Wanna Be Your Lady". In 2007, the song was interpolated on Pitbull and Lloyd's "Secret Admirer". In 2009, the song was sampled in the So So Def Mix of "H.A.T.E.U.
H.A.T.E.U.
"H.A.T.E.U." is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey, taken from her twelfth studio album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel . It was written and produced by Carey, along with Terius "The-Dream" Nash and Christopher "Tricky" Stewart...
" by Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
.
A dance remix cover was done in 2009 by the group American Dream Team. A slowed down witch house remix was released by Balam Acab in 2011.
Peak positions
Chart (1996) | Peak Position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
31 |
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
18 |
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 16 |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 7 |
U.S. | 9 |
End of year charts
End of year chart (1996) | Position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 88 |