Booyah (song)

"Booyah"
Single by Showtek featuring We Are Loud! and Sonny Wilson
Released 19 August 2013[1]
18 October 2013 (re-release)[2]
8 November 2013 (remixes)
Format Digital download
Genre
Length 5:11
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Showtek singles chronology
"Get Loose"
(2013)		 "Booyah"
(2013)		 "We Like to Party"
(2013)
We Are Loud! singles chronology
"Under My Control Now"
(2012)		 "Booyah"
(2013)		 "Light It Up"
(2015)
Sonny Wilson singles chronology
"Got to Give"
(2013)		 "Booyah"
(2013)		 "Light It Up"
(2015)

"Booyah" is a song by the Dutch record producer duo Showtek featuring co-production by Dutch record producer We Are Loud! and vocals by Dutch singer Sonny Wilson.[3] It was released on 19 August 2013, through Spinnin' Records,[1] and re-released on 18 October 2013 in collaboration with Polydor Records.[2] The new version was adapted for radio and includes a drum and bass section. It entered the UK Singles Chart at number 5, making it the first Showtek release to chart in the UK, on 27 October 2013. A remix EP featuring Lucky Date and Cash Cash's remixes among others was released on 8 November 2013.[4] "Booyah" is an electro-house song with reggae influences and a drum and bass section. The song opens with Wilson's shouting intro, and then his verse begins. As the drop ends, Wilson sings his verse again, however, it is sped up, and more music is played by Showtek and We Are Loud! and as the verse comes to an end, Wilson holds his last word in an autotuned voice and the drop begins.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Booyah" was first released onto YouTube on 17 September 2013 at a total length of four minutes and thirteen seconds.[5] The video was taken in Muswell Hill, Crouch End and Finsbury Park, as well as on the London Underground and a London double-decker bus.

Sonny Wilson

Sonny Wilson (born September 29) is a Dutch singer-songwriter, who has influences of reggae and reggae fusion. As well as this song, Wilson has only had one other major collaboration, being featured on David Guetta's "Sun Goes Down". It also features Canadian reggae fusion/pop group MAGIC!, and also has co-production by Showtek, which makes it Wilson's second collaboration with them.

"Light It Up"
Single by Badd Dimes and We Are Loud! featuring Sonny Wilson
Released 16 March 2015
Format Digital download
Genre
Length 5:26
Label
We Are Loud! singles chronology
"Booyah"
(2013)		 "Light It Up"
(2015)
Sonny Wilson singles chronology
"Booyah"
(2013)		 "Light It Up"
(2015)		 "Sun Goes Down"
(2015)

Light It Up

"Light It Up" is a song by Dutch producers Badd Dimes and We Are Loud! featuring the vocals of Dutch singer Sonny Wilson. It was released in May 2015, on YouTube, its music video premiered. The song is the second collaboration between Wilson and We Are Loud!, the first being "Booyah." They are all unknown to the world but Holland, however, Wilson has gained some recognition around the world due to his collaboration with David Guetta.

Track listing

Digital download - single
No. Title Length
1. "Booyah"   5:11
Digital download - EP
No. Title Length
1. "Booyah" (Radio Edit) 3:35
2. "Booyah" (Cash Cash Remix) 5:07
3. "Booyah" (Brooks Remix) 6:37
4. "Booyah" (JP Candela & Alexander Som Remix) 6:53
Digital download - remix EP[6]
No. Title Length
1. "Booyah" (Lucky Date Remix) 4:15
2. "Booyah" (Cash Cash Remix) 5:07
3. "Booyah" (Brooks Remix) 6:37
4. "Booyah" (JP Candela & Alexander Som Remix) 6:53
CD single
No. Title Length
1. "Booyah" (radio edit) 3:35
2. "Booyah"   5:11

Chart performance

Chart (2013–14) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 87
Australian Club Tracks (ARIA)[8] 2
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] 50
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[10] 23
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders Dance)[10] 11
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[11] 25
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia Dance)[11] 6
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[12] 12
Denmark (Tracklisten)[13] 32
France (SNEP)[14] 22
Germany (Official German Charts)[15] 56
Ireland (IRMA)[16] 40
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[17] 14
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] 15
Poland (Dance Top 50)[19] 4
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[20] 2
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[21] 42
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[22] 56
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 45
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[24] 1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[25] 5
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard )[26] 2

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide 19 August 2013 Digital download Spinnin' Records
18 October 2013 Spinnin' Records, Polydor Records

Use in popular culture

"Booyah" was the 2014–15 Philadelphia Flyers Goal Song.

References

  1. 1 2 "Booyah (Spinnin Records) :: Beatport". Beatport. 19 August 2013.
  2. 1 2 "iTunes - Music - Booyah (feat. We Are Loud! & Sonny Wilson) - Single by Showtek". iTunes. 18 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Sonny Wilson (SonnyWilsonNL) on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Showtek feat We Are Loud & Sonny Wilson - Booyah (Lucky Date remix) by Lucky Date on SoundCloud". SoundCloud. 7 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "Showtek - Booyah". YouTube. 17 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "Booyah (The Remixes) (Spinnin Records) :: Beatport". Beatport. 8 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 16 September 2013" (PDF) (1229). Pandora Archive. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "ARIA Club Tracks Chart". ARIA Charts. November 4, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Showtek feat. We Are Loud & Sonny Wilson – Booyah" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  10. 1 2 "Ultratop.be – Showtek feat. We Are Loud & Sonny Wilson – Booyah" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  11. 1 2 "Ultratop.be – Showtek feat. We Are Loud & Sonny Wilson – Booyah" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  12. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201412 into search.
  13. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Showtek feat. We Are Loud & Sonny Wilson – Booyah". Tracklisten. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  14. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Showtek feat. We Are Loud & Sonny Wilson – Booyah" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  15. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Showtek feat. We Are Loud & Sonny Wilson – Booyah". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  16. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 46, 2013". Irish Singles Chart.
  17. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Showtek feat. We Are Loud & Sonny Wilson search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  18. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Showtek feat. We Are Loud & Sonny Wilson – Booyah" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  19. ↑ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Dance Top 50. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  20. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2013-11-02". Scottish Singles Top 40.
  21. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201403 into search.
  22. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Showtek feat. We Are Loud & Sonny Wilson – Booyah". Singles Top 100.
  23. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Showtek feat. We Are Loud & Sonny Wilson – Booyah". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  24. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2013-11-02" UK Dance Chart.
  25. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2013-11-02" UK Singles Chart.
  26. ↑ "Billboard Dance Club Songs". Billboard. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
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