My Boo (Ghost Town DJ's song)

"My Boo"
Single by Ghost Town DJ's
from the album So So Def Bass All-Stars
Released May 21, 1996
Format Vinyl, CD
Recorded 1996
Genre R&B, freestyle, Miami bass, electro
Length
  • 5:46 (album version)
  • 4:09 (radio version)
Label So So Def
Writer(s)
  • Carlton Mahone
  • Rodney Terry
Producer(s)
  • Carlton Mahone
  • Rodney Terry
Music video
"My Boo" on YouTube

"My Boo" is the debut single released by the Atlanta-based hip-hop group Ghost Town DJ's, released 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, blends R&B-style vocals with a high-tempo electronic beat. It was written by Carlton "Carl Mo" Mahone and Rodney Terry, with lead vocals sung by Virgo.

Music video

The music video features the group at a pool party.

Remixes

In 2005, the song was interpolated on Cam'ron & The Diplomats' second album together on Diplomatic Immunity 2, 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 slowed down witch house remix was released by Balam Acab[1] in 2011. Interpolations of the song are featured in Ciara's 2013 single "Body Party".

Cover versions

Brooklyn based band Friends released a cover of "My Boo" as the B-side to their single "I'm His Girl", released on October 31, 2011.[2]

In popular culture

Twenty years after the release of this single, "My Boo" has gained notoriety through the Running Man Challenge. The original videos were posted by Hillside, New Jersey high school students Kevin Vincent and Jeremiah Hall on Instagram with a shout out to Ellen DeGeneres to feature them on her show.[3] Two players from the University of Maryland Terrapins college basketball program, Jared Nickens and Jaylen Brantley,[4] took up from Vincent and Hall videos they had seen and launched their own versions of the Running Man spreading the meme. Nickens and Brantley were sometimes accompanied by a third player from the same Maryland program Damonte Dodd who served also as camera man.[5] The challenge became viral on Instagram and Vincent, Hall, Nickens and Brantley were invited to perform it on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Ellen presented the duo Vincent and Hall with a $10,000 check from Shutterfly to fund their future tuition.[6]

Many other athletes from various sports, a number of celebrities and the general public have embraced the trend and produced their own takes of the dance.[7][8]

"My Boo" itself has garnered more attention because of the trend, and it has reappeared in 2016 on the Billboard charts.

Track listing

Maxi CD single (US [promo only] & Europe)
  1. "My Boo" (LP Radio Edit) – 4:09
  2. "My Boo" (Quiet Storm Radio Edit) – 4:04
    • Remix by Carlton "Carl Mo" Mahone, Jr.*, Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith
  3. "My Boo" (Hitman's Club Mix) – 7:07
    • Remix by Mike "Hitman" Wilson
12" vinyl (US)
  1. "My Boo" (LP Version) – 5:47
  2. "My Boo" (Just Da Beat Club Mix) – 6:25
  3. "My Boo" (Quiet Storm Mix) – 4:04
    • Remix by Carlton "Carl Mo" Mahone, Jr.*, Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith
  4. "My Boo" (Hitman's Club Mix) – 7:07
    • Remix by Mike "Hitman" Wilson
  5. "My Boo" (Armand Representing Da East Mix) – 7:23
  6. "My Boo" (Acapella) – 4:27
12" vinyl (Europe)
  1. "My Boo" (LP Radio Edit) – 4:09
  2. "My Boo" (Quiet Storm Radio Edit) – 4:04
    • Remix by Carlton "Carl Mo" Mahone, Jr.*, Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith
  3. "My Boo" (Hitman's Club Mix) – 7:07
    • Remix by Mike "Hitman" Wilson
  4. "My Boo" (LP Radio Edit) – 4:09
  5. "My Boo" (Quiet Storm Radio Edit) – 4:04
    • Remix by Carlton "Carl Mo" Mahone, Jr.*, Jonathan "Lil Jon" Smith
  6. "My Boo" (Hitman's Club Mix) – 7:07
    • Remix by Mike "Hitman" Wilson

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
New Zealand Singles Chart 3
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 31
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay 14
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 1
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales 72
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay 8
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 2
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 16
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 7
Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 46

Year-end charts

Chart (1996) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[10] 88
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay 44
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 60
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay 28
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 22

References

  1. ↑ ""My Boo (Balam Acab Remix)" - Forkcast Archive - Pitchfork". Pitchfork.
  2. ↑ "Friends – "My Boo" (Ghost Town DJ’s Cover)". Stereogum.
  3. ↑ Mashable: The originators of 'The Running Man Challenge' are two awesome high school kids
  4. ↑ The Washington Post: Maryland’s Jaylen Brantley, Jared Nickens bring Running Man Challenge to ‘Ellen DeGeneres Show’
  5. ↑ The Washington Post: How a forgotten ‘90s dance hit made these Terps Internet famous
  6. ↑ Swalec, Andrea (4 May 2016). "Terps Do 'Running Man Challenge' on 'Ellen' Show". NBC4 Washington. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  7. ↑ Steinberg, Dan. "How a forgotten ‘90s dance hit made these Terps Internet famous". Washington Post. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  8. ↑ Ducey, Kenny. "The Running Man Challenge died too soon". www.si.com. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. May 9, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1996". Retrieved 2010-08-27.
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