Baby boy
| Baby boy | |
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| Beyoncé feat. Sean Paul | |
| publication | August 3, 2003 |
| length | 4:04 |
| Genre (s) | R&B , dancehall , reggae |
| Author (s) |
B. Knowles , S. Henriques , S. Storch , R. Waller, S. Carter |
| music | Scott Storch , Beyoncé |
| album | Dangerously in Love / Dutty Rock |
Baby Boy is a R & B - Reggae -Song the US singer Beyonce featuring Sean Paul . The song was produced by Knowles and Scott Storch for their debut album Dangerously in Love and written by Knowles, Storch, Robert Waller, Jay-Z and Sean Paul.
Baby Boy was released on August 3, 2003 in the US as the second single on the album. The piece ranked # 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for nine weeks and went platinum in the US . The title reached the top ten in many countries, and the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers recognized it in 2005 with a "Pop Music Award" as one of the most played songs of the year.
Background and origin
Knowles and Canadian producer Scott Storch wrote Baby Boy with the help of American songwriter Robert Waller and rap and hip-hop artist Jay-Z . When the song was already finished, it gave Beyoncé for better singing with the Jamaican dancehall - reggae artist Sean Paul record. Knowles contacted Sean Paul for a collaboration. Sean Paul accepted, and Beyoncé flew to Jamaica to do the vocal recordings. Sean Paul raps the first verse , and they finished recording Baby Boy in March 2003. After that, work on the debut album continued.
Composition and theme
Baby Boy is a contemporary R&B song with a moderate groove . The key is a C minor at 92 beats per minute . Baby Boy is a mix of R&B and dancehall with reggae influences. Storch recognizes influences from the music of the Middle East in the song. According to Fox News , Baby Boy is based on the 1995 reggae song "Here Comes the Hotstepper" by Ini Kamoze . Baby Boy has certain similarities with " '03 Bonnie & Clyde ", a song by Jay-Z feat. Beyoncé Knowles, which appeared in 2002. The text describes a woman's fantasies related to the main theme of the album. Knowles described the text as very personal. Sean Paul added: "She tells me about her fantasies and gives me a picture of her personal way ..." The text is divided into verses . Sean Paul sings the first verse, shortly afterwards Knowles sings the remaining verses and the chorus .
Publication and reception
Baby Boy was released as the second single from their debut album Dangerously in Love . The song is also featured on Sean Paul's second album Dutty Rock , released in 2003. Baby Boy got numerous good reviews. The Rolling Stone magazine wrote that Knowles "fun" when she sings her song, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic describes Knowles' vocals as "stunning and sexy." PopMatters describes the song as one of the best pieces on the album. The Times describes the song as soulful with many Latin elements [...] and the beat of the song as easy to hear. She explains that "Paul develops a reggae rap in the middle of the song that improves the quality of the song." James Anthony of UK newspaper The Guardian says the track had good R&B and dancehall influence. The British record label EMI awarded the song the 2005 Pop Music Awards as Publisher of the Year for Baby Boy .
Commercial win
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Baby Boy hit the charts before it was released on a maxi CD in the US. Thanks to the song and the previous single "Crazy in Love", which stayed at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for 8 weeks, the album Dangerously in Love was able to top the Billboard 200 charts and received a multi-platinum Award in the USA. The single debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 75 when "Crazy in Love" was still at the top of the charts. Baby Boy enjoyed great success internationally and was in the top ten in almost every country. The single debuted at number 2 in Great Britain, making it the highest entry in the charts and Baby Boys highest international entry. Baby Boy ranked 3rd and 2nd in Australia and New Zealand. It went platinum in Australia for over 70,000 units sold.
Music video
The music video for Baby Boy was filmed by English director Jake Nava , who also shot the video for Crazy in Love , recorded on August 7th and 8th, 2003 in Miami . Portions of the video were shot in a house with rooms in different styles: one Japanese and one Old English. The scenes of Knowles and Sean Paul were recorded separately. The video begins with Sean Paul sitting on a throne. Knowles dances around Sean Paul. In the following scene, Knowles is lying on a bed, posing and showing sexual movements such as: B. a lap dance . Meanwhile, Sean Paul continues rapping and is surrounded by dancers. Knowles runs to the beach. She approaches a man and starts flirting with him. At a party she dances with a man. Water flows over the floor as she sings "the dance floor becomes the sea". The original video ended with an Arabic rhythm that was created especially for the music video. This scene shows Knowles dancing on the beach. The online magazine Slant Magazine describes the video as a "sequel" to "Crazy in Love" and the video to "Bootylicous". Baby Boy premiered on MTV and Total Request Live on August 25, 2003 at number 10 and later reached the top. It stayed on the show for 49 weeks.
live
Knowles sang Baby Boy at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2003 , and at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2003 along with Sean Paul. During the "Dangerously in Love World Tour", which began at the end of 2003, she always opened her concerts with Baby Boy . Knowles also sang the song with Destiny's Child on the Destiny Fulfilled Tour, and it's included on the Destiny's Child: Live in Atlanta concert DVD . During Beyoncé's second world tour, which began in 2007 ("The Beyoncé Experience Tour"), Knowles presented Baby Boy in a version of the reggae song "Murder She Wrote". This performance took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and can be seen on the DVD “The Beyoncé Experience Live!” . on the occasion of the "Pop Music Awards".
Individual evidence
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