Magic (BoB song)

Magic
BoB feat. Rivers Cuomo
publication	July 6, 2010
length	3:16
Genre (s)	Electro-pop , hip-hop
Author (s)	Bobby Simmons, Rivers Cuomo
album	BoB Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray

Magic is a pop / rap song by the American rapper B.oB , which he wrote with the singer Rivers Cuomo of the alternative rock band Weezer . The song was extracted from BoB's first studio album BoB Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray as the third single.

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The lyrics of the song are mostly about rhymes that BoB and Rivers Cuomo wrote, like (So ​​come on, come on everyone, and see the show tonight. Be prepared to be amazed, there is no poltergeist. You know, I'm not Pinocchio, I never lied). The refrain in German, on the other hand, consists of 4 lines that are repeated 2 × each.

Music video

The music video is about BoB trying to get up after a party the night before, but only dream sequences of this party can be seen. Rivers Cuomo and BoB sing together on a stage. The music video was released from MTV.com at midnight on September 22, 2010 .

Others

The song was used as theme music for an Adidas advertisement in the United States .

reception

Despite mixed criticism, the song made the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States . In the UK , however, Magic reached the position 16. The maximum position reached the song in Australia with fifth place in New Zealand managed sixth place and in the Netherlands, 13th place in other countries such as Ireland , Scotland and Canada , the song reached number 16 and 17. The lowest position reached the song in Sweden with number 53.

Chart placements Charts (2010) Top position  United Kingdom 16  United States 10

Annual charts Charts (2010) Top position  United States 63

Awards for music sales

country	gold	platinum
New Zealand	0	1
United States	1	0
all in all	1	1

Publications

country	date
United Kingdom	November 9, 2010
United States	July 6, 2010

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Lyrics in English  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Video clip on Youtube
3. ↑ Magic in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100
4. ↑ Top position in Australia
5. ↑ Top position in New Zealand
6. ↑ Top position in the Netherlands
7. ↑ Top position in Ireland
8. ↑ Top position in Scotland
9. ↑ Top position in Canada
10. ↑ Top position in Sweden
11. ↑ BoB ft. Rivers Cuomo: Magic in the Official UK Charts (English)
12. ↑ US charts
13. ↑ Annual charts in the USA (2010)
14. ↑ Awards in New Zealand ( Memento from October 14, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
15. ↑ Awards in the United States ( Memento of the original from August 15, 2012 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.