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Released | May 26, 1996 |
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Recorded | 1996 |
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'My Boo' on YouTube |
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'My Boo' is the only single released by Ghost Town DJ's. It was released on Jermaine Dupri's So So Def label and Columbia. The song, an invite by a female to a male, blends R&B-style vocals over a bass beat. It was written by Carlton Mahone and Rodney Terry, with lead vocals sung by Virgo Williams. The song peaked at #31 on the Billboard Hot 100 on its initial release in 1996. In 2016, the song was re-popularized by the 'Running Man Challenge' and re-entered the Hot 100 giving it a new peak of #27 twenty years after its original release.
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Background[edit]
Originally, an artist named Akema Johnson-Day was slated to provide lead vocals for the song with Virgo Williams on background vocals, however when a scheduling conflict prevented Akema from taking part in the production, Virgo Williams’ vocals became the lead vocals. Lil Jon was an A&R Director for So So Def at the time, and he is noted as the executive producer of the song. Rodney Terry and Carl Mahone co-produced it, and it was the second version of the beat currently used in the song.[1]
Music video[edit]
The music video features a pool party. The group does not appear in the video.[2]
Chart performance[edit]
'My Boo' entered the Billboard charts on the issue dated June 15, 1996 with its number 71 debut on the Hot R&B Airplay chart, with early airplay concentrated at Southern R&B radio stations.[3] Three weeks later, following its commercial release as a vinyl12-inch single, it entered the Hot R&B Singles and Hot 100 charts at numbers 41 and 65, respectively.[4][5] On the latter chart, where it was the highest-ranking debut of the week, nearly 85% of the single's chart points were derived from airplay, with its vinyl-only release precluding a larger contribution from sales.[5] Though it was ultimately never released domestically in the more popular cassette and CD configurations,[6][7] the single managed to peak at numbers 18 and 31 on Hot R&B Singles and the Hot 100, respectively.[8] The song was especially popular at rhythmic radio stations, peaking at number 2 on the Top 40/Rhythm-Crossover chart.[9]
Nearly twenty years after the song's original chart run, a resurgence in its popularity driven by the Running Man Challengeviral meme prompted its re-entry on the charts dated May 21, 2016.[10][11] On the strength of 35,000 digital download sales and 12.3 million domestic streams, 'My Boo' re-entered the R&B chart, which had long since been renamed Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, at number 14, and the Hot 100 at number 29, surpassing the single's initial peaks on both charts.[8] It subsequently peaked at numbers 10 and 27, respectively.[12][13]
Remixes[edit]
In the 2004 song 'I Wanna Be Your Lady' from Cam'ron & The Diplomats' second album together on Diplomatic Immunity 2, the song was interpolated. 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[14] in 2011. Interpolations of the song are featured in Ciara's 2013 single 'Body Party'. In 2016, the group released four 20th year anniversary mixes of the song.
Cover versions[edit]
- 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.[15]
- Australian producer Flume released a cover of 'My Boo' featuring American rapper Vince Staples and Australian singers Kučka, Ngaiire, and Vera Blue for Triple J'sLike a Version on December 1, 2016. The cover was later released on iTunes on December 16, 2016.[16]
Running Man Challenge[edit]
In 2016, twenty years after its initial release, 'My Boo' gained notoriety through the Running Man Challenge, a viral meme in which participants filmed and shared short clips of themselves performing a dance resembling running to the song. The original videos were posted on Vine by high school students in Hillside, New Jersey.[17] Inspired by Vincent and Hall's video, two players from the University of MarylandTerrapins college basketball program, Jared Nickens and Jaylen Brantley,[18] filmed their own versions of the Running Man Challenge, spreading the meme.[19]
The challenge went viral on Vine, and Vincent, Hall, Nickens and Brantley were invited to perform it on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.[20] 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.[21][22]
Track listing[edit]
Maxi CD single (US [promo only] & Europe)
- 'My Boo' (LP Radio Edit) – 4:09
- 'My Boo' (Quiet Storm Radio Edit) – 4:04
- Remix by Carlton 'Carl Mo' Mahone, Jr.*, Jonathan 'Lil Jon' Smith
- 'My Boo' (Hitman's Club Mix) – 7:07
- Remix by Mike 'Hitman' Wilson
12' vinyl (US)
- 'My Boo' (LP Version) – 5:47
- 'My Boo' (Just Da Beat Club Mix) – 6:25
- 'My Boo' (Quiet Storm Mix) – 4:04
- Remix by Carlton 'Carl Mo' Mahone, Jr.*, Jonathan 'Lil Jon' Smith
- 'My Boo' (Hitman's Club Mix) – 7:07
- Remix by Mike 'Hitman' Wilson
- 'My Boo' (Armand Representing Da East Mix) – 7:23
- Remix by Armand Van Helden
- 'My Boo' (Acapella) – 4:27
12' vinyl (Europe)
- 'My Boo' (LP Radio Edit) – 4:09
- 'My Boo' (Quiet Storm Radio Edit) – 4:04
- Remix by Carlton 'Carl Mo' Mahone, Jr.*, Jonathan 'Lil Jon' Smith
- 'My Boo' (Hitman's Club Mix) – 7:07
- Remix by Mike 'Hitman' Wilson
- 'My Boo' (LP Radio Edit) – 4:09
- 'My Boo' (Quiet Storm Radio Edit) – 4:04
- Remix by Carlton 'Carl Mo' Mahone, Jr.*, Jonathan 'Lil Jon' Smith
- 'My Boo' (Hitman's Club Mix) – 7:07
- Remix by Mike 'Hitman' Wilson
Charts and certifications[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
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Certifications[edit]
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Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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New Zealand (RMNZ)[37] | Gold | 5,000* |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
References[edit]
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- ^Weiner, Natalie (May 16, 2016). 'Ballin' Out Podcast: The Ghost Town DJs (and the College Hoopsters Who Brought Them Back to the Hot 100) Talk 'My Boo', 20 Years Later'. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- ^Sandiford-Waller, Theda (June 15, 1996). 'Theda Sandiford-Waller's Rhythm Section'. Billboard. BPI Communications. 108 (24): 28. ISSN0006-2510. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ^'Hot R&B Singles'. Billboard. BPI Communications. 108 (27): 22. July 6, 1996. ISSN0006-2510. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ^ abMcKenna, Jerry (July 6, 1996). 'Hot 100 Singles Spotlight'. Billboard. BPI Communications. 108 (27): 103. ISSN0006-2510. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ^ ab'Hot R&B Singles'. Billboard. BPI Communications. 108 (52): 32. December 28, 1996. ISSN0006-2510. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ^ ab'Hot 100 Singles'. Billboard. BPI Communications. 109 (5): 78. February 1, 1997. ISSN0006-2510. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ^ abMendizabal, Amaya (May 11, 2016). 'Ghost Town DJ's' 1996 Hit 'My Boo' Reaches New Hot 100 High Thanks to Viral Dance Video'. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
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- ^'The Hot 100: The Week of May 21, 2016'. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ^'Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: The Week of May 21, 2016'. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ^ ab'Ghost Town DJ's Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)'. Billboard. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ^ ab'Ghost Town DJ's Chart History (Hot 100)'. Billboard. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
- ^''My Boo (Balam Acab Remix)' - Forkcast Archive - Pitchfork'. Pitchfork.
- ^'Friends – 'My Boo' (Ghost Town DJ's Cover)'. 2011-09-21. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
- ^'Flume - My Boo (feat. Vince Staples, Kučka, Ngaiire & Vera Blue) [triple j Like a Version]'. 2016-12-01.
- ^Laird, Sam. 'The originators of 'The Running Man Challenge' are two awesome high school kids'. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^'Maryland's Jaylen Brantley, Jared Nickens bring Running Man Challenge to 'Ellen DeGeneres Show''. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^'How a forgotten '90s dance hit made these Terps Internet famous'. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^Swalec, Andrea (4 May 2016). 'Terps Do 'Running Man Challenge' on 'Ellen' Show'. NBC4 Washington. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^Steinberg, Dan. 'How a forgotten '90s dance hit made these Terps Internet famous'. Washington Post. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^Ducey, Kenny. 'The Running Man Challenge died too soon'. www.si.com. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
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- ^'The Year in Music: R&B'. Billboard. BPI Communications. 108 (52): YE-42. December 28, 1996. ISSN0006-2510. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
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To say the Ghost Town DJs 1996 classic (and sole release) 'My Boo' is 'back' would be misstating the situation -- for hip-hop and R&B fans, the hugely-influential song never left. It's been sampled by everyone from Ciara to The Diplomats in the 20 years since its release, but its most impactful cosign (at least post-Jermaine Dupri) came from two previously-anonymous New Jersey high schoolers, who used the song as the theme for their #RunningManChallenge.
In the very first episode of Billboard's newest podcast Ballin' Out -- where music and sports meet -- we spoke to two of the three Ghost Town DJs, DJ Demp and Virgo (the song's singer), as well as Jaylen Brantley and Jared Nickens, the University of Maryland basketball players whose take on the Running Man Challenge (yes, naysayers, we know this is not technicallythe Running Man) make it go viral, and brought the song to its highest-ever position on the Hot 100.
Listen to the first episode (and read an interview with Rodney Terry, the manager and founder of the Ghost Town DJs) below, and subscribe and download on iTunes here.
How did the song first come together?
It was originally an idea that Lil Jon and I had three months before we made the record. I come from a background of dance music, in California. From Uncle Jamm's Army to Luther Campbell and 2 Live Crew to Ghetto Style DJs..Mr. Mixx from 2 Live Crew, one of their producers, is my homeboy -- he's a great friend of mine. I'd produced bass records in the past, as well -- I was always into dance music.
We thought about the idea, and I think we tried it once before we got to 'My Boo.' Then, I was in his office one day, and we were trying to figure it out. Carl Moe was there, and he had his keyboard. I'd never met Carl Moe before, but when I played a beat, he fell exactly into the pocket. The whole key with the record was it was an R&B record over a fast beat. The music and the vocals couldn't have anything to do with the beat -- it was like a separate situation.
We got it written up and recorded it -- there was another girl, named Akima, who sang the record at first. But she couldn't really sing it, because Carl Moe had written it for his voice. It was too low for her to sing, so I fired her in the studio. Virgo was there. Originally, a guy sang 'My Boo' -- it was so low that Virgo needed to follow somebody in that key.
This was all over the course of two days. Then, Lil Jon and I mixed it, and the rest is history. It was definitely more Lil Jon than it was Jermaine. My great friend [DJ and producer] Greg Street in Atlanta played it during Freaknik. It was just off to the races from there.
My concept was soft on the top and hard on the bottom. Me being originally from the West Coast, the pop kids had been making those kinds of records [there] forever. The Latin kids had been making those kinds of records that were pop records -- but nobody had approached it on an R&B side, like we did. We were the first to do it, and I think that's why it caught on with everybody pretty much. It just fit -- I don't know man, it just fit. A guy in New York said to me, 'It's a great sing-a-long record,' and I guess that's what it is.
What's your favorite revival of the song?
I'm cool with the Running Man Challenge, but the Ciara thing ['Body Party'] was a little different for me because I worked for Jive Records for 15 years. I was there when she got there, and I worked her records -- to this day, I don't think she knows that it's me. It was a little more special to me when Ciara did it.
I'm trying to reach out to the Running Man kids now, because if we do shows, I want to try to get them there and reap the benefits of what's going on here. The funny thing is, we're doing more press now than we did in 1996.
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Why did you guys just have one song?
Politics. Business. Record company politics. I've been in the music business for over 30 years -- worked for Def Jam for 15 years, worked for Jive for 15 years. In the 90's I made records with Luke [Luther Campell] -- some of my mentors are Luther Campbell, Russell Simmons, people like that. I wasn't going to be a whore, it's just that simple. They made an offer, but the offer was ridiculously retarded. Nothing against Jermaine Dupri -- I love Jermaine Dupri -- but it was just the business. Even he was caught up in the politics of it at the time -- not being able to do certain things that he wanted to do with the record, or whatever. So I just said, 'No, that's it. That's the end of the conversation, I'm done.' I wouldn't play golf.
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I was the individual that was signed to So So Def -- I think that's the dilemma that Columbia had when the record came out. Like he's signed, but he's not singing? That's why in the video, none of us are there. At the time, Virgo had a bad manager who would not allow her to be a part of it. They figured if we couldn't have Virgo, we wouldn't have anybody. That's why I'm very, very happy that Virgo is finally getting her just due on this record. That's the most important thing to me. Her manager told me, 'Virgo has other things going on, she doesn't need y'all.'
I went to work for Jive Records, and got back into the music business part of it. I see everybody trying to hustle and come back to life, and like, I'm not excitable. I've been around the biggest in the world -- I'm grateful and I'm blessed, but it is what it is. I'm going to try to make the best that I can out of the situation, especially for Virgo. I'm definitely planning a 20th anniversary edition of 'My Boo,' with a young lady by the name of Cameron Davis, and probably with Virgo as well. This is something Greg Street and I are putting together -- it will be a totally different record, but it will be 'My Boo.' This would be sometime in June.
How did you guys come up with the name Ghost Town DJs?
'Ghost town' means heard and not seen. Felt, and not seen. I'm not one of those ones to take selfies and be in front of cameras -- you understand what I'm saying? I'm comfortable being behind the scenes. So I came up the name, 'Ghost Town DJs.' It was really playing off what Luther Campbell had in Miami, the Ghetto Style DJs -- which I was part of back in the '80's.
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Pasedena, Calif., the city of the Rose Bowl Parade. I came to Atlanta in the '90's. I will say -- people are going to get mad -- but 'My Boo' is not an Atlanta record. It is not. 'My Boo' is California meets Florida.
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Yeah, I know it's referred to as Miami bass -- but people love it in Atlanta!
Yes, because it broke in Atlanta! People love it all over the world, man -- I'm just amazed. I don't understand it, personally. They say I made history! And actually, I hate the snare in 'My Boo' -- I hate parts of that record! I don't know if Virgo told you -- she hated her voice on the record, she thought it was a demo!
I love stories like that.
If you talk to Freak Nasty, he'll tell you he was drunk on cognac, sitting in a chair in his kitchen with a microphone in his hand when he did the vocals on 'Da Dip' -- he didn't even realize until the next morning what he had done. People don't understand, man. It's magic. Two plus two does not equal four in the record business. It equals whatever you want it to equal.
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