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Baby Boy

Single von Beyoncé & Sean Paul
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"Baby Boy" is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé Knowles, featuring vocals by Jamaican singer Sean Paul. This R&B-dancehall song was co-written by Knowles, Scott Storch, Sean Paul, Robert Waller and Jay-Z for Knowles's debut solo album, Dangerously in Love. The track was produced by Knowles and Storch, and was released on October 14, 2003, in the United States as the album's second single. The lyrics of "Baby Boy" refer to fantasies, and its music video features sensual footage.

"Baby Boy" was commercially successful, topping the US Billboard Hot 100 for nine weeks, in part due to the considerable amount of airplay it received. Certified platinum in the US, the song was Knowles' longest-running solo number-one single until "Irreplaceable" (2006). The single charted equally well internationally, entering the top ten in most countries and achieving platinum status in Australia.

The song was praised by critics and the music industry. The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers recognized the British record company EMI at the 2005 Pop Music Awards as Publisher of the Year, for publishing "Baby Boy" as well as other songs recorded by contemporary artists. The song has been a staple in Knowles' concert set list, and the ASCAP honored it as one of the most performed songs in 2005.

Background and writing

Knowles went to Miami, Florida, to work with record producer Scott Storch for her debut solo album, Dangerously in Love.[1] She and Storch wrote "Baby Boy" with contributions from Robert Waller and Jay-Z. But once the track was done, Knowles still thought something was missing and that it would be "perfect" if Sean Paul, whose musical approach she admired,[2][3] were to add vocals.[1] Knowles talked to him by phone for possible collaboration. Sean Paul was delighted with the idea, and, straight from Jamaica, he flew to Miami and joined for another session of the song.[1] He contributed a rap verse, and they finished tracking "Baby Boy" in March 2003, during the late stages of the album's recording.[2]

Composition and theme

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"Baby Boy" is a mid-tempo R&B song, performed with a moderate groove. It is in the key of E♭ major, and is set to ninety-two beats per minute, in common time.[4] "Baby Boy" is a hybrid of R&B and dancehall,[5] and also feaes influences from reggae. Like Knowles' 2004 song "Naughty Girl", "Baby Boy" has Middle-Eastern influences because of Storch's knowledge about this kind of music.[6] According to Roger Friedman of FOX News, "Baby Boy" is based on the 1995 reggae song "Here Comes the Hotstepper" by Jamaican singer Ini Kamoze.[7]

"Baby Boy" is a sequel to "'03 Bonnie & Clyde", a 2002 song by rapper Jay-Z that features Knowles.[2] Sean Paul stated: "She's telling me about her fantasies and picturing me and her going here and there, all over the world ... I'm answering back, like, 'I'm wit it.'"[2] The song is about fantasy, in keeping with the theme of the album Knowles' deemed as personal.[3] The lyrics are constructed in the rap–chorus–verse form; it starts with a rap by Sean Paul, followed with a chorus by Knowles, before singing the verse.[4] The pattern repeats until the bridge, giving way to another rap and chorus, and finalizes in the coda.

Release and reception

 
Knowles singing "Baby Boy", flanked with two dancers

"Baby Boy" was released as the second single off Dangerously in Love, following the chart-topper lead single "Crazy in Love". The song was released as a CD single in Canada on May 4, 2003, and in Australia on September 9; both releases varied in content. It was released in the United States on October 14, 2003 as a 12" single.[8] The track was included in the re-release of Sean Paul's second album, Dutty Rock, in 2003.

"Baby Boy" was well-received by critics. Rolling Stone magazine reviewer Anthony DeCurtis said that Knowles‎ sounded like she is "having fun" on the song,[9] while Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic, a music database, described Knowles' vocals as "assured and sexy".[10] Mark Anthony Neal of the international webzine Popmatters complimented the song as one of the "high-profile collaborations" from Dangerously in Love.[11] Lisa Verrico of the daily US newspaper The Times called the song a "Latino-tinged collaboration[...]set to clicky beats that sound like castanets".[12] She concluded: "Paul does a reggae rap in the middle, but it's when he chats while Beyoncé half raps that the pair have real chemistry."[12] Yancey Strickler of Flak magazine wrote that "'Baby Boy''s diwali stutter is enhanced by Sean Paul's dancehall monotone".[13] Entertainment Weekly magazine's Neil Drumming quoted that "'Baby Boy' goes full-tilt Bollywood 'n da hood, with Sean Paul ripping a pulsing tabla raga."[14] James Anthony of the British newspaper The Guardian said that the track "bridges the gap between the genres of R&B and dancehall".[15]

Online source About.com ranked "Baby Boy" forty-second on their list of the top 100 pop songs of 2003.[16] British record label EMI was honored by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers during the 2005 Pop Music Awards as Publisher of the Year for "Baby Boy", among other songs;[17] Scott Storch earned Songwriter of the Year in the same year.[17]

Live performances

Knowles performed "Baby Boy" during the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, backgrounded with her Rocket-esque back-up female dancers.[18] She sang the track in a medley—"Baby Boy" with pre-recorded vocals from Sean Paul and "Crazy in Love" together with Jay-Z.[19] She later performed "Baby Boy" in the 2003 MTV Europe Music Awards together with Sean Paul.[20] Her performance was panned by Popmatters' Jessica Hodges as a "letdown" compared with her applauded 2003 MTV VMA.[21]

 
Knowles performing "Baby Boy" during the 2007 The Beyoncé Experience world concert tour

"Baby Boy" has been included on the set list for most of Knowles' concert tours. For instance, the song opened the set during her Dangerously in Love World Tour, which began from late 2003 to early 2004. She appeared suspended in the ceiling of the arena being lowered to a red lounger[22]—a production she used in the 2003 MTV VMA. The footage taken at the Wembley Arena was included in the Live at Wembley concert DVD, released in April 27, 2004. Knowles performed the song midway through the setlist on Destiny's Child farewell tour Destiny Fulfilled ... And Lovin' It, and later appeared in Destiny's Child: Live in Atlanta concert DVD. During the 2007 The Beyoncé Experience world concert tour, Knowles again performed "Baby Boy", in a version that was incorporated with a reggae classic song "Murder She Wrote". She descended a staircase wearing a belly-dancer costume while holding an umbrella, and sang the song; "Murder He Wrote" was performed after "Baby Boy".[23] The footage taken at the Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, on September 2, 2007 appeared in The Beyoncé Experience Live!.

In the 2005 ASCAP Pop Music Awards, "Baby Boy", along with Knowles' songs "Me, Myself and I" and "Naughty Girl", garnered the title as one of the most performed songs of the year.[24]

 
Knowles performing "Baby Boy" during Destiny's Child's 2005 farewell concert tour Destiny Fulfilled ... And Lovin' It

In 2005, United States singer-songwriter Jennifer Armour filed a copyright infringement lawsuit claiming that Knowles used lyrics and the musical hook from her song "Got a Little Bit of Love for You".[25][26][27] In 2003, Armour's former label manager had submitted her demo recordings to record labels, including Knowles' Columbia Records and Sean Paul's Atlantic Records.[28][29] According to the district court, an expert hired by Armour testified that "there are a few, very brief elements in 'Baby Boy' that, once the key and the tempo are changed to match 'Got a Little Bit of Love for You,' appear similar"; the district court nonetheless ruled that no jury could find the two songs to be "substantially similar" (a requirement for an infringement finding) and dismissed the case.[27] On appeal, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's ruling, but used different reasoning. It held that there was no infringement because Armour's demo tape was received after the writing of Knowles' song had been substantially completed; the court did not address the issue of substantial similarity.[29][30]

Chart performance

"Baby Boy", alongside "Me, Myself and I" and "Naughty Girl", attained more and immediate commercial success than "Crazy in Love", propelling Dangerously in Love up the Billboard 200, the official US album chart, and helping it be certified multi-platinum in the United States.[31] The single debuted on the Billboard Hot 100, the US' official Singles Chart, on August 21, 2003, at number fifty-seven, while "Crazy in Love" was still at the top spot.[32] The single dominated the US airplays, helping it to chart atop the Hot 100.[33][34][35] "Baby Boy" reached the chart's top spot eight weeks after its debut, and stayed there for nine consecutive weeks.[35][36] The single stayed number one for a week longer than "Crazy in Love" had, becoming Knowles' highest-charting single, a feat that was not broken until Knowles' 2006 single "Irreplaceable" spent ten weeks at the top spot.[37] The single stayed on the Hot 100 for twenty-nine weeks,[38] and was certified platinum on June 6, 2006 by the Recording Industry Association of America.[39]

"Baby Boy" achieved success on crossover and mainstream radio charts, appearing on the Top 40 Tracks, Rhythmic Top 40 and Top 40 Mainstream, as well as on the Hot 100 Airplay, Dance Radio Airplay and Hot Dance Music/Club Play.[40][41][42][34] The single appeared on the Canadian Singles Chart, Hot Dance Singles Sales and the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[42][36][34] The J. Vasquez & M. Joshua Mixes version of the track reached number two on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play, and other two remixes charted at number twenty and thirty-two on the same component chart, respectively.[41]

Internationally, "Baby Boy" performed just as well, peaking inside the top ten on most charts. In the United Kingdom, the single debuted at number two on October 18, 2003, and was the chart's highest debut and "Baby Boy"'s highest entry.[43] It failed to top the chart, and spent eleven weeks on the chart.[38] Generally, the single entered the top ten across Europe. In Australia and New Zealand, "Baby Boy" peaked at number three and two, respectively. It was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for selling 70,000 units.[44]

In the United World Chart, an aggregate chart provider, "Baby Boy" debuted at number thirty-five on September 27, 2003,[45]peaked at number three on November 15,[46] and charted for a total of twenty-three weeks from late 2003 to early 2004.[47] With 3,094,000 points accumulated in 2003, United World Chart ranked "Baby Boy" as their nineteenth best-selling single of the year.[48]

Music video

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Knowles showing an Arabic dance sequence

The music video for "Baby Boy" was directed by Jake Nava, who was behind Knowles' "Crazy in Love" video, and was shot in Miami, Florida, on August 7–8, 2003. It was filmed in a house with different rooms: one with a Japanese style and one with an old English style.[49] The video features dance sequences of Middle-eastern influences, and footages designed to have sex appeal.

The video starts with Sean Paul sitting on a royal chair rapping, and Knowles standing up against the wall dancing, both inside a gloomy house. Knowles lies in a bed, tossing and turning sensually. Sean Paul is with several women lying on the floor caressing each other. Knowles walks towards the beach; she spots a man, and the two touch and flirt with each other. Knowles enters into a party house, dancing with a guy; and water comes on the floor as she sings "The dance floor becomes the sea." Knowles and her back-up dancers dance on the seashore. The original track is interpolated towards the end with an Arabic instrumental, designed for the music music video; this part showcases Knowles vigorously dancing in the sand.

Sal Cinquemani of Slant magazine called it a "baby-oil-logged follow-up" to "Crazy in Love"'s "bootylicous video".[50] "Baby Boy" premiered on MTV's Total Request Live on August 25, 2003 at number ten, and reached the top spot.[51][52] It stayed on the video program for forty-one weeks, the same chart run "Me, Myself & I" earned.[51]

Formats and track listings

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CD single (674260.2)
  1. "Baby Boy" – 4:04
  2. "Baby Boy" (Junior Vasquez Club Anthem Remix) – 8:50
  3. "Krazy In Luv" (Adam 12 So Crazy Remix) – 4:30
Maxi single(674 287 2)
  1. "Baby Boy" (Album Version) – 4:04
  2. "Baby Boy" (Maurice's Nu Soul Mix) – 6:14
  3. "Baby Boy" (Junior's Papadella) – 3:58
  4. "Krazy In Luv" (Adam 12 So Crazy Remix) – 4:30

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12" single (674 287 6 000)
  1. "Baby Boy" (Album Version) – 4:04
  2. "Baby Boy" (Junior Vasquez Club Anthem Remix) – 8:50
  3. "Baby Boy" (Maurice's Nu Soul Mix) – 6:14
  4. "Baby Boy" (Maurice's Nu Dub Baby!) – 6:30

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Charts

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Chart (2003/2004)[42][38] Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 3
Austrian Singles Chart 18
Belgian Ultratop 50 11
Danish Singles Chart 6
Dutch Top 40 8
Euro Top 100 5
French Singles Chart 8
German Singles Chart 4

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Chart (2003/2004)[42][38] Peak
position
Irish Singles Chart 6
Italian Singles Chart 12
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 2
Norwegian Singles Chart 10
Swedish Singles Chart 5
Swiss Singles Chart 5
UK Singles Chart 2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 1
United World Chart 3

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