2003 single by Beyoncé featuring Sean Paul From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Baby Boy" is a Middle Eastern-influenced R&B and dancehall song written by Beyoncé Knowles, Scott Storch, Sean Paul, Robert Waller, and Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter for Knowles' first solo album, Dangerously in Love (2003).
"Baby Boy" | ||||
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Song by Beyoncé featuring Sean Paul | ||||
from the album Dangerously in Love | ||||
B-side | "Summertime (Remix)" | |||
Released | July 1, 2003 | |||
Recorded | 2003; South Beach Studios, Miami, Florida[1] | |||
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Length | 4:04 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
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It was produced by Knowles and Storch and was released to positive reception as the album's second single in July 2003. The song (which features dancehall singer Sean Paul) reached number one in the U.S., becoming Beyoncé's second solo number-one single and Sean Paul's second; it also reached number two in the UK. It was also recognized at the ASCAP awards by the label companies receiving the Publisher of the Year from EMI and Most Performed Songs award in 2003. It was certified Platinum in the US for sales and shipments of over one million copies there.[2] "Baby Boy" finished at number 12 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 of 2003.
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