From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Boom Boom Boogie
Boom Boom Boogie
Chart (1996) Peak
position
JAP[6] 29
Country Certification Date Sales certified
Japan[7] Gold December 1996 100,000
"Boom Boom Boogie" video appeared on MTV Japan "five to six spins a
day."[1][2]
Production
"Boom Boom Boogie" was written and recorded in Ja-
maica by Snow and Tony "CD" Kelly and remixed by Mar-
cus Kane and Laurie Bogin for Au One Productions in
Toronto, Ontario.[3]
Music video
The video for "Boom Boom Boogie" begins with Snow vis-
iting a fortune teller who recounts Snow’s "former life"
Single by Snow
as a prohibition era gangster. Snow is featured perform-
from the album Justuss ing at various clubs gambling, playing pool, and perform-
Released 1997 ing on stage. At the end of the video, Snow leaves the for-
tune teller’s shop and jumps into a convertible with his
Format CD single, CD maxi, 7" single friends.[4]
12" maxi, Cassette
Recorded 1996
Reception
Genre Reggae
Hip-hop
Larry Flick of Billboard wrote,“for the past few years,
Snow has been working hard to strengthen his skills and
Length Not Listed credibility as a reggae toaster. He reveals a high degree
Label Atlantic and WEA of progress on this single which boldly blends pure Ja-
maican rhythms with dance/funk keyboards. His vocal
Writer(s) Darrin O’Brien style is now a hybrid of soul crooning and raunchy chat-
Tony "CD" Kelly
ting, ripping through the baseline with palpable confi-
Producer Tony Kelly dence.”[5]
Snow singles chronology
Charts and sales
"Sexy Girl" "Boom Boom Boogie" "The Plumb Song"
(1995) (1997) (1999)
Certifications
"Boom Boom Boogie is a 1997 single (1996 in Japan) from
Boom Boogie"
Canadian reggae recording artist Snow’s third album, Track listings
Justuss. The track proved to to be Snow’s most successful 1. "Boom Boom Boogie" (LP Version) — Not listed
single from "Justuss," reaching number 29 on Tokio Hot 2. "Boom Boom Boogie" (R&B Remix) — Not listed
100 and reaching gold certification in Japan. The music 3. "Boom Boom Boogie" (Hip Hop Cocktail Remix) —
Not Listed
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Boom Boom Boogie
Personnel [2] For certification in Japan, see: Elena Omanu, "Snow
Displays Versatility, Growth on Justuss," Billboard,
• Text : Darrin O’Brien, Tony "CD" Kelly 14 December 1996, 9.
• Producer : Tony "CD" Kelly [3] For certification in Japan, see: Elena Omanu, "Snow
• Executive producer : David Eng, EZ Steve Salem Displays Versatility, Growth on Justuss," Billboard,
• Photography : David La Chapelle 14 December 1996, 9.
[4] For video, see: The Greatest Hits of Snow, VHS (Tokyo:
External links [5]
East West Japan, 1999)
see: Larry Flick, “Boom Boom Boogie,” Billboard,
• Scene from "Boom Boom Boogie" musice video. January 11, 1997, 85.
[6] "Boom Boom Boogie", on Tokyo Hot 100 Singles of
References [7]
1995 [1] (accessed 24 November 2010).
Japan certifications Riaj (Retrieved August 11, 2008)
[1] For charting position in Japan, see: Source comes from Elena Oumano,"Snow Display
http://www.sound.jp/tnsn/az/tokio-bpm_f.html Versatility, Growth on Justuss, Billboard, Dec. 14
(accessed 24 November 2010). 1996, 9
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