Paul remarked: "She's telling me about her fantasies and picturing me and her going here and there, all over the world . The lyrics detail a woman's fantasies, and in keeping with the album's overall theme, Beyoncé's deemed them as personal to her. "Baby Boy" is considered to be a sequel to Jay-Z's song " '03 Bonnie & Clyde" (2002) featuring Beyoncé. According to gossip blogger Roger Friedman of Fox News Channel, "Baby Boy" is based on the reggae song " Here Comes the Hotstepper" (1995), performed by Jamaican singer Ini Kamoze. Beyoncé's vocals are accompanied by clicky and castanet-sounding beats, synthesized handclaps and slaps. Neil Drumming of Entertainment Weekly noted that "'Baby Boy' goes full-tilt Bollywood 'n da hood, with Sean Paul ripping a pulsing tabla raga". Storch's knowledge on Indian contributes to its Asian influences.
It was composed using common time in the key of C minor, and set in moderate groove of 92 beats per minute. "Baby Boy" is a midtempo contemporary R&B and dancehall song with reggae, house and South Asian influences. Problems playing this file? See media help. He contributed a toast verse, and they finished recording "Baby Boy" in March 2003, during the later stages of the album's recording. Sean Paul agreed, and flew in from Jamaica to join the recording sessions of the song. Beyoncé contacted Paul about a possible collaboration for "Baby Boy". Once the track was supposedly done, Beyoncé had the idea that it would be "perfect" if Jamaican reggae artist Sean Paul contributed a vocal track. used towards the ending of the song: "We steppin' in hotter this year". The song also contains a lyrical interpolation of "No Fear" by hip hop group O.G.C. She and Storch wrote "Baby Boy", with contributions from American songwriter Robert Waller and Beyoncé's now-husband, hip hop artist Jay-Z. In 2002, Beyoncé went to Miami, Florida, in the United States, to work with American record producer Scott Storch for her debut solo studio album Dangerously in Love. Sean Paul ( pictured) contributed vocals to "Baby Boy". In 2005, American singer-songwriter Jennifer Armour filed a copyright infringement lawsuit claiming that the song had used the primary musical hook from her song "Got a Little Bit of Love for You".
The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) recognized it as one of the most performed songs of 2004. "Baby Boy" has remained a staple of Beyoncé's concert set lists. The song's music video was directed by Jake Nava and mostly shows Beyoncé dancing in various locations. It also reached the top 10 in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. It reached the top ten in many countries and was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). "Baby Boy" topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for nine consecutive weeks and was Beyoncé's longest-running number-one single until 2007, when it was surpassed by " Irreplaceable".
Containing a lyrical interpolation of "No Fear" by hip hop group O.G.C, "Baby Boy" is an R&B and dancehall song with Caribbean and Asian influences its lyrics detail a woman's fantasies.Ĭolumbia Records and Music World Entertainment released "Baby Boy" as the second single from Dangerously in Love on August 3, 2003. Both artists co-wrote the song with Scott Storch, Robert Waller and Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter the former also co-produced the song. " Baby Boy" is a song by American singer Beyoncé featuring Jamaican dancehall rapper Sean Paul from Beyoncé's debut solo studio album, Dangerously in Love (2003), and off Paul's second album, Dutty Rock (2002).
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