My Boo

"My Boo" is a duet by American singers Usher and Alicia Keys. It was written by Usher, Keys, Jermaine Dupri, Adonis Shropshire, and Manuel Seal. It was produced by Dupri. The song is a hip hop track. It was included in the re-release of Confessions (2004). It was given positive reviews and won several awards.

"My Boo"
Song by Usher and Alicia Keys
from Confessions"
ReleasedJuly 14, 2004
Recorded2003
at Southside Studios
(Atlanta, Georgia)
GenreR&B, soul
Length3:43
LabelLaFace
Songwriter(s)Usher Raymond, Alicia Keys, Jermaine Dupri, Adonis Shropshire, Manuel Seal, Jr.
Producer(s)Jermaine Dupri
Usher singles chronology
""Confessions Part II"
(2004)
My Boo ""Caught Up"
(2004)


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The song was released as the album's fourth single in 2004. The single stayed on top of the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks. This became the third most-successful single from the album after "Yeah!" and "Burn". It was also ranked as the 36th biggest song of the 2000-2009 decade in the US.

Track listing

  • UK CD 1
  1. "My Boo"
  2. "Confessions Part II"
  3. "Confessions Part II

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2004–2005) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[1] 29
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[2] 21
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[3] 24
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[4] 1
Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 (Radio & Records)[5] 4
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 14
France (SNEP)[7] 19
Germany (Media Control AG)[8] 4
Illegal chart entered Ireland2 7
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] 5
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[10] 6
Norway (VG-lista)[11] 4
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[12] 56
Scotland (The Official Charts Company)[13]
"Confessions Part II" / "My Boo"
8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 18
Switzerland (Media Control AG)[15] 3
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[16]
"Confessions Part II" / "My Boo"
5
UK R&B (The Official Charts Company)[17]
"Confessions Part II" / "My Boo"
3
US Billboard Hot 100[18] 1
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[19] 2
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[20] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2004) Position
Germany (Official German Charts)[21] 92
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[22] 67
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[23] 94
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 57
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[25]
"Confessions Part II" / "My Boo"
56
US Billboard Hot 100[26] 24
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (billboard)[27] 28
Chart (2005) Position
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] 69
US Billboard Hot 100[29] 54
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (billboard)[30] 35
Chart (2019) Position
Portugal (AFP)[31] 2486

Decade-end charts

Chart (2000–09) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[32] 36
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[33] 77

All-time charts

Chart (2018) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[34] 200

References

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