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"Boombastic"
Single by Shaggy
from the album Boombastic
B-side"In the Summertime" (remix)
ReleasedJune 5, 1995 (1995-06-05)
Recorded1994
Genre
Length3:52
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Shaggy
Shaggy singles chronology
"In the Summertime"
(1995) 		"Boombastic"
(1995) 		"Why You Treat Me So Bad"
(1996)
Music video
"Boombastic" on YouTube

"Boombastic" or "Mr. Boombastic" is a song by Jamaican musical artist Shaggy, released on June 5, 1995 as the second single from his third studio album, Boombastic (1995). After being used in an ad for Levi's, it achieved commercial success in many countries, including Ireland, UK, Sweden, New Zealand, and Australia, where it topped the singles charts. It spent a week at number one on the US Billboard R&B chart, and a similar stint atop the UK Singles Chart. It also reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100. A remix featuring Sting International, which features a sample of Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On", was released in January 1996. The latter is featured on some versions of the Boombastic album as a bonus track.

Critical reception

AllMusic editor David Jeffries viewed the song as "pivotal".[1] Larry Flick from Billboard noted that it "jerks about with a hypnotic groove that owes as much to hip hop and rave/pop as it does to traditional island music. Shaggy's toasting is quite friendly to mainstream pop ears, and he masterfully twists and bends the chorus. Primed for immediate picking by jeep listeners, smoking track comes in two radical versions that are designed to lure both street kids and their more mature counterparts."[2] A reviewer from Music Week rated the song four out of five, stating that being used in the latest Levi's ad, it's "guaranteeing the Shagster another UK smash with this slo-mo pop ragga which samples Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On."[3] James Hamilton from the magazine's RM Dance Update described it as "gruffy twiddly-diddled".[4] John Kilgo from The Network Forty declared it a "reggae/rap masterpiece".[5]

Gerald Martinez from New Sunday Times stated that "with sparse, hypnotic backing, Shaggy's boastful rapping carries the song."[6] A reviewer from People Magazine opined that the album "is more like the real reggae thing", and "the raw title song is the style's most uncompromising Top 10 trip yet."[7] Al Weisel from Rolling Stone viewed it as "a stripped-clown dub masterpiece, a percussive cacophony of samples, sound effects and a clanging piano. Shaggy's baritone growl oozes a sexuality that recalls both the dance-hall swagger of Shabba Ranks and theatrical self-deprecation of ska king Prince Buster."[8] Mark Sutherland from Smash Hits gave "Boombastic" two out of five, calling it a "gruff, grinding ragga-lite" track.[9] David Sinclair from The Times described it as "an entertaining tribute to the singer's boundless sex appeal", noting Shaggy's "mischievous glee, the Rs rolling off his tongue like the purr of a big cat." He added, "Set to a plonking, one-note piano riff and minimalist reggae beat, Boombastic is one of those feelgood dance records that seems to conjure a special magic out of thin air. Like the hero in the ad, it will be flying out of shops everywhere."[10]

Retrospective response

Bill Lamb from About.com said Shaggy "exhibits oodles of personal charm alongside the funky grooves" of "Boombastic", picking it as one of the best songs from 1990s.[11] Tom Ewing of Freaky Trigger said the musician is "the benevolent monarch of this world, giving a comical, flirtatious, crowd-tickling performance, his army of mechanical instruments dancing in and out of his phrasing. His main trick here is using his voice like a yo-yo, winding his vowels out on "rohhhhhh-" before he flicks the word back "-mantic!"."[12]

Music video

A music video was produced to promote the single and was later published on Shaggy's official YouTube channel in March 2009. It features him performing in and outside an old house, surrounded by dancing females and flickering lights. The video has amassed more than 175 million views as of October 2022.

Track listings

Charts

  1. ^ a b c Charted as a double A-side with "In the Summertime".

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[50] Platinum 70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[52] Gold 25,000*
France (SNEP)[53] Gold 250,000*
Germany (BVMI)[54] Gold 250,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[55] Platinum 10,000*
Norway (IFPI Norway)[56] Platinum 10,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[57] Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[59] Platinum 1,200,000[58]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

The song was featured in the 2006 animated film Barnyard, sung by the character "Biggie Cheese". Alongside its corresponding scene, the song subsequently became an internet meme about a decade later.[60] The song was also used in the 2007 film Mr. Bean's Holiday.

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