"Baby Boy" is a song by American singer Beyonc, featuring Jamaican rapper Sean Paul, from her debut solo studio album, Dangerously in Love (2003). It was also included on the reissue of Paul's second studio album, Dutty Rock (2002). Both Beyonc and Paul co-wrote the song with Robert Waller, Jay-Z and Scott Storch, who produced it with Beyonc. Containing a lyrical interpolation of "No Fear" by hip-hop group O.G.C., "Baby Boy" is a dancehall and R&B song with Caribbean and Asian influences; its lyrics detail a woman's fantasies.

The song was released as the second single from Dangerously in Love on August 3, 2003, by Columbia Records and Music World Entertainment. "Baby Boy" topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for nine consecutive weeks and was Beyonc's longest-running number-one single until 2007, when it was surpassed by "Irreplaceable". It reached the top-ten in many countries and was certified two-times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). "Baby Boy" also reached the top-ten in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.


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The accompanying music video for "Baby Boy" was directed by Jake Nava and mostly shows Beyonc dancing in various locations. The song has remained a staple of Beyonc's concert setlists. The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) recognized it as one of the most played songs of 2004. The next year, American singer-songwriter Jennifer Armour filed a copyright infringement lawsuit claiming that "Baby Boy" had used the primary musical hook from her song "Got a Little Bit of Love for You". The case was later dismissed.

In 2002, Beyonc 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.[2] She and Storch wrote "Baby Boy", with contributions from American songwriter Robert Waller and Beyonc's now-husband, hip hop artist Jay-Z.[2] The song also contains a lyrical interpolation of "No Fear" by hip hop group O.G.C. used towards the ending of the song: "We steppin' in hotter this year".[3]

Once the track was supposedly done, Beyonc had the idea that it would be "perfect" if Jamaican reggae artist Sean Paul contributed a vocal track.[3] Beyonc contacted Paul about a possible collaboration for "Baby Boy".[4][5] Sean Paul agreed, and flew in from Jamaica to join the recording sessions of the song.[3] He contributed a toast verse, and they finished recording "Baby Boy" in March 2003, during the later stages of the album's recording.[4]

"Baby Boy" is a midtempo contemporary R&B and dancehall song[6][7][8] with reggae, house and South Asian influences.[9][10][11] It was composed using common time in the key of C minor,[12] and set in moderate groove of 92 beats per minute.[7] Storch's knowledge on Indian contributes to its Asian influences.[13] Neil Drumming of Entertainment Weekly noted that "'Baby Boy' goes full-tilt Bollywood 'n da hood, with Sean Paul ripping a pulsing tabla raga".[14] Beyonc's vocals are accompanied by clicky and castanet-sounding beats,[15] synthesized handclaps and slaps.[16] 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.[17]

"Baby Boy" was released as the second single from Beyonc's debut studio album, Dangerously in Love (2003). It was serviced to contemporary hit and rhythmic contemporary radio in the United States on August 3, 2003.[18][19] It was released as a CD single and 12-inch single in the United Kingdom on October 6, 2003. The song was released for maxi single in Canada the following day,[20] and in Germany on October 13.[21] It was released in the United States as a 12-inch and CD single on October 14 and 28, 2003, respectively.[22] "Baby Boy" was included in the revamped edition of Sean Paul's second studio album Dutty Rock (2003).[23]

Rolling Stone magazine reviewer Anthony DeCurtis wrote that Beyonc sounded as if she was "having fun" on the song,[30] while Stephen Thomas Erlewine of the online music guide service AllMusic described Beyonc's vocals as "assured and sexy".[31] Mark Anthony Neal of the international webzine PopMatters, regarded "Baby Boy" as one of the "high-profile collaborations" on Dangerously in Love.[32] Lisa Verrico of the daily British newspaper The Times described the song a "Latino-tinged collaboration ... Paul does a reggae rap in the middle, but it's when he chats while Beyonc half raps that the pair have real chemistry".[15] Yancey Strickler of the Flak magazine wrote that "'Baby Boy''s diwali stutter is enhanced by Sean Paul's dancehall monotone".[33]

British record label EMI was honored by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) at the 2005 ASCAP Pop Music Awards as Publisher of the Year for publishing "Baby Boy", among other songs.[35] Scott Storch earned Songwriter of the Year award at the same event.[35]

"Baby Boy" attained a positioning on the commercial charts before its physical release in the United States. The track led to a higher Billboard 200 chart placing for Dangerously in Love, and helped the album to attain multi-platinum certification in the United States.[36] The single debuted on the Billboard Hot 100, at number fifty-seven, while its predecessor "Crazy in Love" was still on the top spot.[37] "Baby Boy" dominated on the radio in the United States, ultimately reaching the top of the Billboard Hot 100.[38][39][40] It reached the chart's top spot eight weeks after its debut, and stayed there for nine consecutive weeks.[40][41] The single stayed number one for a week longer than "Crazy in Love" had, becoming Beyonc's longest-charting number-one single at the time. The feat was not broken until her single "Irreplaceable" (2006), from her second album B'Day (2006), spent ten weeks at the top spot from late 2006 until early 2007.[42] The song became Sean Paul's first number-one single in the United States. "Baby Boy" stayed on the Hot 100 for twenty-nine weeks,[43] and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on June 6, 2006.[44] "Baby Boy" achieved success on Billboard crossover and mainstream radio charts, appearing on the Top 40 Tracks, Rhythmic and Mainstream Top 40, as well as peaking atop the Radio Songs and Dance/Mix Show Airplay, and at number two on Dance Club Songs.[45][46][47][39] As of October 6, 2010, "Baby Boy" had sold 6,000 physical units in the United States.[48]

Scenes featuring Beyonc and Paul are shown separately. The video begins with Paul sitting on a throne while toasting; Beyonc is leaning against a wall and dancing. In the following scene, Beyonc is seen on a bed. Paul is shown with several women who are lying on the floor caressing each other. Beyonc walks towards the beach; she spots a man, and the two touch and flirt. As the second verse begins, Beyonc is at a party. At the party, Beyonc decides to dance with the same man that she interacted with earlier. Then, water floods the floor of the party as she sings "the dance floor becomes the sea". As the second chorus of the song begins, the video is cut with scenes of Beyonc and four backup dancers dancing on a platform in the sand on the beach. The original track is interrupted towards the end with an Arabic instrumental, designed for the music video. This section showcases Beyonc vigorously dancing on the sand.

Sal Cinquemani of the online publication Slant Magazine, described the video as a "baby-oil-logged follow-up" to "Crazy in Love"'s "bootylicous video".[54] In 2013, John Boone and Jennifer Cady of E! Online placed the video at number nine on their list of Beyonc's ten best music videos, praising the extended belly-dancing breakdown.[55] "Baby Boy" premiered on MTV's program Total Request Live on August 25, 2003, at number ten and reached the top spot.[56][57] It stayed on the show for forty-one days, the same chart run "Me, Myself and I" earned.[56]

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