"Boom Boom Boogie" is a 1997 single (1996 in Japan) from Canadian reggae

Reggae

Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...

 recording artist Snow’s

Snow (musician)

Darrin O'Brien , better known by his stage name Snow, is a Juno Award-winning Canadian rap and reggae musician. He is best known for his 1992 single "Informer", which reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.-Life and work:...

 third album, Justuss

Justuss

Justuss is Canadian reggae musician Snow's third album. Like his second album Murder Love, Justuss is primarily a reggae album performed in Jamaican Patois and featured fellow reggae stars such as Yami Bolo, Nadine Sutherland, Buju Banton, Beenie Man, and Terror Fabulous. Because of his criminal...

. The track proved to to be Snow's most successful single from "Justuss," reaching number 29 on Tokio Hot 100 and reaching gold certification in Japan. The music video appeared on MTV Japan

MTV Japan

MTV Japan is the Japanese version of the cable television network based in Japan. It is a subsidiary of MTV Networks, and was launched on December 24, 1992. It can be viewed on cable television, SKY PerfecTV!, SKY PerfecTV! e2 and IPTV.-History:MTV originally was a music block on JORX-TV from 1989...

 "five to six spins a day."

Production

"Boom Boom Boogie" was written and recorded in Jamaica by Snow and Tony "CD" Kelly and remixed by Marcus Kane and Laurie Bogin for Au One Productions in Toronto, Ontario.

Music video

The video for "Boom Boom Boogie" begins with Snow visiting a fortune teller who recounts Snow's "former life" as a prohibition era gangster. Snow is featured performing at various clubs gambling, playing pool, and performing on stage. At the end of the video, Snow leaves the fortune teller's shop and jumps into a convertible with his friends.

Reception

Larry Flick of Billboard wrote,“for the past few years, Snow has been working hard to strengthen his skills and credibility as a reggae toaster. He reveals a high degree of progress on this single which boldly blends pure Jamaican rhythms with dance/funk keyboards. His vocal style is now a hybrid of soul crooning and raunchy chatting, ripping through the baseline with palpable confidence.”

Charts and sales

Chart (1996)	Peak position
JAP	29

Certifications

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Country
!Certification
!Date
!Sales certified
|-
|Japan
|align="center"|Gold
|align="center"|December 1996
|align="center"|100,000

Track listings

CD maxi

1. "Boom Boom Boogie" (LP Version) — Not listed
2. "Boom Boom Boogie" (R&B Remix) — Not listed
3. "Boom Boom Boogie" (Hip Hop Cocktail Remix) — Not Listed

Personnel

• Text : Darrin O'Brien, Tony "CD" Kelly
• Producer : Tony "CD" Kelly
• Executive producer : David Eng, EZ Steve Salem
• Photography : David La Chapelle

External links

• Scene from "Boom Boom Boogie" musice video.