Bug a Boo
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"Bug a Boo" is a song by Destiny's Child
, which appears on their second album The Writing's on the Wall
. It peaked at number thirty-three on the Billboard Hot 100
chart. In the United Kingdom, "Bug a Boo" peaked at number nine and sold over 99,400 copies.
on September 25, 1999 and ascended to number 33 before descending down the charts. Following the huge success of "Bills, Bills, Bills
", Destiny's Child follow-up single was a huge success but "Bug a Boo" failed to deliver as both its sales and airplay were It performed better on the R&B charts reaching number 15, but remains one of two Destiny's Child singles not to reach the top 10 on this chart. It is the group's lowest charting single in the U.S. and spent twenty weeks on the Hot 100. At the start of the Refugee Camp Remix version, which was completely different, the opening lyrics refer to the band "doing it right the second time". The single also made it to number 26 on the Australian ARIA
Singles Chart. This was Destiny's Child's lowest-charting single until "Girl
" in 2004.
In the Netherlands
the song peaked at number 6 on the Mega Single Top 100
, it remained in the charts for 15 weeks and it had a lot of airplay on the radiostations.
US Vinyl, 12", Promo
Side A
Side B
UK Promo Single
UK Maxi-CD Part 1 CA 668188 2
UK Maxi-CD Part 2 CA 668188 5
European Maxi-CD COL 667779 5
European 2-Track Single
German Promo SAMPCS 1510
Australian Maxi-CD
Notes
was very popular receiving lots of airplay from both MTV
and BET
music networks. It was also Destiny's Child first to chart on the popular TRL
Top 10 countdown. The video was directed by Darren Grant
.
In the video the group are walking down a shopping boulevard. Four men driving a red car who seem to be trying to attract their attention then approach them but the girl’s of Destiny’s Child don’t seem very interested as the men are “bugging” them. In another shot the girls trying to escape the men accidentally run into a men’s locker room where they see basketball star Kobe Bryant
getting ready for a game. In the next shot the group are wearing cheerleader outfits doing a routine cheer with Wyclef Jean
as bandleader. The marching band in the video were actual members of the UCLA Marching Band. Wyclef Jean is also seen clearly wearing the UCLA Drum Major uniform. The final shot shows the group back on the boulevard and fed up with hiding from the unwanted attention from the men in the car they give in and jump in the car and all drive off.
In the remix version of the video all the sequences are the same except in the shot where Wyclef is seen as the band leader. The remix then starts to play as the band, the cheerleaders, and even the players start to dance. The next shot shows the girls at a party salsa dancing with male partners while Wyclef raps. The video then finishes with the group back on the boulevard and fed up with hiding from the unwanted attention from the men in the car they give in and jump in the car and all drive off.
The original music video is featured on the video compilation The Platinum's on the Wall
, whereas the video for the "Refugee Camp Remix" was never released to any disc, but could be later found on YouTube in low quality.
Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...
, which appears on their second album The Writing's on the Wall
The Writing's on the Wall
-Credits and personnel:*Bill Ortiz – trumpet*Daryl Simmons – drum programming, keyboard programming*D'Wayne Wiggins – guitar, producer*Rodney Jerkins – producer*Claudine Pontier – assistant engineer*James Hoover – engineer...
. It peaked at number thirty-three on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
chart. In the United Kingdom, "Bug a Boo" peaked at number nine and sold over 99,400 copies.
Vocals
- Lead vocals: Beyoncé KnowlesBeyoncé KnowlesBeyoncé Giselle Knowles , often known simply as Beyoncé, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child...
(2 verses) and Kelly RowlandKelly RowlandKelendria Trene "Kelly" Rowland is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and television personality. She rose to fame as one of the founding members of the American girl group Destiny's Child...
(bridge) - Background vocals: Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, LeToya LuckettLeToya LuckettLeToya Nicole Luckett , known professionally as LeToya, is an American R&B singer-songwriter and actress. She was a member of the R&B group Destiny's Child, with whom she won two Grammy Awards and released many successful commercial recordings.After signing a record deal with Capitol Records, she's...
and LaTavia RobersonLaTavia RobersonLaTavia Marie Roberson is a two-time Grammy Award–winning American contralto singer-songwriter, as well as an original member of Girl's Tyme which later became Destiny's Child. She was eventually replaced by Farrah Franklin in 2000. She was an original founder of the group with Beyoncé as they...
Meaning
Bug-a-boo is a colloquial term for someone that is considered bothersome, whether from prying behavior or attachment that can be considered excessive. The term is further explained in the lyrics.
"You make me wanna throw my pager out the window
Tell MCI to cut the phone pole.
Break my lease so I can move,
'Cause you a bug a boo, a bug a boo.
I wanna put your number on the call block,
Have AOL make my e-mails stop.
'Cause you a bug a boo
You're bugging what, you're bugging who
You're bugging me and don't you see it ain't cool"
Chart performance
"Bug a Boo" debuted at number 87 on the Billboard Hot 100Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
on September 25, 1999 and ascended to number 33 before descending down the charts. Following the huge success of "Bills, Bills, Bills
Bills, Bills, Bills
"Bills, Bills, Bills" is a 1999 hit single by Destiny's Child, released as the first single from their second album The Writing's on the Wall. It echoed the female empowerment sentiments of TLC's single "No Scrubs", and featured the same producer and songwriter...
", Destiny's Child follow-up single was a huge success but "Bug a Boo" failed to deliver as both its sales and airplay were It performed better on the R&B charts reaching number 15, but remains one of two Destiny's Child singles not to reach the top 10 on this chart. It is the group's lowest charting single in the U.S. and spent twenty weeks on the Hot 100. At the start of the Refugee Camp Remix version, which was completely different, the opening lyrics refer to the band "doing it right the second time". The single also made it to number 26 on the Australian ARIA
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...
Singles Chart. This was Destiny's Child's lowest-charting single until "Girl
Girl (Destiny's Child song)
"Girl" is an R&B song performed by R&B girl group Destiny's Child. It was written by Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, Rodney Jerkins, Ric Rude, Angela Beyince, Sean Garrett, and Patrick Douthit for Destiny's Child fourth studio album Destiny Fulfilled...
" in 2004.
In the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
the song peaked at number 6 on the Mega Single Top 100
Mega Single Top 100
The Single Top 100 is a Dutch chart, based on official physical single sales and legal downloads and composed by MegaCharts. It is one of the three official charts, the other two being the Dutch Top 40 and the Mega Top 50. The difference is that these charts also include airplay data.The list is...
, it remained in the charts for 15 weeks and it had a lot of airplay on the radiostations.
Charts
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
Track listing
US Maxi-CD- "Bug A Boo" (Album Version) 3:31
- "Bug A Boo" (Refugee Camp Remix) (featuring Wyclef JeanWyclef JeanWyclef Jean is a Haitian musician, record producer, and politician. At age nine, Jean moved to the United States with his family and has spent much of his life in the country...
)1 4:02 - "Bug A Boo" (Maurice's Xclusive "Bug A Boo" Dub Mix)2 8:08
- "Bug A Boo" (Maurice's Bug A Dub Mix)2 7:14
US Vinyl, 12", Promo
Side A
- "Bug A Boo" (Maurice's Xclusive "Bug A Boo" Club Mix)2 8:08
- "Bug A Boo" (Refugee Camp Remix) (featuring Wyclef JeanWyclef JeanWyclef Jean is a Haitian musician, record producer, and politician. At age nine, Jean moved to the United States with his family and has spent much of his life in the country...
)1 4:02
Side B
- "Bug A Boo" (Maurice's "Bug A Boo" Dub Mix)2 7:14
- "Bug A Boo" (Album Version) 3:31
- "Bug A Boo" (Maurice's Xclusive "Bug A Boo" Club Mix A Cappella)2 5:58
UK Promo Single
- "Bug A Boo" (Album Version) 3:31
UK Maxi-CD Part 1 CA 668188 2
- "Bug A Boo" (Album Version) 3:31
- "So Good" 3:14
- "Bills, Bills, Bills" 4:16
- "Bills, Bills, Bills" (Music Video)
UK Maxi-CD Part 2 CA 668188 5
- "Bug A Boo" (Album Version) 3:31
- "Bug A Boo" (Refugee Camp Remix) (featuring Wyclef JeanWyclef JeanWyclef Jean is a Haitian musician, record producer, and politician. At age nine, Jean moved to the United States with his family and has spent much of his life in the country...
)1 4:02 - "Bug A Boo" (Maurice's Xclusive "Bug A Boo" Club Mix)2 6:59
- includes a poster (the CD-cover in color)
European Maxi-CD COL 667779 5
- "Bug A Boo" (Album Version) 3:31
- "Bug A Boo" (Maurice's Xclusive "Bug A Boo" Club Mix)2 8:08
- "Bug A Boo" (Maurice's "Bug A Boo" Dub Mix)2 7:14
- "Bug A Boo" (Gentleman's Revenge) (featuring GentlemanGentleman (musician)Tilmann Otto , better known by his stage name Gentleman, is a German Reggae musician.- Personal life :...
) 3:55
European 2-Track Single
German Promo SAMPCS 1510
- "Bug A Boo" (Album Version) 3:31
- "Bug A Boo" (Refugee Camp Remix) (featuring Wyclef JeanWyclef JeanWyclef Jean is a Haitian musician, record producer, and politician. At age nine, Jean moved to the United States with his family and has spent much of his life in the country...
)1 4:02
Australian Maxi-CD
- "Bug A Boo" (Album Version) 3:31
- "Bug A Boo" (Maurice's Xclusive "Bug A Boo" Club Mix)2 8:09
- "Bug A Boo" (Maurice's "Bug A Boo" Dub Mix)2 7:14
- "Bug A Boo" (A Cappella) 3:13
Notes
- 1 The "Refugee Camp Remix" is a re-recorded hip-hop version of the single.
- 2 The "Maurice" Remixes contain additional re-recorded vocals (ad-libsAd-LibsAd-Libs is an improvisational comedy troupe based in Dallas, Texas. Combining improvisation along with video segments, Ad-Libs was conceived by Phil Larsson in 1986...
) by Beyoncé, arranged by Maurice Joshua.
Music video
Despite not being a big chart hit the song's music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
was very popular receiving lots of airplay from both MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
and BET
Bet
Bet or BET may refer to:* A wager in gambling* Basic Economics Test * Bet , the second letter in many Semitic alphabets, including Aramaic, Hebrew, Phoenician and Syriac* Brunauer-Emmett-Teller isotherm. See BET_theory...
music networks. It was also Destiny's Child first to chart on the popular TRL
Total Request Live
Total Request Live is a television series on MTV that featured popular music videos. TRL was MTV's prime outlet for music videos as the network continues to concentrate on reality-based programming. In addition to music videos, TRL featured daily guests...
Top 10 countdown. The video was directed by Darren Grant
Darren Grant
Darren Grant is an American music video director. He has done over 80 music videos for mostly R&B and Hip Hop artists.He is best known for directing all the music videos from Destiny's Child's debut album, he also worked with them on their later music videos including Grammy winning single...
.
In the video the group are walking down a shopping boulevard. Four men driving a red car who seem to be trying to attract their attention then approach them but the girl’s of Destiny’s Child don’t seem very interested as the men are “bugging” them. In another shot the girls trying to escape the men accidentally run into a men’s locker room where they see basketball star Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bean Bryant is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . Bryant enjoyed a successful high school basketball career at Lower Merion High School, where he was recognized as the top high school...
getting ready for a game. In the next shot the group are wearing cheerleader outfits doing a routine cheer with Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jean is a Haitian musician, record producer, and politician. At age nine, Jean moved to the United States with his family and has spent much of his life in the country...
as bandleader. The marching band in the video were actual members of the UCLA Marching Band. Wyclef Jean is also seen clearly wearing the UCLA Drum Major uniform. The final shot shows the group back on the boulevard and fed up with hiding from the unwanted attention from the men in the car they give in and jump in the car and all drive off.
In the remix version of the video all the sequences are the same except in the shot where Wyclef is seen as the band leader. The remix then starts to play as the band, the cheerleaders, and even the players start to dance. The next shot shows the girls at a party salsa dancing with male partners while Wyclef raps. The video then finishes with the group back on the boulevard and fed up with hiding from the unwanted attention from the men in the car they give in and jump in the car and all drive off.
The original music video is featured on the video compilation The Platinum's on the Wall
The Platinum's on the Wall
The Platinum's on the Wall is a 2001 DVD that features Destiny's Child's Greatest Hits Videos from the albums Destiny's Child and The Writing's on the Wall...
, whereas the video for the "Refugee Camp Remix" was never released to any disc, but could be later found on YouTube in low quality.