Boo'd Up

"Boo'd Up"
Single by Ella Mai
from the EP Ready and the album Ella Mai
Released20 February 2018 (2018-02-20)
RecordedJanuary 2017[1]
GenreR&B[2][3]
Length
  • 4:16 (EP version)
  • 3:59 (album version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Ella Mai singles chronology
"Naked"
(2017)
"Boo'd Up"
(2018)
"Trip"
(2018)
Music video
"Boo'd Up" on YouTube

"Boo'd Up" is the debut commercial single by English singer Ella Mai from her third extended play, Ready. Serving as the lead single for the EP, the song peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.[4] It was a minor hit in her native UK, peaking at 52 whilst peaking within the top 50 in Australia and Canada. A remix featuring Nicki Minaj and Quavo peaked at number 8 in New Zealand. The song was written by Mai, Joelle James, Dijon "Mustard" McFarlane and Larrance Dopson of 1500 or Nothin', and produced by the latter two. It was nominated for Song of the Year and won Best R&B Song at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.[5]

  1. ^ "How Ella Mai Created 'Boo'd Up' | Billboard | How It Went Down". YouTube.
  2. ^ "Ella Mai's "Boo'd Up" marks the return of female R&B singers". Rolling Stone. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  3. ^ Billboard Staff (19 October 2023). "The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List". Billboard. Retrieved 10 February 2024. An addictive, punch-drunk R&B love song with a brain-sticking, near-nonsense-sounding chorus...
  4. ^ "Ella Mai Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  5. ^ "61st GRAMMY Awards: Full Nominees & Winners List". 7 December 2018.