My Boo (Ghost Town DJ's song)

"My Boo"
Single by Ghost Town DJ's
ReleasedMay 26, 1996 (1996-05-26)
Recorded1996
Genre
Length
  • 5:46 (album version)
  • 4:09 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Carlton Mahone
  • Rodney Terry
Producer(s)
  • Mahone
  • Terry
  • Lil Jon (Uncredited)[3]
Music video
"My Boo" on YouTube

"My Boo" is the only single released by Ghost Town DJ's. It was released on Jermaine Dupri's So So Def label and Columbia. The song, an invitation by a female to a male, blends R&B-style vocals over a bass beat. It was written by Carlton Mahone and Rodney Terry, with lead vocals sung by Virgo Williams. The song peaked at number 31 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on its initial release in 1996. In 2016, the song was re-popularized by the "Running Man Challenge" and re-entered the Hot 100, achieving a new peak of number 27 twenty years after its original release. "My Boo" was also a big hit in New Zealand, where it peaked at number three in October 1998.

  1. ^ Billboard Staff (October 19, 2023). "The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2024. The divine Miami Bass-styled mid-'90s crossover that perfectly captures the rush of having a secret crush...
  2. ^ Pitchfork Staff (September 27, 2022). "The 250 Best Songs of the 1990s". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 21, 2022. The track didn't take off until Chicago house legend DJ Mike "Hitman" Wilson put out his remix...
  3. ^ "Heard and Unseen: The Oral History of Ghost Town DJ's 'My Boo' - SPIN". 26 May 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.