![]() ![]() ![]() "My Boo" was re-released in the United Kingdom on January 18, 2005. It was a double–A side with "Confessions Part II" when it was released in the United Kingdom on December 28, 2004. ![]() The single was released in the United States as a 12" single on September 21, 2004. The song was included in the expanded version of Confessions, alongside "Red Light" and "Sweet Lies" which were only released in the UK version of the album.ĭupri thought of releasing "My Boo" as the fourth single from Confessions once "Confessions Part II" would be leaving the charts. "My Boo" and "Red Light" were leaked to the internet, along with other records that were not included during the first release. "My Boo" was among the songs that were not included in the final track listing of Confessions, including "Red Light" and songs recorded Usher recorded with P. Usher repeats the chorus again, and they sing the intro of Keys. The song breaks with Usher and Keys singing "My oh, My oh, My oh, My oh, My Boo", one after the other. Keys sings the second verse and Usher for the chorus, with background vocals from Keys. He proceeds to the first verse and chorus, leading to Keys singing another chorus, altering some of the lyrics of the original chorus to create a dialogue. Usher starts the intro, and Keys followed her rap-intro, with background vocals from Usher. The lyrics are constructed in verse-chorus-chorus form. It is composed in the key of D minor, in common time. "My Boo" is a hip hop-tinged R&B song with a mid-tempo melody. Even though you move on and meet new people, you always remember that first person." For him, Usher and Keys "talk about how they used to be in love and how those feelings are still lingering despite the two not being involved anymore." For Keys, "The song is talking about the first person you ever really had feelings for. The song is written from the perspectives of Keys and Usher, who play the role of a couple who have had relationship in the past. However, Jermaine Dupri, who co-wrote the song including Usher's number-one hits " Yeah!", " Burn", and " Confessions Part II", felt that he had established good relationship with Keys since she had worked with him and Usher. Although it was and still is widely believed that it was her sister Beyoncé. Usher and Solange's rare demo version can be found floating on the internet. During the production of Usher's fourth studio album, Confessions, they thought for various female singers to pair him with on the song, including Solange Knowles. ![]() Usher and Alicia Keys had previously collaborated with the remix of Keys' 2004 single " If I Ain't Got You", which was released in the United Kingdom. It was also ranked as the 36th biggest song of the 2000-2009 decade in the US. The single stayed on top of the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks, making it the third most-successful single from the album after " Yeah!" and " Burn", respectively. The song was released as the album's fourth single in 2004. The song received positive reviews from critics, and has garnered awards. It was included on the re-release of Usher's fourth studio album, Confessions (2004). Set over a hip hop-style track, the song was produced by Dupri. " My Boo" is a duet between American R&B singers Usher and Alicia Keys, written by Usher, Keys, Jermaine Dupri, Adonis Shropshire, and Manuel Seal, Jr. Usher Raymond, Alicia Keys, Jermaine Dupri, Adonis Shropshire, Manuel Seal, Jr. From the album Confessions (special edition) ![]()
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