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Boom (Mario song)
"Boom" is a song by American singer Mario. It was written by Johntá Austin, LaMarquis Jefferson, Craig Love, James "L-Roc" Phillips and Lil Jon for his second studio album, Turning Point (2005), with additional writing from featured vocalist rapper Juvenile. Production was overseen by Jon, while Austin and Troy Patterson are credited as vocal producers. The song was released as the album's fourth and final single in 2005 and peaked at number 24 on the US Billboard Rhythmic Top 40. Critical receptionAllMusic editor Jason Birchmeier called the song one of the album's "immediate highlights." He described "Boom" as "a by-the-numbers rewrite of Usher's "Yeah," which likewise boasts Lil Jon's trademark production, a guest rap cameo, a dance club theme, and a catchy, simple one-syllable refrain."[2] Caroline Sullivan from The Guardian and Angelina Yeo from MTV Asia also compared "Boom" to the Usher song, calling it "near-identical" and a "recycled version," respecitvely.[3][4] Billboard found that "though the song has all the makings of a formula R&B hit, it is hard to determine how successful "Boom" will be. On one hand, Lil Jon's synthesized keyboard riff that seemed so cool in his earlier songs is now becoming annoyingly redundant. Then again, today's music listeners seem to embrace anything that has been heard before."[5] In her review of parent album Go, Gail Mitchell, also writing for Billboard, found that the song was "one glitch in the proceedings [...] Produced by Lil Jon, it’s too derivative of Usher’s 2004 megahit, "Yeah!."[6] Commercial performance"Boom" failed to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming the lowest-charting single. The song however debuted on Billboard's Rhythmic in the week of September 10, 2005.[7] It eventually peaked at number 23 on the chart.[7] Music videoA music video for "Boom" was directed by Benny Boom and filmed on September 13, 2005 at Club Avalon in New York City.[8] It premiered on MTV's Total Request Live in 2005.[9] Track listing
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Credits and personnelCredits lifted from the liner notes of Turning Point.[12]
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