Bug a Boo

Infobox Single
Name = Bug a Boo


Artist = Destiny's Child
from Album = The Writing's on the Wall
B-side =
Released = December 21 1999
December 28 1999
April 3 2001 (Australia)
Format = CD maxi single, 12" maxi single
Recorded =
Genre = R&B, pop
Length = 3:31
Label = Columbia
Writer = Kevin Briggs, Kandi, Beyoncé Knowles, LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson, Kelly Rowland
Producer = She'kspere
Certification =
Last single = "Bills, Bills, Bills"
(1999)
This single = "Bug a Boo"
(1999)
Next single = "Say My Name"
(2000)

"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 UK "Bug a Boo" peaked at number nine and sold over 99,400 copies. The song contains a sample of Toto's 1978 "Child's Anthem".

"Bug a Boo" was performed by Beyoncé on her "The Beyoncé Experience" tour. It appeared as a remix in a Destiny's Child medley.

Meaning

A bug-a-boo is a significant other that is very bothersome. "Boo" is a slang term for a boyfriend or girlfriend. 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 buggin' what? You're buggin' who? You're buggin me!And don't you see it ain't cool?"

Chart performance

"Bug a Boo" debuted at #87 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 25, 1999 and ascended to its #33 peak position eight weeks later before descending down the charts.Following the huge success of "Bills, Bills, Bills" Destiny's Child follow-up single was expected to be a similarly huge hit, but "Bug a Boo" failed to deliver as both its sales and airplay were moderate. It performed better on the R&B charts reaching #15, but remains Destiny's Child only single not to reach the top 10 on this chart. It is the group's lowest charting single in the US 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.

Music video

Despite not being a big chart hit the song's music video 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.

Drama

This would be the last single and video released by the original Destiny's Child before the split that ripped the group in half. It was actually while out promoting "Bug a Boo" that some fans noticed that there may be problems in the group. For some performances of the song in Europe there was on a few occasions when either LeToya or LaTavia were missing from the line up. There was one occasion when the group was performing on the Ian Wright Show which airs on BBC 1 in the United Kingdom, that LaTavia was suspiciously missing from the group.

Track listing

Bug-A-Boo, Pt. 1 [SINGLE]

#Bug-A-Boo [Album Version]
#So Good
#Bills, Bills, Bills
#Bills, Bills, Bills (video)

Bug-A-Boo, Pt. 2 [SINGLE]

#Bug-A-Boo [Album Version]
#Bug-A-Boo [Refugee Camp Remix] featuring Wyclef Jean
#Bug-A-Boo [Marice's Xclusive Bug-A-Boo Club Mix]