Oh Boy (song)

"Oh Boy"
Single by Cam'ron featuring Juelz Santana
from the album Come Home with Me
Released	January 3, 2002
Format	CD single, 12"
Recorded	2001
Genre	Hip hop
Length	3:24
Label	Roc-A-Fella
Writer(s)	Justin Smith, Cameron Giles, Juelz Santana
Producer	Just Blaze
Cam'ron singles chronology
"Welcome to New York City" (2002) "Oh Boy" (2002) "Hey Ma" (2002)
Juelz Santana singles chronology - "Oh Boy" (2002) "Hey Ma" (2002)

Not to be confused with Oh, Boy! (song).

"Oh Boy" is the title of a number-one,^[1] Grammy nominated Hip hop single by rapper Cam'ron from his album Come Home with Me. It features rapper Juelz Santana.

The song samples "I'm Going Down" by Rose Royce. It held the number one spot on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles for five weeks straight. It also held the number one spot on the Hot Rap Tracks. It peaked at number four on The Billboard Hot 100. The song is produced by Just Blaze who originally made the song for Memphis Bleek[1]. The song ranked 89th on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.

Chart Awards

Chart	Position
Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs	# 1
Hot Rap Songs	# 1
Rhythmic Top 40	# 2
Billboard Hot 100	# 4
Top 40 Mainstream	# 24
Top 40 Tracks	# 19

Remixes

The official remix of this song called "Oh Girl (Oh Boy Remix)". It features Birdman, TQ, and Jim Jones. Jay-Z was also to be on the remix, but his verse was removed by Cam'ron due to the verse contain a diss to rapper & then-rival Nas.^[2]

Mariah Carey recorded and released an answer song to "Oh Boy" in 2002 for her twelfth album Charmbracelet called, "Boy (I Need You)". The song is sometimes referred as "Oh Boy Part 2" and also features samples from "I'm Going Down" by Rose Royce. Cam'ron also appeared on the song. The remix version also features Cam'ron, Juelz Santana, Jim Jones, and Freeway. It was referred as "Oh Boy Part 3". It is the 2nd official remix of "Oh Boy". The song & the remix version was also produced by Just Blaze.

Another remix is performed by Lil Wayne and his group Squad Up.

References

1. ^ "Oh Boy" (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart), Billboard, October 12, 2002.
2. ^ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.17067/title.the-diplomats-talk-history-with-jay-z-deleting-his-oh-boy-remix-verse/

Preceded by "Foolish" by Ashanti

Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks number-one single June 8, 2002 - July 6, 2002

Succeeded by "Hot in Herre" by Nelly