Ayo

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"Ayo"
Single by Mya
from the album Liberation
Released	August 28 or 29 2006 (Airplay) December 12th, 2006 ( United States )
Format	Digital download CD single
Recorded	2006
Genre	R&B, pop
Label	Motown
Writer(s)	Chris Henderson
Producer(s)	Chris Henderson
Mya singles chronology
"Fallen" (2003)	"Ayo" (2006)	"Lock You Down" (2006)

"Ayo" is a promo single from American R&B singer Mya's fourth album, Liberation. "Ayo" received minimal airplay and peaked at #70 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It was also released as a digital single on iTunes. "Ayo" is however, not the official first single. "Lock U Down" is slated to be the official lead single from Liberation after it recently leaked in high quality on the web.

[edit] Critical response

At first, some fans were disappointed with the original version of Ayo but Chris Henderson and Mya made some changes to the single.

The Rap version of Ayo was leaked and got positive response from fans. It is unclear whether this version will be included in the album or if the original version will be included.

This song contains two music samples, both from rapper Slick Rick. One, from the song "Lodi Dodi" featuring Doug E. Fresh. The Chorus in Mya's "Ayo"-is taken from this song, when he says "Lodi dodi/We like to party." The second is from Slick Rick's "Children's Story." The beat of this song is sampled in "Ayo."

[edit] Charts

Chart	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100
U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	70

Ayo' Dele in the Yoruba language of western Nigeria also means Joy comes home