Bug a Boo

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"Bug a Boo"

Single by Destiny's Child
from the album The Writing's on the Wall
Released	1999
Format	CD maxi single 12" maxi single
Genre	Pop/R&B
Label	Columbia
Writer(s)	Kevin Briggs Kandi Beyoncé Knowles LeToya Luckett LaTavia Roberson Kelly Rowland
Producer(s)	She'kspere
Chart positions
#33 (U.S.) #9 (UK) #26 (AUS)
Destiny's Child singles chronology
"Bills Bills Bills" (1999)	"Bug a Boo" (1999)	"Say My Name" (2000)

"Bug a Boo" was the second single from Destiny's Child's second album The Writing's on the Wall. It peaked at number thirty-three on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart. In the UK "Bug a Boo" peaked at number nine and sold over 99,400 copies.

1 Meaning
2 Chart performance
3 Music video
4 Drama
5 Formats and remixes

[edit] 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 poles 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

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

Wyclef Jean produced the main remix for "Bug a Boo".

[edit] 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 Right Show which airs on BBC 1 in the United Kingdom, that LaTavia was suspiciously missing from the group.