Dude (song)

"Dude"
Single by Beenie Man featuring Ms. Thing and Shawnna
from the album Back to Basics
Released January 27, 2004 (2004-01-27)
Format CD single, music download
Recorded 2003
Genre Dancehall
Length 4:15
Label Virgin/EMI Records
Writer(s) Dave Kelly
Producer Dave Kelly
Beenie Man featuring Ms. Thing and Shawnna singles chronology
"Bossman"
(2004)		 "Dude"
(2004)		 "Compton"
(2004)

"Dude" is the first single by Jamaican musician Beenie Man from his studio album Back to Basics. It features Ms. Thing and was produced and written by Dave Kelly. The song is enhanced by the use of a vocoder.[1] The music video uses the remix of the song, which features Shawnna. The song is on the Fiesta riddim.

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Irish Singles Chart[2] 46
UK Singles Chart[2] 7
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] 26
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[4] 16

References

  1. ^ Ratliff, Ben (2004-07-18). "Music: Playlist; Pop's New Prairie School". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C05E7D71F3BF93BA25754C0A9629C8B63. Retrieved 2009-01-06. 
  2. ^ a b "Beenie Man and Ms. Thing - Dude - Music Charts". αCharts. http://acharts.us/song/389. Retrieved 2009-01-06. 
  3. ^ "The Billboard Hot 100 - Dude - Beenie Man Featuring Ms. Thing". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=379&cfgn=Singles&cfn=The+Billboard+Hot+100&ci=3054159&cdi=8164386&cid=06%2F12%2F2004. Retrieved 2009-01-06. 
  4. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - Dude - Beenie Man Featuring Ms. Thing". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=367&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+R%26amp%3BB%2FHip-Hop+Songs&ci=3053811&cdi=8151490&cid=05%2F15%2F2004. Retrieved 2009-01-06.