Watch Out for This (Bumaye)

"Watch Out for This (Bumaye)"
Single by Major Lazer featuring Busy Signal, The Flexican and FS Green
from the album Free the Universe
Released February 26, 2013
Format Digital download
Recorded 2012
Genre Moombahton, EDM, dancehall
Length 4:29 (album version)
Label Mad Decent, Because Music
Writer(s) Rubén Blades
Thomas Pentz (Diplo)
Reanno Gordon (Busy Signal)
Thomás Goethals (The Flexican)
Producer(s) Willie Colón
Major Lazer
The Flexican
FS Green
Major Lazer singles chronology
"Jah No Partial"
(2012)		 "Watch Out for This (Bumaye)"
(2013)		 "Bubble Butt"
(2013)
Busy Signal singles chronology
"Come Shock Out"
(2012)		 "Watch Out for This (Bumaye)"
(2013)
The Flexican singles chronology
"Watch Out for This (Bumaye)"
(2013)
FS Green singles chronology
"Watch Out for This (Bumaye)"
(2013)
Music video
"Watch Out For This (Bumaye)" on YouTube

"Watch Out for This (Bumaye)" is an international 2013 hit single from Major Lazer, a musical project by DJ and music producer Diplo, taken from his album Free the Universe. It features dancehall vocalist Busy Signal and producers The Flexican and FS Green[1] and was released on Diplo's Mad Decent label and the French Because Music label.

The song is a vocal version of the song "Bumaye"[2] by The Flexican and FS Green, from The Flexican's 2011 release Yours Truly: The Mixtape Part II,[3] which itself is a redux of the 2005 song of the same name originally by The Flexican and Typhoon.[4] "Bumaye",[5] as well as "Watch Out for This (Bumaye)",[6] contains a sample of the song "María Lionza" by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades from their 1978 album Siembra and "Carnaval de Arequipa",[7] written by the author Benigno Ballón Farfán from Perú. A remix version of the song features Puerto Rican reggaeton singer Daddy Yankee.[8]

A remix EP was released for free in June 2013, featuring a variety of remixes and cover versions. Later, a remix by Flinch and a VIP remix by Ape Drums & 2Deep were both released for free.

The song was featured in trailers for French film Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu?, and was certified platinum in France by the UPFI in 2013.[9]

Music video

The music video was filmed in Kingston, Jamaica by Jay Will (Game Over). It features various dancers performing typically Caribbean dance styles as well as twerking. It also shows Busy Signal performing.

Track listing

Watch Out for This (Bumaye) (Remixes) - EP
No. Title Length
1. "Watch Out for This (Bumaye)" (Chocolate Puma Remix) 4:19
2. "Watch Out for This (Bumaye)" (Supa Dups & Black Chiney Remix) 3:45
3. "Watch Out for This (Bumaye)" (Hunter Siegel Remix) 4:28
4. "Watch Out for This (Bumaye)" (YONNY CA$H Remix) 3:23
5. "Watch Out for This (Bumaye)" (Ape Drums & 2Deep Remix) 4:49
6. "Shell It Down" (featuring T.O.K.) 4:31
7. "Desorden" (featuring Los Rakas) 4:48
8. "This One is for You" (featuring Shurwayne Winchester) 4:23
Watch Out for This (Bumaye) (Ape Drums & 2Deep VIP Remix)
No. Title Length
1. "Watch Out for This (Bumaye)" (Ape Drums & 2Deep VIP Remix) 4:49
Watch Out for This (Bumaye) (Flinch Remix)
No. Title Length
1. "Watch Out for This (Bumaye)" (Flinch Remix) 4:06
Watch Out for This (Bumaye) (Daddy Yankee Remix)
No. Title Length
1. "Watch Out for This (Bumaye)" (Daddy Yankee Remix) 4:26

Chart performance

Chart (2012–13) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] 40
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11] 5
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders Dance)[11] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[12] 8
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia Dance)[12] 2
Denmark (Tracklisten)[13] 14
France (SNEP)[14] 4
Germany (Media Control Charts)[15] 27
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[16] 29
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[17] 17
Israel (Media Forest)[18] 4
Luxembourg Digital Songs (Billboard)[19] 9
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[20] 6
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[21] 7
Netherlands (Mega Top 50)[22] 9
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[23] 64
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[24] 46
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[25] 38
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 23
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[27] 161
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[28] 28

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
France (UPFI)[29] Platinum 250,000*
Italy (FIMI)[30] Gold 15,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Major Lazer - Watch Out For This (Bumaye) Ft. Busy Signal, The Flexican & FS Green by FS GREEN on SoundCloud
  2. ↑ The Flexican & FS Green - Bumaye (Original Version) by The Flexican on SoundCloud
  3. ↑ "The Flexican - Yours Truly - The Mixtape Part II.2011". SoundCloud. The Flexican. 2011-10-22.
  4. ↑ "Flexican, The - Made In Da Shade: Kings". Discogs.
  5. ↑ The Flexican feat. Typhoon's Bumaye sample of Willie Colón and Rubén Blades's Maria Lionza | WhoSampled
  6. ↑ Major Lazer feat. Busy Signal, The Flexican and FS Green's Watch Out for This (Bumaye) sample of Willie Colón and Rubén Blades&'s Maria Lionza | WhoSampled
  7. ↑ "Carnaval de Arequipa, by the Author: Benigno Ballón Farfán: Youtube". Peruvian Folklore.
  8. ↑ "Daddy Yankee reversiona "Watch Out For This" de Major Lazer" (in Spanish). Rumba. 2013-08-12. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
  9. ↑ "Palmarès 2013 des certifications UPFI". UPFI. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Major Lazer feat. Busy Signal, The Flexican & FS Green – Watch Out For This (Bumaye)" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Ultratop.be – Major Lazer feat. Busy Signal, The Flexican & FS Green – Watch Out For This (Bumaye)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Ultratop.be – Major Lazer feat. Busy Signal, The Flexican & FS Green – Watch Out For This (Bumaye)" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  13. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Major Lazer feat. Busy Signal, The Flexican & FS Green – Watch Out For This (Bumaye)". Tracklisten.
  14. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Major Lazer feat. Busy Signal, The Flexican & FS Green – Watch Out For This (Bumaye)" (in French). Les classement single.
  15. ↑ "Chartverfulgong > Major Lazer feat. Busy Signal, The Flexican & FS Green > Watch Out For This (Bumaye) – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  16. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  17. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  18. ↑ http://www.mediaforest.biz/WeeklyCharts/HistoryWeeklyCharts.aspx. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. ↑ "Luxembourg Digital Songs - August 10, 2013". Billboard. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  20. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Major Lazer feat. Busy Signal, The Flexican & FS Green search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
  21. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Major Lazer feat. Busy Signal, The Flexican & FS Green – Watch Out For This (Bumaye)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  22. ↑ 3fm Mega Top 50 : 06/04/2013 (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  23. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201334 into search.
  24. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – {{{artist}}} – {{{song}}}" Canciones Top 50.
  25. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Major Lazer feat. Busy Signal, The Flexican & FS Green – Watch Out For This (Bumaye)". Singles Top 60.
  26. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Major Lazer feat. Busy Signal, The Flexican & FS Green – Watch Out For This (Bumaye)". Swiss Singles Chart.
  27. ↑ http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/130427cluk.txt
  28. ↑ "Major Lazer Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs for Major Lazer. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  29. ↑ "Palmarès 2013 des certifications UPFI". UPFI. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  30. ↑ "Italian single certifications – Major Lazer feat. Busy Signal, The Flexican & FS Green – Watch Out for This" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Retrieved 10 January 2015. Select Online in the field Sezione. Enter Major Lazer feat. Busy Signal, The Flexican & FS Green in the field Filtra. The certification will load automatically