"Ooh!"
Single by Mary J. Blige
from the album Love & Life
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2003
RecordedDecember 2–6, 2002[1]
GenreHip hop soul[2]
Length4:07
LabelGeffen
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Sean Combs
  • D-Nat
Mary J. Blige singles chronology
"Love @ 1st Sight"
(2003)		 "Ooh!"
(2003)		 "Not Today"
(2004)
Music video
"Ooh!" on YouTube

"Ooh!" is a song by American recording artist Mary J. Blige, taken from her sixth studio album, Love & Life (2003). It was written by Blige, Sean Combs, Dimitri Christo, and Hamilton Bohannon, while production was helmed by Combs and D-Nat. Sampling interpolations of the 1991 hip-hop classic, "I Gotta Have It" by Ed OG, which itself sampled Hamilton Bohannon's 1973 track "Singing a Song for My Mother," it was released as the album's second single in 2003. The song reached number 29 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[3]

A remix, officially titled the "G-Unit Remix", that featured 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, and Young Buck, was later released. A video for the song was directed by Sanji. It portrayed Blige fighting and dancing different versions of herself, who all represented her inner emotions and feelings. The video was dedicated to the soldiers in the war. Blige received a nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 46th Grammy Awards for the song.[4]

Track listings

Promotional single[5]
No.TitleLength
1."Ooh!" (Radio Edit)3:59
2."Ooh!" (Album Version)4:07
3."Ooh!" (Instrumental)4:12
4."Ooh!" (A Cappella)3:49

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2003) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 29
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] 14
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[8] 17

Year-end charts

Chart (2003) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 82

References

  1. ↑ Maserati, Tony. "Tony Maserati: Mixing Love & Life". soundonsound.com. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  2. ↑ Spera, Keith (19 October 2022). "Mary J. Blige touched on more than 30 songs during 90-minute New Orleans show". nola.com. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Mary J. Blige | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  4. ↑ "Mary J. Blige | Artist | GRAMMY.com". www.grammy.com. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  5. ↑ "Oooh! – Promo Single". Discogs. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Mary J. Blige Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Mary J. Blige Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Mary J. Blige Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
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