Ooh Wee (song)

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"Ooh Wee"
Trife and Saigon
from the album Here Comes the Fuzz
B-side"NYC Rules"
Released20 October 2003 (2003-10-20)
Recorded2002–03
Genre
Length3:29
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Mark Ronson
Mark Ronson singles chronology
"Ooh Wee"
(2003) 		"Just"
(2006)
Ghostface Killah singles chronology
"Guerrilla Hood"
(2003) 		"Ooh Wee"
(2003) 		"Tush"
(2004)
Nate Dogg singles chronology
"Gangsta Nation"
(2003) 		"Ooh Wee"
(2003) 		"Time's Up"
(2004)
Trife
singles chronology
"Guerrilla Hood"
(2003) 		"Ooh Wee"
(2003) 		"Milk Em'"
(2005)
Saigon singles chronology
"Do You Know"
(2002) 		"Ooh Wee"
(2003) 		"Favorite Thing"
(2004)

"Ooh Wee" is the debut single by British record producer

UK Singles Chart
, and caused Ronson to return to the UK after many years of living in the United States.

Background

"Ooh Wee" was released as Ronson's debut single, from his album

soundtrack.[2]

On episode 2 of the Apple TV series Watch with Sound with Mark Ronson, on sampling, Ronson tells the story of how he owns "minus 25% of the song" because Boney M took 100% of the publishing because he sampled them, and then Dennis Coffey, whose drum break is sampled, demanded another 25%. He apparently didn't care that Boney M had already taken 100%.[citation needed]

The record was made only thinking of giving it to Ghostface Killah. Ronson's manager contacted Killah, who had previously been acquainted with each other. However, once Killah had added his part, he thought having an extra voice would complement the record, so he contacted the head of his label to see if he could get Nate Dogg on the record. After sending Dogg the record, it took him less than 24 hours to return it with his part recorded.[3]

Music video

A music video for the song was created. It features all four rappers and Ronson miming to the original track. For it, Ronson had the back of his shaved in such a manner that the words "Here Comes the Fuzz" appear on his head; a shot of this begins the video. During his 4Music #Hangout, he explained that the barber who cut his hair that day only spoke English and could not read or write it, and so to him he was in fact carving a picture in to the back of Ronson's head.[4]

Critical reception

The Guardian described it as "fizzy disco-rap ... informed by the freewheeling, celebratory spirit of late 80s hip-hop".[5]

In popular culture

It was featured in the 2003 movie Honey and its soundtrack. The song was later used in the movies Hitch and Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay.[6]

As of 2019, the song was featured in various

Domino’s Pizza
adverts in the UK.

It was featured in the official trailer for the 2019 movie Spies in Disguise.

In 2021, the song was used on a UK advert for McDonald's,[7] and the following year it was used in an advert for Carolina Herrera New York: Bad Boy Cobalt.[8]

Chart performance

"Ooh Wee" had a positive chart performance. The song charted at number 15 on the

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
.

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Here Comes the Fuzz (Media notes). Elektra Records. 2003.
  2. ^ "Mark Ronson feat. Ghostface Killah & Nate Dogg, "Ooh Wee" (2003) - Mark Ronson: My Life in 10 Songs". Rolling Stone.
  3. ^ "Ghostface Killah, Nate Dogg Help DJ Mark Ronson Say 'Ooh Wee'". MTV.
  4. ^ a b "Mark Ronson's #Hangout". #Hangouts. 3 January 2015. 4Music.
  5. ^ Dorian Lynskey (19 December 2003). "CD: Mark Ronson, Here Comes The Fuzz". The Guardian.
  6. ^ Swanson, David (24 July 2003) "Mark Ronson". Rolling Stone. (927):27
  7. ^ Change a little, change a lot | McDonald's UK, retrieved 2024-02-02
  8. ^ Bad Boy Cobalt - Official Shop Online | Carolina Herrera New York, retrieved 2024-02-02
  9. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 19 January 2004" (PDF) (725). Australian Web Archive. 7 February 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-02-06. Retrieved January 17, 2015. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  10. Ultratip
    . Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  11. Ultratip
    . Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  12. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Mark Ronson". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.
  13. ^ "Mark Ronson feat. Ghostface Killah & Nate Dogg – Ooh Wee" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  14. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  15. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  16. ^ "Here Comes the Fuzz". AllMusic.
  17. ^ "Mark Ronson Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
  18. ^ "2003 Urban top 30" (PDF). Music Week. January 17, 2004. p. 18. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  19. ^ "British single certifications – Mark Ronson/Ghostface Killah – Ooh Wee". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
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