Boom (Mario song)

"Boom"
Single by Mario featuring Juvenile
from the album Turning Point
Released	2005
Genre	Crunk&B[1]
Length	4:06
Label	3rd Street J
Songwriter(s)	Johntá Austin Terius Gray LaMarquis Jefferson Craig Love James "L-Roc" Phillips Jonathan Smith
Producer(s)	Lil Jon
Mario singles chronology
"Here I Go Again" (2005) "Boom" (2005) "How Do I Breathe" (2007)
Juvenile singles chronology
"Nolia Clap" (2004) "Boom" (2005) "Rodeo" (2006)
Music video
"Boom" on YouTube

"Boom" is a song by American singer Mario. It was written by Johntá Austin, LaMarquis Jefferson, Craig Love, James "L-Roc" Phillips and Lil Jon for his second studio album, Turning Point (2005), with additional writing from featured vocalist rapper Juvenile. Production was overseen by Jon, while Austin and Troy Patterson are credited as vocal producers. The song was released as the album's fourth and final single in 2005 and peaked at number 24 on the US Billboard Rhythmic Top 40.

Critical reception

AllMusic editor Jason Birchmeier called the song one of the album's "immediate highlights." He described "Boom" as "a by-the-numbers rewrite of Usher's "Yeah," which likewise boasts Lil Jon's trademark production, a guest rap cameo, a dance club theme, and a catchy, simple one-syllable refrain."[2] Caroline Sullivan from The Guardian and Angelina Yeo from MTV Asia also compared "Boom" to the Usher song, calling it "near-identical" and a "recycled version," respecitvely.[3][4]

Billboard found that "though the song has all the makings of a formula R&B hit, it is hard to determine how successful "Boom" will be. On one hand, Lil Jon's synthesized keyboard riff that seemed so cool in his earlier songs is now becoming annoyingly redundant. Then again, today's music listeners seem to embrace anything that has been heard before."[5] In her review of parent album Go, Gail Mitchell, also writing for Billboard, found that the song was "one glitch in the proceedings [...] Produced by Lil Jon, it’s too derivative of Usher’s 2004 megahit, "Yeah!."[6]

Commercial performance

"Boom" failed to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming the lowest-charting single. The song however debuted on Billboard's Rhythmic in the week of September 10, 2005.[7] It eventually peaked at number 23 on the chart.[7]

Music video

A music video for "Boom" was directed by Benny Boom and filmed on September 13, 2005 at Club Avalon in New York City.[8] It premiered on MTV's Total Request Live in 2005.[9]

Track listing

Digital remix single[10]

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Boom" (remix featuring Juvenile)	Lil Jon Johntá Austin^[a] Troy Patterson^[a]	4:18

CD single[11]

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Boom" (album version)	Lil Jon Austin^[a] Patterson^[a]	4:09
2.	"Boom" (remix)	LaMarquis Jefferson Craig Love	4:31
3.	"Boom" (call out hook)	Lil Jon Austin^[a] Patterson^[a]	0:16

Notes

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Credits and personnel

Credits lifted from the liner notes of Turning Point.[12]

Johntá Austin – background vocals producer, writer Warren Bletcher – engineering assistance Chris Carmouche – additional mixing, recording engineer John Frye – additional recording, mixing engineer Lamarquis Jefferson – bass, writer

Juvenile – writer Lil Jon – producer, writer Craig Love – guitar, writer Troy Patterson – lead vocals producer James "L-Roc" Phillips – keys, writer

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Boom"

Chart (2005)	Peak position
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[7]	23

References

1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/z2zf/
2. Allmusic review
3. Sullivan, Caroline (April 1, 2005). "Mario, Turning Point". The Guardian. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
4. Yeo, Angelina. "Mario, Turning Point (J Records)". MTV Asia . Archived from the original on August 31, 2006. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
5. "Reviews > Singles". Billboard. October 1, 2005. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
6. Mitchell, Gail (December 18, 2004). "Music News: Turning Point". Billboard.com. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
7. "Mario Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
8. "Mario on the Set of "Boom" Music Video - September 13, 2005". Getty Images (in German). June 18, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
9. "Mario - Boom video on youtube". YouTube. February 22, 2006. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021.
10. "Boom (feat. Juvenile) by Mario". Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Spotify.
11. "How Do I Breathe by Mario". Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Discogs.
12. Turning Point (booklet). Mario. J Records. 2004.