Dude (Beenie Man song)

"Dude"
Single by Beenie Man featuring Ms. Thing and Shawnna
from the album Back to Basics
B-side	"Fiesta" (version)
Released	2003 (2003)
Length	4:15
Label	Mad House Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Dave Kelly
Producer(s)	Dave Kelly
Beenie Man singles chronology
"Bossman" (2003) "Dude" (2003) "Compton" (2004)

"Dude" is the first single released from Jamaican musician Beenie Man's 16th studio album, Back to Basics (2004). It features Ms. Thing and was produced and written by Dave Kelly. The song is enhanced by the use of a vocoder and is on the Fiesta riddim.[1][2]

Kelly's Mad House label originally released "Dude" in Jamaica in 2003, and it was included on the Riddim Driven: Fiesta compilation album released the same year. Virgin Records then serviced the song to US radio in early 2004 and released it physically in the United Kingdom on 1 March 2004. Outside Jamaica, "Dude" peaked within the top ten of the charts in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom and the top 30 of the charts in Italy and the United States. The music video uses the remix of the song, which features American rapper Shawnna. "Dude" was originally wrote for Foxy Brown and Spragga Benz.

Track listings

Jamaican 7-inch single[3] A. "Dude" (featuring Ms. Thing) B. "Fiesta" (version) US CD and 12-inch single[4][5] "Dude" (album version featuring Ms. Thing) – 4:13 "Dude" (remix featuring Ms. Thing and Shawnna) – 4:33 "Dude" (instrumental) – 4:11 "Dude" (a cappella featuring Ms. Thing) – 3:24 US remix 12-inch single[6] "Dude" (Beenie Man featuring Ms. Thing vs. N.E.R.D.) – 4:47 "Dude" (Sticky refix) – 4:04 "Dude" (Panjabi Hit Squad mix) – 4:08 "Dude" (Panjabi Hit Squad mix instrumental) – 4:09 Australian CD single[7] "Dude" (album version featuring Ms. Thing) – 4:13 "Dude" (remix featuring Ms. Thing and Shawnna) – 4:33 "Dude" (Sticky refix) – 4:03 "Dude" (Panjabi Hit Squad mix) – 4:07

UK CD1[8] "Dude" (radio edit featuring Ms. Thing) – 3:34 "Bossman" (video edit featuring Lady Saw and Sean Paul) – 3:00 UK CD2[9] "Dude" (album version) – 4:13 "Dude" (remix featuring Shawnna) – 4:33 "Dude" (Sticky refix) – 4:03 "Dude" (Panjabi Hit Squad mix) – 4:07 "Dude" (remix video featuring Shawnna) – 4:35 UK 12-inch single[10] A1. "Dude" (featuring Ms. Thing) – 4:13 A2. "Dude" (Panjabi Hit Squad mix) – 4:07 B1. "Girls Dem Sugar" – 4:21 B2. "Dude" (Sticky refix) – 4:03

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2004) Peak position Australian Urban (ARIA)[11] 37 Ireland (IRMA)[12] 46 Italy (FIMI)[13] 28 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[14] 5 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 77 Scotland (OCC)[16] 24 UK Singles (OCC)[17] 7 US Billboard Hot 100[18] 26 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[19] 16 US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[20] 12 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[21] 34 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[22] 34

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position UK Singles (OCC)[23] 74 UK Urban (Music Week)[24] 8 US Billboard Hot 100[25] 85 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)[26] 50

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[27]	Silver	200,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Jamaica	2003	7-inch vinyl	Mad House	[28]
United Kingdom	1 March 2004	12-inch vinyl CD	Virgin	[2]
United States	1 June 2004	Contemporary hit radio		[29]
Australia	23 August 2004	CD		[30]

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5. Dude (US 12-inch single vinyl disc). Beenie Man. Virgin Records. 2004. 7243 5 47620 1 7.
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