Bout (song)

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"Bout"
Jamelia - Bout (CD 1).jpg
Single by Jamelia featuring Rah Digga
from the album Thank You
B-side
  • "For You"
  • "Girlfriend"
Released21 February 2003
Genre Hip hop
Length
  • 4:01(radio version)
  • 4:26 (album version)
Label Parlophone
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Colin Emmanuel
Jamelia singles chronology
"Boy Next Door"
(2000)
"Bout"
(2003)
"Superstar"
(2003)

"Bout" is a song by English singer Jamelia featuring American rapper Rah Digga. It was written by Jamelia and Colin Emmanuel for her second studio album Thank You (2003), while production was helmed by the latter. The song samples from American composer Bill Conti's record "Gonna Fly Now" (1976), best known as the theme from Rocky . Her first release in three years, it was released by Parlophone Records on 21 February 2003 in the United Kingdom. A minor commercial hit, it peaked at number 37 on the UK Singles Chart.

Contents

Music video

A music video for "Bout" was directed by Barnaby Roper. [1]

Track listing

UK CD1 [2]
No.TitleLength
1."Bout" (featuring Rah Digga) (Single Edit) 
2."For You" 
3."Girlfriend" 
4."Bout" (video) 
UK CD2 [3]
No.TitleLength
1."Bout" (featuring Rah Digga) (Single Edit) 
2."Bout" (featuring Rah Digga) (Delinquent Vocal Mix) 
3."Bout" (featuring Rah Digga) (Sticky Remix) 

Charts

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