Dude (Beenie Man song)

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"Dude"
Beenie Man - Dude Remix.jpg
Single by Beenie Man featuring Ms. Thing
from the album Back to Basics
B-side "Fiesta" (version)
Released2003 (2003)
Length4:15
Label
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]

Contents

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. The single became a top-10 hit in the United Kingdom and a top-40 hit in Italy and the United States. The music video uses the remix of the song, which features American rapper Shawnna.

Track listings

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [27] Silver200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
Jamaica20037-inch vinyl Mad House [28]
United Kingdom1 March 2004
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
Virgin [2]
United States1 June 2004 Contemporary hit radio [29]
Australia23 August 2004CD [30]

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