Dude (song)

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"Dude"
Beenie Man - Dude Remix.jpg
Single by Beenie Man featuring Ms. Thing
from the album Back to Basics
Released27 January 2004 (2004-01-27)
Recorded2003
Genre Dancehall
Length4:15
Label
Songwriter(s) Dave Kelly
Producer(s) Dave Kelly
Beenie Man singles chronology
"Bossman"
(2003)
"Dude"
(2004)
"Compton"
(2004)

"Dude" is the first single by Jamaican musician Beenie Man from his sixteenth studio album, Back to Basics . It features Ms. Thing and was produced and written by Dave Kelly. The song is enhanced by the use of a vocoder [1] and is on the Fiesta riddim.

Contents

"Dude" was originally released in Jamaica by Dave Kelly's Mad House label in summer 2003, before being released internationally by Virgin Records in 2004. [2] "Dude" became a top-ten hit in the United Kingdom and a top-forty hit in Italy and the United States. The music video uses the remix of the song, which features American rapper Shawnna.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA) [3] 46
Italy (FIMI) [4] 28
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [5] 77
Scotland (OCC) [6] 24
UK Singles (OCC) [7] 7
US Billboard Hot 100 [8] 26
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [9] 16
US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) [10] 12
US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) [11] 34
US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [12] 34

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)Position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) [13] 74
US Billboard Hot 100 [14] 85
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [15] 50

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [16] Silver200,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.pngsales+streaming figures based on certification alone

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