Ooh Wee (song)

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"Ooh Wee"
Mark Ronson Ooh Wee UK European artwork.jpg
Single by Mark Ronson featuring Ghostface Killah, Nate Dogg, Trife and Saigon
from the album Here Comes the Fuzz
B-side "NYC Rules"
Released20 October 2003 (2003-10-20)
Recorded2002–03
Genre
Length3:29
Label Elektra
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Mark Ronson
Mark Ronson singles chronology
"Ooh Wee"
(2003)
"Just"
(2006)
Ghostface Killah singles chronology
"Guerrilla Hood"
(2003)
"Ooh Wee"
(2003)
"Tush"
(2004)

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [20] Silver200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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