Bootylicious

"Bootylicious"
Single by Destiny's Child
from the album Survivor
Released	May 20, 2001 (U.S.) July 3, 2001 (world-wide) July 23, 2001 (UK)
Format	CD single, 12" single
Genre	R&B, dance-pop
Length	3:27
Label	Columbia
Writer(s)	Beyoncé Knowles, Rob Fusari, Falonte Moore, Frank Tai Stevie Nicks
Producer	Beyoncé Knowles, Rob Fusari, Falonte Moore
Certification	Platinum (ARIA)
Destiny's Child singles chronology
"Survivor" (2001) "Bootylicious" (2001) "Emotion" (2001)

"Bootylicious" is a song by American R&B group Destiny's Child. It was written and produced by Rob Fusari, Falonte Moore, and band member Beyoncé Knowles for the band's third studio album Survivor (2001), and contains a prominent sample from the 1981 recording "Edge of Seventeen,"^[1] as written and performed by Stevie Nicks.

The track was released as the album's second single from the album in 2001 and became the band's fourth U.S. non-consecutive number-one single. It also reached the top-five in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom.

Contents 1 The song and its success 2 Questions about Authorship 3 Chart performance 4 Remixes 5 Music video 6 Live performances 7 Cultural significance 8 Credits and personnel 9 Track lisitings 10 Formats and remixes 11 Charts 12 Cover versions 13 References 14 External links

The song and its success

The song "Bootylicious" is about a confident woman taunting a man, suggesting that she is not ready because her body is "too bootylicious". Beyoncé Knowles has stated in her I Am... Yours tour that she was inspired to write the song on a flight to Japan as she was listening to the guitar riff of the Stevie Nicks song "Edge of Seventeen", which reminded her of a "voluptuous woman." Platinum music producers Rob Fusari and Falonte Moore produced this record and featured a sample from the Stevie Nicks song, and Stevie herself appears in the beginning of the video. It is also one of the few times that Kelly Rowland takes the lead, having two verses to Beyoncé Knowles' one, though Knowles still ad libs. Despite Rowland's lead in the song, Kelly Rowland has mentioned that "Bootylicious" is the most irritating Destiny's Child song for her since she has heard it too many times.^[2]

Questions about Authorship

In the February 27, 2010 edition of Billboard magazine, Rob Fusari is interviewed about his career and briefly discusses the song and its genesis. In the article he states that he alone had the idea for the song and had originally intended to use another guitar riff but after not being able to find it he happened to come across the Stevie Nicks CD instead. He goes on to say that he was so upset when he saw Beyoncé claim credit for the song in an interview with Barbara Walters that he telephoned Mathew Knowles. According to Fusari, Mr Knowles told him "People don't want to hear about Rob Fusari, producer from Livingstone, NJ... that's not what sells records".

Chart performance

"Bootylicious" debuted at #66 on the Hot 100 on June 9, 2001 and climbed to its peak position nine weeks later, and remained on the chart for a relatively short nineteen weeks. The song became Destiny's Child's fifth consecutive No.1 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart, despite Mariah Carey's "Loverboy" keeping it from topping the Hot 100 Singles Sales.

In the UK, "Bootylicious" was released on July 23, 2001 and debuted at #2 on the singles chart behind the Atomic Kitten cover single "Eternal Flame". It sold over 169,000 copies and propelled Survivor back to the top of The Official UK Albums Chart.

Remixes

A hip hop-styled remix (the "Rockwilder Remix") was produced by Rockwilder, Knowles, and Missy Elliott. This version was issued to urban markets, and had a hip-hop culture-based music video to accompany it, in which Beyoncé wears a belt that has the word "Bootylicious" misspelled as "Bootyliciuos", as pointed out by Carson Daly on an episode of TRL.

A combination of the R&B vocals from this song and the grunge rock music of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit"^[3] is one of the best-known examples of the "bastard pop" or "mashup" genre, where elements from seemingly incompatible songs are mixed together. A later mashup used the music of Stevie Wonder's "Superstition" with the "Bootylicious" vocals.^[4]

Music video

The music video for "Bootylicious", directed by Matthew Rolston, showed Destiny's Child performing dance steps from Michael Jackson's famous "Billie Jean" performance from the special Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever. During the video, moves from several other Michael Jackson videos can be seen such as parts of the choreograpy from "Thriller", "Beat it", "Bad" and "The Way You Make Me Feel". Dance moves that were used by Jackson during live performances of "They Don't Care About Us" can be seen as well.

As the group is dancing, the members appear in several different costumes. These scenes are interloped with the group dancing in front of a dance troupe made of all boys. Stevie Nicks makes an appearance in the beginning of the song's video. Solange Knowles, Beyoncé's sister, also makes a brief cameo in the video.

The music clip is featured on the DualDisc edition of the album #1's and as an enhanced video on the UK and French editions of the Single. The video for the "Rockwilder Remix" featuring Missy Elliott is available on the Single "Emotion Bootylicious Survivor - The Urban Remixes"^[5].

Live performances

Destiny's child opened the 1st annual BET Awards with a performance of bootylicious.^[6]

Cultural significance

The song created moderate controversy, in a time when late '90s teen pop was pushing the boundaries of female sexuality. Destiny's Child was claiming "G-rated fun" and confidence in body image though the lyrics yet the music video suggested much more with the group wearing lots of make-up, form-fitting clothes, performing sexually suggestive dancing, and the video featuring close-ups on several dancers buttocks ^[7].

The group later performed the song in front of Jackson for his thirtieth Anniversary concert, complete with their rendition of his dance moves. Before the premiere of the video on MTV's Making the Video, the girls dedicated the video to Michael Jackson.

The song popularised the portmanteau term 'bootylicious', a combination of the words booty and delicious. The success of the song came after the rise in media visibility of voluptuous 'non-skinny' personalities like Jennifer Lopez and later Beyoncé. There was a media perception that the appearance of these women corresponded to an appreciation of the supposedly neglected larger hips and thighs common in the figures of African-American, Hispanic and some Middle-Eastern women. The approving neologism 'bootylicious' has entered the mainstream English language^[8] as part of the 'crossover' of African-American popular culture, fashion and sexual politics.

Credits and personnel

• Lead vocals: Kelly Rowland (2 verses and 1 bridge), Beyoncé Knowles (1 bridge) and Michelle Williams (1 bridge)
• Vocal production: Kelly Rowland, Beyoncé Knowles and Falonte Moore

Track lisitings

European/Australian CD Single^[9]

1. "Bootylicious" - 3:29
2. "Survivor" (Jameson Full Vocal Remix) - 6:18
3. "Survivor" (Digital Black-N-Groove) - 3:58
4. "Survivor" (CB200 Club Anthem Mix) - 6:21
5. "Independent Women Part 1" (Live at The Brits 2001) - 3:52

European 2-Track CD Single COL 671393 1^[10]

1. "Bootylicious" (Album Version) - 3:27
2. "Bootylicious" (Ed Case Refix) - 4:45

European Enhanced CD Single COL 671393 2^[11][12]

1. "Bootylicious" (Album Version) - 3:27
2. "Bootylicious" (Ed Case Refix) - 4:45
3. "Bootylicious" (M&J's Jelly Remix) - 3:40
4. "Bootylicious" (Music Video)

UK Enhanced CD Single Part 1

1. "Bootylicious" (Album Version)
2. "Bootylicious" (Ed Case Refix)
3. "Cards Never Lie"
4. "Bootylicious" (Music Video)

US CD Single^[13]

1. "Bootylicious" (Album Version)
2. "Bootylicious" (Richard Vission's V-Quest)

US Maxi Single^[14]

1. "Bootylicious" (Album Version)
2. "Bootylicious" (Richard vs V-Que Remix)
3. "Bootylicious" (Richard vs DJ du Remix)
4. "Bootylicious" (Big Boyz Remix)
5. "Bootylicious" (Case Remix)

US Vinyl^[15]

Side A

1. "Bootylicious" (Richard Vission's V-Quest)
2. "Bootylicious" (Richard Vission's D.J. Dub)

Side B

1. "Bootylicious" (Big Boyz Remix)
2. "Bootylicious" (Big Boyz Remix Instrumental)
3. "Bootylicious" (Album Version)
4. "Bootylicious" (Album Instrumental)

Formats and remixes

Official

• "Bootylicious" (Album Version)
• "Bootylicious" (Album Instrumental)
• "Bootylicious" (Album A Cappella)
• "Bootylicious" (Big Boyz Remix)
• "Bootylicious" (Big Boyz Remix Instrumental)
• "Bootylicious" (Ed Case Refix) — aka (Case Remix)
• "Bootylicious" (Freeform Reform) — aka (Freeform Five Remix) — unreleased
• "Bootylicious" (Love: Destiny Version)¹
• "Bootylicious" (Love: Destiny Video Version)¹ — unreleased
• "Bootylicious" (M&J's Jelly Remix)
• "Bootylicious" (Richard Vission's Club Mix)
• "Bootylicious" (Richard Vission's D.J. Dub)
• "Bootylicious" (Richard Vission's V-Quest Remix)
• "Bootylicious" (Richard Vission's Edit)
• "Bootylicious" (Rockwilder Remix) (feat. Missy Elliott) — with a separate music video
• "Bootylicious" (Rockwilder Remix Instrumental)
• "Bootylicious" (Rockwilder Remix A Cappella)
• "Bootylicious" (Radio Edit)

Notes

• ¹ The "Love: Destiny Version" features re-recorded vocals by Beyoncé on the chorus. This version is available on the 2001 EP Love: Destiny. However the version used in the TV-Commercial contains additional vocals with different lyrics in the intro and in the chorus, which remains unreleased.

Unofficial

Many unofficial or bootleg mixes have been released of this track, usually on limited vinyl promo's or special mix CD versions. Some listed below.

• "Bootylicious" (Transient Mix)
• "Bootylicious" (Ultimix Remix)
• "Bootylicious" (UK Mix)
• "Bootylicious" (Groove Chronicles Remix)
• "Smells Like Teen Booty" aka "Smells Like Bootylicious" - Nirvana vs. Destiny's Child ("Smells Like Teen Spirit" / "Bootylicious" mash-up)

Charts

Chart (2001)[16][17][18] Peak position Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart 4 Ö3 Austria Top 40 23 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart 9 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart 7 Canadian Top 100 Singles 4 Danish Singles Chart 12 Dutch Singles Chart 3 Finnish Singles Chart 11 French Singles Chart 14 German Singles Chart 10 Greece IFPI Top 20 Singles Chart 18 Italy Top 50 Singles Chart 16 New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 4 Norwegian Singles Chart 5 Swedish Singles Chart 8 Swiss Singles Chart 11 UK Singles Chart 2 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 1 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 13 U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 2

Cover versions

English rock band Keane performed a medley consisting of "Bootylicious" and Christina Aguilera's "Dirrty" on Jo Whiley's Live Lounge. An audio recording is available on Radio 1's Live Lounge – Volume 2. The cast of the Fox television show Glee performed a cover version in the episode "Hairography".

References

External links

• Destiny's Child — official site.
• Bootylicious at Discogs.
• Bootylicious music video at YouTube.

Preceded by "U Remind Me" by Usher

Billboard Hot 100 number one single August 4, 2001 – August 11, 2001

Succeeded by "Fallin'" by Alicia Keys

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