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- AllMusic5/5
- Music Week4/5
- Rolling Stone4/5
- Entertainment WeeklyB
- Los Angeles Times3/4
- Knoxville News Sentinel3/5
- NME4/10
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Tracklist
14 tracks · 55 min
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About
Boombastic is the third studio album released by Jamaican artist Shaggy. The album was released on July 11, 1995. The album sold over one million copies in the U.S., as well as selling 300,000+ in the UK. The album spawned five singles: "In The Summertime", a cover of a Mungo Jerry classic, "Boombastic", which peaked at #1 on the UK Singles Chart, at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at #1 on the U.S. R&B chart, "Why You Treat Me So Bad?", the double A-side "Something Different" / "The Train Is Coming", and "Day Oh", which was released as a Japanese only single. "Boombastic" was used as the theme for a 1995 Levi's ad, which was directed by Michael Mort and Deiniol Morris. It was also used in the 2006 and 2007 films, respectively, Barnyard and Mr Bean's Holiday. The album won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album.
In brief
- When was Boombastic released?
- Boombastic was released in 1995 on Cherrytree Records.
- How many tracks are on Boombastic?
- Boombastic has 14 tracks, with a runtime of 55 minutes.
- What genre is Boombastic?
- Boombastic is catalogued under Reggae, Dancehall.
- What BPM is Boombastic?
- Boombastic runs at a median tempo of 98 BPM across its tracks, most often in C# minor, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Boombastic?
- Listeners of Boombastic also rate Full Frequency by Sean Paul, Tomahawk Technique by Sean Paul, Tropical Storm by Beenie Man.
Boombastic at a glance
- Label
- Virgin
- Produced by
- Bobby Digital
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