Boom (Mario song)

{{Infobox song

| name = Boom

| cover = Mario boom.jpg

| border = yes

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Mario featuring Juvenile

| album = Turning Point

| released = 2005

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Crunk&Bhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/z2zf/

| length = 4:06

| label =

3rd Street
J

| writer =

| producer = Lil Jon

| chronology = Mario

| prev_title = Here I Go Again

| prev_year = 2005

| next_title = How Do I Breathe

| next_year = 2007

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Juvenile

| type = singles

| prev_title = Nolia Clap

| prev_year = 2004

| title = Boom

| year = 2005

| next_title = Rodeo

| next_year = 2006

}}

{{External music video|{{YouTube|_6zD9dFJdy8|"Boom"}}}}

}}

"Boom" is a song by American singer Mario. It was written by Johntá Austin, LaMarquis Jefferson, Craig Love, James "L-Roc" Phillips and Lil Jon for his second studio album, Turning Point (2005), with additional writing from featured vocalist rapper Juvenile. Production was overseen by Jon, while Austin and Troy Patterson are credited as vocal producers. The song was released as the album's fourth and final single in 2005 and peaked at number 24 on the US Billboard Rhythmic Top 40.

Critical reception

AllMusic editor Jason Birchmeier called the song one of the album's "immediate highlights." He described "Boom" as "a by-the-numbers rewrite of Usher's "Yeah," which likewise boasts Lil Jon's trademark production, a guest rap cameo, a dance club theme, and a catchy, simple one-syllable refrain."[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r718672|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review] Caroline Sullivan from The Guardian and Angelina Yeo from MTV Asia also compared "Boom" to the Usher song, calling it "near-identical" and a "recycled version," respectively.{{cite web|first=Caroline |last=Sullivan|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/apr/01/popandrock.shopping4|title=Mario, Turning Point|date=April 1, 2005|work=The Guardian|accessdate=October 9, 2024}}{{cite web|first=Angelina|last=Yeo|url=http://mtvasia.com/Review/CD/C20050509001220.html |title=Mario, Turning Point (J Records)|website=MTV Asia |access-date=October 9, 2024 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060831062014/http://mtvasia.com/Review/CD/C20050509001220.html |archive-date=August 31, 2006 |df=mdy }}

Billboard found that "though the song has all the makings of a formula R&B hit, it is hard to determine how successful "Boom" will be. On one hand, Lil Jon's synthesized keyboard riff that seemed so cool in his earlier songs is now becoming annoyingly redundant. Then again, today's music listeners seem to embrace anything that has been heard before."{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9hUEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl|title=Reviews > Singles|date=October 1, 2005|access-date=October 9, 2024|magazine=Billboard}} In her review of parent album Go, Gail Mitchell, also writing for Billboard, found that the song was "one glitch in the proceedings [...] Produced by Lil Jon, it's too derivative of Usher's 2004 megahit, "Yeah!."{{cite web|first=Gail |last=Mitchell|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/turning-point-65309/|title=Music News: Turning Point|website=Billboard.com|date=December 18, 2004|access-date=October 9, 2024 }}

Commercial performance

"Boom" failed to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming the lowest-charting single. The song however debuted on Billboard{{'}}s Rhythmic in the week of September 10, 2005. It eventually peaked at number 23 on the chart.

Music video

A music video for "Boom" was directed by Benny Boom and filmed on September 13, 2005 at Club Avalon in New York City.{{cite web|url= https://www.gettyimages.de/detail/nachrichtenfoto/benny-boom-director-and-little-x-during-mario-on-the-nachrichtenfoto/116944055|title=Mario on the Set of "Boom" Music Video - September 13, 2005|website=Getty Images |date=June 18, 2011|access-date=October 9, 2024|language=DE}} It premiered on MTV's Total Request Live in 2005.{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKsJAKMtNiM&locale=en_US&persist_locale |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/SKsJAKMtNiM| archive-date=December 12, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Mario - Boom video on youtube|website=YouTube |date=February 22, 2006 }}{{cbignore}}

Track listing

{{track listing

| headline = Digital remix single{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/album/5WJQSg7aDTcdNkS0BGKiEa|title=Boom (feat. Juvenile) by Mario|access-date=October 9, 2024|via=Spotify}}

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Boom

| note1 = remix featuring Juvenile

| extra1 = {{hlist|Lil Jon|Johntá Austin{{ref|a|[a]}}|Troy Patterson{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length1 = 4:18

}}

{{track listing

| headline = CD single{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/master/371009-Mario-Feat-Juvenile-Boom|title=How Do I Breathe by Mario|access-date=October 9, 2024|via=Discogs}}

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Boom

| note1 = album version

| extra1 = {{hlist|Lil Jon|Austin{{ref|a|[a]}}|Patterson{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length1 = 4:09

| title2 = Boom

| note2 = remix

| extra2 = {{hlist|LaMarquis Jefferson|Craig Love}}

| length2 = 4:31

| title3 = Boom

| note3 = call out hook

| extra3 = {{hlist|Lil Jon|Austin{{ref|a|[a]}}|Patterson{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length3 = 0:16

}}

Notes

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Credits and personnel

Credits lifted from the liner notes of Turning Point.{{cite AV media notes|title=Turning Point|others=Mario|year=2004|publisher=J Records |type=booklet}}