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Wikipedia article'Girls Dem Sugar' is a reggae fusion song by Jamaican deejay Beenie Man and features singer-songwriter Ma. The track was produced by The Neptunes for Davis' 2000 studio album 'Art and Life' and inspired and conceptualized from his 1997 Jamaican hit single "Who Am I (Sim Simma)". "Girls Dem Sugar" was written by Beenie Man, Chad Hugo, and Pharrell Williams. "Girls Dem Sugar" was released September 14, 2000 in the United States as the second single from Davis 2000 studio album 'Art and Life'. The single achieved minor successes on 'Billboard's Hot 100 chart; peaking at No. 54 and No. 16 on 'Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The single was a success internationally; it peaked at No. 13 in the United Kingdom. The song was included on 'Billboard's' 12 Best Dancehall & Reggaeton Choruses of the 21st Century at number seven and ranked as one of Billboard's 100 Greatest Songs of 2000 list. BackgroundIn a retrospect interview with BET, Beenie Man recalls creating "Girls Dem Sugar" with Pharrell. According to Beenie Man, "It was not my idea; it was Pharrell's." Commenting, "He had this great idea to remake "Who Am I (Sim Simma)" adding Pharrell "also came up with the catchy chorus." "So he [Pharrell] goes, '(Sim simma) Beenie Man, ah dem girls dem sugar / (Sim simma) The girls dem world class lover,' and that's how it was put together. And we got a Grammy Award for it. It was a great thing, and then we put Ma on the track and the rest was history." Reception* AllMusic gave the song a positive review:
Track listing;U.S. 12" Single & Vinyl Single :A1 Girls Dem Sugar (Radio Edit) 3:57 :A2 Girls Dem Sugar (Album Version) 4:17 :A3 Girls Dem Sugar (Instrumental) 4:18 :B1 Ola 4:05 :B2 Ola (Instrumental) 4:05 ;UK 12" Single & Vinyl Single :A1 Girls Dem Sugar (Architechs Main Mix) :A2 Girls Dem Sugar (Architechs Instrumental) :B1 Girls Dem Sugar (Colin Emanuel Extended Mix) :B2 Girls Dem Sugar ;Jamaica 7" Single & Vinyl Single :A Girls Dem Sugar :B Girls Dem Sugar Instrumental ChartsReferencesCategory:1999 songs Category:2000 singles Category:Beenie Man songs Category:Ma songs Category:Song recordings produced by the Neptunes Category:Songs written by Chad Hugo Category:Songs written by Pharrell Williams Category:Reggae fusion songs Category:Virgin Records singles | |
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