"Oops (Oh My)" | ||||
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Single by Tweet featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott | ||||
from the album Southern Hummingbird | ||||
B-side | "My Place" (album version) | |||
Released | January 11, 2002 | |||
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Westlake Audio ( West Hollywood, California) | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 3:58 | |||
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Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Timbaland | |||
Tweet singles chronology | ||||
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Missy Elliott singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Oops (Oh My)" on YouTube |
"Oops (Oh My)" is a song by American singer Tweet from her debut studio album, Southern Hummingbird (2002). It features vocals from American rapper Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, who co-wrote the song with Tweet, while production was handled by Timbaland. The song was released on January 11, 2002, as the album's lead single.
"Oops (Oh My)" was a commercial success in the United States, peaking at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Additionally, it reached number five on the UK Singles Chart. English electropop band Ladytron covered the song on their 2003 compilation album Softcore Jukebox. [1]
"Oops (Oh My)" is an R&B song featuring a techno- reggae rhythm, [2] [3] built on a Casio-bass clarinet loop. [4] Although the song is widely considered to be about masturbation, [3] [5] [6] [7] Tweet explained that "[p]eople can take their definition of what any song means to them, but for me, the song wasn't about masturbation—it was about self-love." She said she was inspired to write the song after watching an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show where a doctor advised people to look at themselves in the mirror naked in order to build self-acceptance. She added that it was "empowering" for her to write the song as she "felt like [she] didn't love [herself]" due to her skin color. [8]
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Credits adapted from the liner notes of Southern Hummingbird. [17]
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States ( RIAA) [44] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref(s) |
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United States | January 11, 2002 | [45] | ||
February 5, 2002 | 12-inch single | [46] | ||
March 3, 2002 | Contemporary hit radio | [47] | ||
Australia | April 15, 2002 | CD single | Warner | [10] |
United Kingdom | April 29, 2002 |
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Elektra | [48] |
Germany | May 6, 2002 |
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Warner | [14] [15] [16] |
"Oops (Oh My)" | ||||
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Single by Tweet featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott | ||||
from the album Southern Hummingbird | ||||
B-side | "My Place" (album version) | |||
Released | January 11, 2002 | |||
Studio |
Westlake Audio ( West Hollywood, California) | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 3:58 | |||
Label | ||||
Songwriter(s) |
| |||
Producer(s) | Timbaland | |||
Tweet singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
Missy Elliott singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Oops (Oh My)" on YouTube |
"Oops (Oh My)" is a song by American singer Tweet from her debut studio album, Southern Hummingbird (2002). It features vocals from American rapper Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, who co-wrote the song with Tweet, while production was handled by Timbaland. The song was released on January 11, 2002, as the album's lead single.
"Oops (Oh My)" was a commercial success in the United States, peaking at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Additionally, it reached number five on the UK Singles Chart. English electropop band Ladytron covered the song on their 2003 compilation album Softcore Jukebox. [1]
"Oops (Oh My)" is an R&B song featuring a techno- reggae rhythm, [2] [3] built on a Casio-bass clarinet loop. [4] Although the song is widely considered to be about masturbation, [3] [5] [6] [7] Tweet explained that "[p]eople can take their definition of what any song means to them, but for me, the song wasn't about masturbation—it was about self-love." She said she was inspired to write the song after watching an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show where a doctor advised people to look at themselves in the mirror naked in order to build self-acceptance. She added that it was "empowering" for her to write the song as she "felt like [she] didn't love [herself]" due to her skin color. [8]
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Credits adapted from the liner notes of Southern Hummingbird. [17]
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States ( RIAA) [44] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref(s) |
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United States | January 11, 2002 | [45] | ||
February 5, 2002 | 12-inch single | [46] | ||
March 3, 2002 | Contemporary hit radio | [47] | ||
Australia | April 15, 2002 | CD single | Warner | [10] |
United Kingdom | April 29, 2002 |
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Elektra | [48] |
Germany | May 6, 2002 |
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Warner | [14] [15] [16] |