My Oh My (Camila Cabello song)
"My Oh My" is a song by Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello featuring American rapper DaBaby from the former's second studio album Romance (2019). It was written by the artists, Savan Kotecha, Ant Clemons, and producers Frank Dukes & Louis Bell. Due to a strong similarity to Peruvian reggae band Tierra Sur's 1992 song "Llaman a la puerta", group leader Alejandro "Pochi" Marambio received a writing credit. The song was released on adult contemporary radio stations in the United States on January 6, 2020, as the sixth single off the album.
"My Oh My"
January 6, 2020
- Electric Feel (West Hollywood)
- Henson (Hollywood)
2:51
- Camila Cabello
- Jonathan Kirk
- Louis Bell
- Adam Feeney
- Savan Kotecha
- Anthony Clemons Jr.
- Alejandro Marambio
- Frank Dukes
- Louis Bell (co.)
"My Oh My" peaked at number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and also reached the top 10 in Ireland and Israel, as well as the top 20 in Australia, Canada, Finland, and the United Kingdom. It received a diamond certification in Brazil, double platinum in the United States, and gold in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. A music video was released on February 12, 2020, which portrayed Cabello as an actress who overcame being cast as a damsel in distress with the assistance of an up-and-coming director portrayed by DaBaby. A remix of the song featuring American rapper Gunna was released on May 1, 2020.
Background and composition[edit]
The recording process for Cabello's second studio album Romance took under ten months, and concluded in October 2019.[1][2][3] "My Oh My" was first teased by The Sun on November 27, 2019, where the writer Howell Davies stated that the carnal song "is her naughtiest yet" and compared it to the 2017 song "Havana".[4]
Musically, "My Oh My" is a two-minute and fifty one second reggaeton-influenced pop[5] song with a pop-rap[6] and R&B-pop[7] beat. According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, "My Oh My" was composed using 4
4 common time in the key of C minor, with a moderate tempo of 104 beats per minute. The song follows the chord progression of Cm–A♭–G. Cabello's vocal range spans from the low note G3 to the high note of F5, giving the song one octave and six notes of range.[8] The lyrics describe Cabello's intentions to date a "bad boy",[9] which is not approved by her family.[10]
It has been noted that parts of the song constitute musical plagiarism. In December 2019, Twitter users pointed out similarities between "My Oh My" and the 1992 song "Llaman a la puerta" by the Peruvian reggae band Tierra Sur.[11] According to reporter Eilish O'Sullivan from The Daily Dot, "the songs' call and responses are what make them sound especially similar".[12] Pochi Marambio, Tierra Sur's bandleader and composer of "Llaman a la puerta," announced on social media that he had hired a legal entity to contact Cabello or her representatives to reach an amicable settlement.[13]
Commercial performance[edit]
Following the release of Romance, "My Oh My" debuted at number 82 on the US Billboard Hot 100 before peaking at number 12, becoming the second highest-charting single from the album behind "Señorita" (2019), which topped the chart in August 2019. It also debuted at number 35 on the Mainstream Top 40, where it peaked at number one on the chart dated May 9, 2020.[14]
"My Oh My" peaked at number six in Ireland, and charted in the top 20 in various other countries including Australia, Belgium, Finland, Greece, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Singapore. In the United Kingdom, the track reached number 13, earning Cabello her eighth top 20 single there. In Brazil, "My Oh My" received a Diamond certification on October 18, 2021 for more than 160,000 copies sold in the country.[15]
Live performances[edit]
Cabello and DaBaby performed the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on December 12, 2019.[25] Both Cabello and the backup dancers sported lime green and purple high school outfits, with the women wearing cheerleading costumes and the men wearing letterman jackets. During the performance, DaBaby also wore a Gucci sweater.[26] Cabello performed a solo version of the song at the 2020 Global Awards on March 5, 2020. She also performed an acoustic version of the song on the iHeart Living Room Concert for America on March 29, 2020, accompanied by Shawn Mendes playing the acoustic guitar.[27]
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Romance.[29]
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