"Boy Oh Boy" is a song by American DJ and record producer

Diplo Thomas Wesley Pentz (born November 10, 1978), known professionally as Diplo, is an American DJ and music producer. He is the co-creator and lead member of the electronic dancehall music project Major Lazer, a member of the supergroup LSD with ...

and EDM duo GTA. It was released on October 7, 2013 via

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. The song was from Diplo's compilation album '' Random White Dude Be Everywhere''.

Composition

The song uses a sample from " Work it" (2002) by

Missy Elliot Melissa Arnette Elliott (born July 1, 1971), better known as Missy Elliott or Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliot, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. She embarked on her music career with R&B girl group Sista in the earl ...

, and it is written in the key of C♯ Minor, with a

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of 130 beats per minute.

Music video

The music video was released on March 26, 2014, and it was made with the help of fans, showed many vines like: "flamboyant dancing, dogs DJing, sports fails, and of course, an abundance of twerking."

Composition

Music video

Charts

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