"My Boo" (sometimes subtitled as "The Things You Do") is a song by the musician CeCe Peniston, which was released on the

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's own record label in February 2001 as the singer's last single issued under the producer's Silk Entertainment label. The single release followed the

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success of the Peniston's number two hit Lifetime to Love, her first Top 3 entry in the

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since 1995. Six months later, a remixed four track alternation of "My Boo" that featured also mixes from Ron Carroll would follow in August. But due to its exclusive release on vinyl, and non-availability either on various artists CD music compilations, the title became a very hard-to-find item at least in a digital format. The song contained a sample of "The Bottle" by

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, one of the most important progenitors of rap music (at that time imprisoned for one to three years following series of drug possession charges as well as his failure to deal with persistent drugs problems, which scored at number fifteen on the US R&B chart.

Credits and personnel

* CeCe Peniston – lead/

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, writer *

– writer,

remix A remix (or reorchestration) is a piece of media which has been altered or contorted from its original state by adding, removing, or changing pieces of the item. A song, piece of artwork, book, video, poem, or photograph can all be remixes. The o ...

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* Ron Carroll – remix * DJ Anderson Soares – mix * Silktone Songs Inc. (

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) – publisher * Brouhaha Music, – admin by TVT Music Inc. * Contains a sample of "The Bottle" by

Track listings and formats

; 12", US, #SENT 0006-1 # "My Boo (The Things You Do)" (12" Version) # "My Boo (The Things You Do)" (Acapella) # "My Boo (The Things You Do)" (Disco Dub) # "My Boo (The Things You Do)" (Demo Version) ; 12", US, #SENT 0009 # "My Boo" (Ron Carroll's Body Music Vocal Mix) # "My Boo" (Silk's Deep House Dub) # "My Boo" (Silk's Deep House Mix) # "My Boo" (Ron's Instrumental Edit)

References

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External links

* {{authority control 2001 singles CeCe Peniston songs Songs written by Steve "Silk" Hurley Songs written by CeCe Peniston 2000 songs