"Booyah" is a song by the Dutch record producer duo Showtek featuring co-production by Dutch record producers We are Loud and vocals by Dutch singer Sonny Wilson. It was released on 19 August 2013, through Spinnin' Records, and re-released on 18 October 2013 in collaboration with

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. The new version was adapted for radio and includes a

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section. It entered the

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at number 5, making it the first Showtek release to chart in the UK, on 27 October 2013. A remix EP featuring Lucky Date and Cash Cash's remixes among others was released on 8 November 2013. "Booyah" is an electro-house song with reggae influences and a drum and bass section.

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Booyah" was first released onto YouTube on 17 September 2013 at a total length of four minutes and thirteen seconds. The video was taken in Muswell Hill,

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and Finsbury Park, as well as on the

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and a London double-decker bus on route W7.

Sonny Wilson

Sonny Wilson is a Dutch singer-songwriter, who has influences of reggae and reggae fusion. As well as this song, Wilson has only had one other major collaboration, being featured on

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's " Sun Goes Down". It also features Canadian reggae fusion/

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group MAGIC!, and also has co-production by Showtek, which makes it Wilson's second collaboration with them.

Track listing

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

In popular culture

"Booyah" was the 2014–15

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used "Booyah" as their touchdown song for the 2016 season.

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used "Booyah" as his personalized goal song beginning in 2015-16. The song had been used by the

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during their inaugural 2019-20 NLL season.

References

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