
Boombastic (song)

"Boombastic" is a song by Jamaican musical artist Shaggy from his third studio album of the same name. Released on June 5, 1995, the single achieved commercial success in many countries, including Ireland, UK, Sweden, New Zealand, and Australia, where it topped the singles charts. It spent a week at number one on the US "Billboard" R&B chart, and a similar stint atop the UK Singles Chart. It also reached number three on the "Billboard" Hot 100. A remix featuring Sting International, which features a sample of Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On", was released in January 1996. The latter is featured on some versions of the "Boombastic" album as a bonus track.
Critical reception.
Bill Lamb from About.com said Shaggy "exhibits oodles of personal charm alongside the funky grooves" of the song. AllMusic editor David Jeffries called it "pivotal". Larry Flick from "Billboard" wrote that it "jerks about with a hypnotic groove that owes as much to hip hop and rave/pop as it does to traditional island music. Shaggy's toasting is quite friendly to mainstream pop ears, and he masterfully twists and bends the chorus. Primed for immediate picking by jeep listeners, smoking track comes in two radical versions that are designed to lure both street kids and their more mature counterparts." Tom Ewing from Freaky Trigger said the musician is "the benevolent monarch of this world, giving a comical, flirtatious, crowd-tickling performance, his army of mechanical instruments dancing in and out of his phrasing. His main trick here is using his voice like a yo-yo, winding his vowels out on "rohhhhhh-" before he flicks the word back "-mantic!"." 
British magazine "Music Week" rated the song 4/5, adding, "The US top three hit is being used in the latest Levi's ad, guaranteeing the Shagster another UK smash with this slo-mo pop ragga which samples Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On." James Hamilton from the magazine's "RM" Dance Update noted it as "gruffy twiddly-diddled". John Kilgo from "The Network Forty" deemed it a "reggae/rap masterpiece". Gerald Martinez from "New Sunday Times" stated that "with sparse, hypnotic backing, Shaggy's boastful rapping carries the song." "People Magazine" wrote that the album "is more like the real reggae thing", and "the raw title song is the style's most uncompromising Top 10 trip yet." Mark Sutherland from "Smash Hits" called it a "gruff, grinding ragga-lite" track. Swedish newspaper "Svenska Dagbladet" declared it as the "gold particle" of the album.
In popular culture.
The song was featured in the animated film "Barnyard", sung by the character "Biggie Cheese".