Dude (Beenie Man song) explained

Dude
Cover:	Beenie Man - Dude Remix.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Beenie Man featuring Ms. Thing
Album:	Back to Basics
B-Side:	"Fiesta" (version)
Length:	4:15
Producer:	Dave Kelly
Chronology:	Beenie Man
Prev Title:	Bossman
Prev Year:	2003
Next Title:	Compton
Next Year:	2004

"Dude" is the first single released from Jamaican musician Beenie Man's 16th studio album, Back to Basics (2004). It features Ms. Thing and was produced and written by Dave Kelly. The song is enhanced by the use of a vocoder and is on the Fiesta riddim.^{[1] [2]}

Kelly's Mad House label originally released "Dude" in Jamaica in 2003, and it was included on the Riddim Driven: Fiesta compilation album released the same year. Virgin Records then serviced the song to US radio in early 2004 and released it physically in the United Kingdom on 1 March 2004. Outside Jamaica, "Dude" peaked within the top ten of the charts in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom and the top 30 of the charts in Italy and the United States. The music video uses the remix of the song, which features American rapper Shawnna.

Track listings

Jamaican 7-inch single^[3]

A. "Dude" (featuring Ms. Thing)

B. "Fiesta" (version)

US CD and 12-inch single^{[4] [5]}

1. "Dude" (album version featuring Ms. Thing) – 4:13
2. "Dude" (remix featuring Ms. Thing and Shawnna) – 4:33
3. "Dude" (instrumental) – 4:11
4. "Dude" (a cappella featuring Ms. Thing) – 3:24

US remix 12-inch single^[6]

1. "Dude" (Beenie Man featuring Ms. Thing vs. N.E.R.D.) – 4:47
2. "Dude" (Sticky refix) – 4:04
3. "Dude" (Panjabi Hit Squad mix) – 4:08
4. "Dude" (Panjabi Hit Squad mix instrumental) – 4:09

Australian CD single^[7]

1. "Dude" (album version featuring Ms. Thing) – 4:13
2. "Dude" (remix featuring Ms. Thing and Shawnna) – 4:33
3. "Dude" (Sticky refix) – 4:03
4. "Dude" (Panjabi Hit Squad mix) – 4:07

UK CD1^[8]

1. "Dude" (radio edit featuring Ms. Thing) – 3:34
2. "Bossman" (video edit featuring Lady Saw and Sean Paul) – 3:00

UK CD2^[9]

1. "Dude" (album version) – 4:13
2. "Dude" (remix featuring Shawnna) – 4:33
3. "Dude" (Sticky refix) – 4:03
4. "Dude" (Panjabi Hit Squad mix) – 4:07
5. "Dude" (remix video featuring Shawnna) – 4:35

UK 12-inch single^[10]

A1. "Dude" (featuring Ms. Thing) – 4:13

A2. "Dude" (Panjabi Hit Squad mix) – 4:07

B1. "Girls Dem Sugar" – 4:21

B2. "Dude" (Sticky refix) – 4:03

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)	Position
UK Singles (OCC)^[12]	74
UK Urban (Music Week)^[13]	8
US Billboard Hot 100^[14]	85
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)^[15]	50

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
Jamaica	2003	7-inch vinyl	Mad House	^[16]
United Kingdom	1 March 2004		Virgin
United States	1 June 2004	Contemporary hit radio		^[17]
Australia	23 August 2004	CD		^[18]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Music: Playlist; Pop's New Prairie School. Ratliff. Ben. The New York Times. 18 July 2004. 6 January 2009.
2. Reviews: Singles. Music Week. 31. 21 February 2004.
3. Dude. Beenie Man. 2003. Jamaican 7-inch single vinyl disc. Mad House. MHPD2703-3.
4. Dude. Beenie Man. 2004. US CD single liner notes. Virgin Records. 7243 8 38890 2 0.
5. Dude. Beenie Man. 2004. US 12-inch single vinyl disc. Virgin Records. 7243 5 47620 1 7.
6. Dude. Beenie Man. 2004. US remix 12-inch single vinyl disc. Virgin Records. 7243 8 38919 1 7.
7. Dude. Beenie Man. 2004. Australian CD single liner notes. Virgin Records. 7243 5 47885 2 9.
8. Dude. Beenie Man. 2004. UK CD1 liner notes. Virgin Records. VUSCD 282.
9. Dude. Beenie Man. 2004. UK CD2 liner notes. Virgin Records. VUSDX 282.
10. Dude. Beenie Man. 2004. UK 12-inch single sleeve. Virgin Records. VUST 282.
11. Web site: Tipparade-lijst van week 32, 2004. Dutch Top 40. nl. 28 April 2023.
12. Web site: The Official UK Singles Chart 2004. UKChartsPlus. 25 December 2019.
13. 2004 Urban Top 30. Music Week. 24. 22 January 2005. 5 August 2023.
14. Web site: Billboard Top 100 – 2004. Billboardtop100of.com. 12 June 2020.
15. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: 2004. Billboard. subscription. 12 June 2020.
16. Web site: Pepperseed Still Hot at 25. Jackson. Kevin. Jamaica Observer. 19 July 2019. 21 October 2020.
17. Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1557. 24. 28 May 2004. 3 July 2022.
18. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 23rd August 2004. ARIA. 28. 23 August 2004. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20041019140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20041020-0000/ISSUE756.pdf. 19 October 2004. 5 October 2021.