Oops (Oh My) Explained

Oops (Oh My)
Cover:	Tweet - Oops (Oh My).png
Type:	single
Artist:	Tweet featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
Album:	Southern Hummingbird
B-Side:	"My Place" (album version)
Studio:	Westlake Audio (West Hollywood, California)
Genre:	R&B
Length:	3:58
Label:	The Goldmind Elektra
Producer:	Timbaland
Chronology:	Tweet
Prev Title:	All Y'all
Prev Year:	2001
Next Title:	Call Me
Next Year:	2002

"Oops (Oh My)" is a song by American singer Tweet from her debut studio album, Southern Hummingbird (2002). It features vocals from American rapper Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, who co-wrote the song with Tweet, while production was handled by Timbaland. The song was released on January 11, 2002, as the album's lead single.

"Oops (Oh My)" was a commercial success in the United States, peaking at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping Billboards Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Additionally, it reached number five on the UK Singles Chart. English electropop band Ladytron covered the song on their 2003 compilation album Softcore Jukebox.^[1]

Writing and composition

"Oops (Oh My)" is an R&B song featuring a techno-reggae rhythm,^{[2] [3]} built on a Casio-bass clarinet loop.^[4] Although the song is widely considered to be about masturbation,^{[3] [5] [6] [7]} Tweet explained that "[p]eople can take their definition of what any song means to them, but for me, the song wasn't about masturbation—it was about self-love." She said she was inspired to write the song after watching an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show where a doctor advised people to look at themselves in the mirror naked in order to build self-acceptance. She added that it was "empowering" for her to write the song as she "felt like [she] didn't love [herself]" due to her skin color.^[8]

Track listings

• US 12-inch single^[9]

A1. "Oops (Oh My)" (album version) (featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott)

A2. "Oops (Oh My)" (original version) (featuring Fabolous)

A3. "Oops (Oh My)" (amended version) (featuring Bubba Sparxxx)

B1. "Oops (Oh My)" (instrumental)

B2. "Oops (Oh My)" (TV track)

B3. "Oops (Oh My)" (acappella) (featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott)

• Australian CD single

1. "Oops (Oh My)" (album version) (featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott) – 4:01
2. "My Place" (album version) – 4:28
3. "Oops (Oh My)" (amended version) (featuring Fabolous) – 4:00
4. "Oops (Oh My)" (amended version) (featuring Bubba Sparxxx) – 4:35

• UK CD single^[10]

1. "Oops (Oh My)" (radio edit) (featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott) – 3:30
2. "Oops (Oh My)" (amended version) (featuring Bubba Sparxxx) – 4:35
3. "Oops (Oh My)" (amended version) (featuring Fabolous) – 4:00
4. "Oops (Oh My)" (video) (featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott)

• UK 12-inch single^[11]

A1. "Oops (Oh My)" (radio edit) (featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott) – 3:30

A2. "Oops (Oh My)" (instrumental) – 4:00

B1. "Oops (Oh My)" (amended version) (featuring Bubba Sparxxx) – 4:35

B2. "Oops (Oh My)" (amended version) (featuring Fabolous) – 4:00

• UK cassette single^[12]

1. "Oops (Oh My)" (radio edit) (featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott) – 3:30
2. "Oops (Oh My)" (amended version) (featuring Bubba Sparxxx) – 4:35
3. "Oops (Oh My)" (amended version) (featuring Fabolous) – 4:00

• German CD single

1. "Oops (Oh My)" (radio edit) (featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott) – 3:30
2. "Oops (Oh My)" (amended version) (featuring Bubba Sparxxx) – 4:35

• German CD maxi single

1. "Oops (Oh My)" (radio edit) (featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott) – 3:30
2. "Oops (Oh My)" (Dogg Town remix) (featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott) – 3:18
3. "Oops (Oh My)" (amended version) (featuring Bubba Sparxxx) – 4:35
4. "Oops (Oh My)" (original version) (featuring Fabolous) – 4:35
5. "Oops (Oh My)" (video) (featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott)

• German 12-inch single

A1. "Oops (Oh My)" (album version) – 4:00

A2. "Oops (Oh My)" (amended version) (featuring Bubba Sparxxx) – 4:35

A3. "Oops (Oh My)" (original version) (featuring Fabolous) – 4:35

B1. "Oops (Oh My)" (Dogg Town remix) (featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott) – 3:18

B2. "Oops (Oh My)" (Dogg Town remix instrumental) – 3:18

B3. "Oops (Oh My)" (album instrumental) – 4:00

B3. "Oops (Oh My)" (album acappella) (featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott) – 3:00

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Southern Hummingbird.^[13]

• Tweet – vocals
• Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott – vocals
• Timbaland – production
• Jimmy Douglass – engineering, mixing
• Bernie Grundman – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2002)! scope="col"

Peak position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)^[14]	26
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)^[15]	25

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)! scope="col"

Position
UK Singles (OCC)^[16]	127
UK Urban (Music Week)^[17]	12
US Billboard Hot 100^[18]	38
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)^[19]	15
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)^[20]	87
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)^[21]	23

Release history

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Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United States	January 11, 2002			^[22]
	February 5, 2002	12-inch single		^[23]
	March 3, 2002	Contemporary hit radio		^[24]
Australia	April 15, 2002	CD single	Warner	^[25]
United Kingdom	April 29, 2002		Elektra	^[26]
Germany	May 6, 2002		Warner	^[27] ^[28] ^[29]

See also

• List of Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks number ones of 2002

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mitchum . Rob . Ladytron: Softcore Jukebox . . November 5, 2003 . November 3, 2017.
2. Web site: Ahmed . Imran . Tweet : Southern Hummingbird . . May 17, 2002 . November 3, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140223104236/http://www.nme.com/reviews/6381 . February 23, 2014.
3. Web site: Jones . Vanessa E. . Tweet's Lyrics Set Off An Uproar . . July 5, 2002 . November 3, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171107025004/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2002-07-05/entertainment/0207020739_1_lyrics-young-woman-listeners . November 7, 2017.
4. Web site: Erlewine . Stephen Thomas . Stephen Thomas Erlewine . Southern Hummingbird – Tweet . . November 3, 2017.
5. Web site: Cinquemani . Sal . Review: Tweet, Southern Hummingbird . . March 20, 2002 . August 17, 2022.
6. Web site: Hughes . Kayleigh . The 13 Best Pop Songs About Women Masturbating . Pitchfork . September 4, 2015 . November 3, 2017.
7. Web site: Bologna . Caroline . 22 Sexy Songs That Give Female Masturbation The Love It Deserves . . August 27, 2015 . August 17, 2022.
8. Web site: Krantz . Rachel . Oops (Oh My) Totally Wasn't About What You Thought . . January 29, 2016 . November 3, 2017.
9. Oops (Oh My) . US 12-inch single . Tweet . Tweet (singer) . . 2002 . 67280-0.
10. Web site: Oops: Tweet . . United Kingdom . November 3, 2017.
11. Oops (Oh My) . UK 12-inch single . Tweet . Elektra Records . 2002 . E7306T.
12. Web site: Cassette Single – Tweet – Oops (Oh My) . 45worlds . November 3, 2017.
13. . Tweet . liner notes . Elektra Records . 2002 . 62746-2.
14. Web site: Tweet Awards . AllMusic . July 22, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160302025326/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tweet-mn0000163213/awards . March 2, 2016.
15. Hits of the World . . 114 . 20 . May 18, 2002 . 63 . 0006-2510 . Google Books.
16. Web site: The Official UK Singles Chart 2002 . . 2 . November 3, 2017.
17. Top 40 Urban Tracks of 2002 . . 32 . January 18, 2003 . August 4, 2023.
18. The Billboard Hot 100 Singles & Tracks . Billboard . December 28, 2002 . November 3, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120615180131/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2002/hsititl.jsp . June 15, 2012.
19. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: 2002 . Billboard . subscription . November 3, 2017.
20. Most-Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 2002 . . 10 . 51 . 12 . December 20, 2002.
21. Most-Played Rhythmic Top 40 Songs of 2002 . Airplay Monitor . 10 . 51 . 22 . December 20, 2002.
22. Going for Adds – Week of 1-11-02 . . 1435 . January 11, 2002 . 34 . 0277-4860 . World Radio History.
23. Web site: Oops (Oh My) [Vinyl]

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    . Amazon . United States . November 3, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100902121050/http://www.amazon.com/Oops-Oh-My-Vinyl-Tweet/dp/B000060ON2 . September 2, 2010.
24. February 19, 2002 . Gavin Top40: Impact Dates . . 2361 . 38.
25. Web site: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 15/04/2002 . . 633 . April 15, 2002 . 25 . April 28, 2021 . . dead . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222424/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020424-0000/www.aria.com.au/Issue633.pdf . February 23, 2008.
26. New Releases – For Week Starting 29 April 2002: Singles . . April 27, 2002 . 31 . 0265-1548 . World Radio History.
27. Oops (Oh My) . German CD single . Tweet . Elektra Records . 2002 . 7559-67302-5.
28. Web site: Oops (Oh My): Tweet . Amazon . de . Germany . November 3, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171107012243/https://www.amazon.de/Oops-Oh-My-Tweet/dp/B000065828 . November 7, 2017.
29. Web site: Tweet – Oops (Oh My) – Maxi Single (analog) . musicline.de . de . November 3, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171107080110/http://musicline.de/de/product/75596730501/TWEET/OOPS(OH+MY)/2027660/Maxi+Single+(analog).html . November 7, 2017.