Watch Out for This (Bumaye) explained

Watch Out for This (Bumaye)
Cover:Watch-out-for-this-Bumaye.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Major Lazer featuring Busy Signal, The Flexican and FS Green
Album:Free the Universe
Released:February 26, 2013
Recorded:2012
Length:4:29 (album version)
3:27 (radio edit)
Chronology:Major Lazer
Prev Title:Jah No Partial
Prev Year:2012
Next Title:Bubble Butt
Next Year:2013

"Watch Out for This (Bumaye)" is a song performed by American electronic music group Major Lazer from their album Free the Universe. It features vocals from Jamaican singer Busy Signal and Dutch producers The Flexican and FS Green[1] and was released on Diplo's Mad Decent label and the French Because Music label.

The song is a vocal version of the song "Bumaye"[2] by The Flexican and FS Green, from The Flexican's 2011 release Yours Truly: The Mixtape Part II,[3] which itself is a redux of the 2005 song of the same name originally by The Flexican and Typhoon.[4] "Bumaye",[5] as well as "Watch Out for This (Bumaye)",[6] contains a sample of the song "María Lionza" by Willie Colón and Rubén Blades from their 1978 album Siembra and "Carnaval de Arequipa",[7] written by the author Benigno Ballón Farfán from Perú. A remix version of the song features Puerto Rican reggaeton singer Daddy Yankee.[8]

A remix EP was released for free in June 2013, featuring a variety of remixes and cover versions. Later, a remix by Flinch and a VIP remix by Ape Drums and 2Deep were both released for free.

The song was featured in trailers for French film Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu?, and was certified platinum in France by the UPFI in 2013.[9]

Music video

The music video was filmed in Kingston, Jamaica by Jay Will (Game Over). It features various dancers performing typically Caribbean dance styles as well as wining. It also shows Busy Signal performing.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2012–13) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders Dance)2
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia Dance)2
Israel (Media Forest)[10] 4
Netherlands (Mega Top 50)[11] 9
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[12] 161

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 16
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[14] 22
France (SNEP)[15] 20
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[16] 85
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[17] 22
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] 33
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[19] 64

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Major Lazer - Watch Out For This (Bumaye) Ft. Busy Signal, The Flexican & FS Green by FS GREEN on SoundCloud]].
  2. Web site: The Flexican & FS Green - Bumaye (Original Version) by The Flexican on SoundCloud]].
  3. Web site: The Flexican - Yours Truly - The Mixtape Part II.2011. SoundCloud. The Flexican. 2011-10-22.
  4. Web site: Flexican, The - Made In Da Shade: Kings. Discogs. 19 October 2005 .
  5. Web site: The Flexican feat. Typhoon's 'Bumaye' - Discover the Sample Source. WhoSampled.
  6. Web site: Major Lazer feat. Busy Signal, The Flexican and FS Green's 'Watch Out for This (Bumaye)' - Discover the Sample Source. WhoSampled.
  7. Web site: Carnaval de Arequipa, by the Author: Benigno Ballón Farfán: Youtube. Peruvian Folklore.
  8. Web site: Daddy Yankee reversiona "Watch Out For This" de Major Lazer. es. Rumba. 2013-08-12. 2013-09-27.
  9. Web site: Palmarès 2013 des certifications UPFI . UPFI . 11 August 2014.
  10. Web site: History Charts . August 7, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090807150718/http://www.mediaforest.biz/WeeklyCharts/HistoryWeeklyCharts.aspx . March 11, 2023.
  11. http://dutchcharts.nl/weekchart.asp?cat=s3&year=2013&date=20130406 3fm Mega Top 50 : 06/04/2013
  12. Web site: CHART LOG UK: NEW ENTRIES UPDATE . 2023-11-07 .
  13. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2013. Ultratop. November 13, 2019.
  14. Web site: Rapports Annuels 2013. Ultratop. November 13, 2019.
  15. Web site: Top de l'année Top Singles 2013. SNEP. fr. August 28, 2020.
  16. Web site: Dance Top 100 - 2013. November 23, 2020. Mahasz.
  17. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2013. Dutch Top 40. November 13, 2019.
  18. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 2013. MegaCharts. nl. November 13, 2019.
  19. Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2013. Billboard. 13 December 2013. February 24, 2020.
  20. Web site: Dance Top 100 - 2014. November 23, 2020. Mahasz.

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