Bootylicious

"Bootylicious"
The group seated next to one another in matching pink outfits with a gray background and the title of the song in violet script
Single by Destiny's Child
from the album Survivor
B-side"Cards Never Lie"
ReleasedMay 22, 2001 (2001-05-22)
Studio
GenreR&B
Length3:28
LabelColumbia
Songwriters
Producers
  • Falonte Moore
  • Beyoncé Knowles
  • Rob Fusari
Destiny's Child singles chronology
"Survivor"
(2001)		 "Bootylicious"
(2001)		 "Emotion"
(2001)
Missy Elliott singles chronology
"Lick Shots"
(2001)		 "Bootylicious One" (remix)
(2001)		 "One Minute Man"
(2001)
Music videos

"Bootylicious" is a song by American group Destiny's Child recorded for their third studio album, Survivor (2001). It was written and produced by Beyoncé, Falonte Moore, and Rob Fusari. The song contains a prominent sample from Stevie Nicks' song "Edge of Seventeen". It was released as the second single from Survivor on May 22, 2001, by Columbia Records.

"Bootylicious" was a commercial success, becoming the group's fourth and final US Billboard Hot 100 number-one single. It also reached the top five in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. A Rockwilder remix of the song featured Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott and appeared on the soundtrack of the 2001 musical film Carmen: A Hip Hopera as well as the group's remix album This Is the Remix (2002).

Although the term "bootylicious" had already been used by rapper Snoop Dogg in Dr. Dre's song "Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')" (1992), the popularity of "Bootylicious" caused the slang word to become widespread; it was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2004 under the definition "(of a woman) sexually attractive".

Writing and production

"Bootylicious" was written and produced by Beyoncé Knowles, Falonte Moore, and Rob Fusari, and was recorded at SugarHill Recording Studios in Houston and Sound on Sound Studios in New York City. There are conflicting accounts regarding the song's origins. According to Knowles, she was inspired to write the song on a flight to either London or Japan while listening to the guitar riff from Stevie Nicks' song "Edge of Seventeen", which reminded her of a "voluptuous woman". According to Fusari, he initially wanted to build a track around a sample of Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger". Unable to locate the song, he chose to sample "Edge of Seventeen" instead. Fusari wanted to replay the guitar riff himself in the studio to avoid losing publishing royalties, but group manager Mathew Knowles (father of Beyoncé Knowles) would not allow him to do so.

Composition

According to sheet music published by EMI Music Publishing at Musicnotes.com, "Bootylicious" is an R&B song set in common time with a medium funk tempo of 104 beats per minute. It is written in the key of E minor (recorded in D♯ minor), and Destiny's Child's vocals span from G3 to B5. Kelly Rowland performs the majority of the lead vocals on the track, leading both verses, while Knowles leads the choruses and Michelle Williams sings lead on the bridge.

Commercial performance

"Bootylicious" debuted at number 66 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on June 9, 2001. Nine weeks later, the song reached number one, becoming the group's fourth and final number-one single in the United States. It remained on the chart for 19 additional weeks. Its chart-topping status was aided by a physical-single price reduction to 49 cents, which Tommy Mottola, head of Columbia Records, implemented in an attempt to block the single "Loverboy"—by his ex-wife Mariah Carey—from reaching the top spot. While "Loverboy" outsold it in physical sales, superior radio airplay for "Bootylicious" helped it top the chart. It remained the last song by a girl group to top the chart until 2025, when the virtual band Huntrix reached number one with "Golden".

In the United Kingdom, "Bootylicious" debuted and peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, behind Atomic Kitten's "Eternal Flame". The Official Charts Company attributed this result to "Bootylicious" having already been available on Survivor, whereas the reissue of Atomic Kitten's album Right Now was not released until after "Eternal Flame" had reached number one. "Bootylicious" sold over 169,000 copies and propelled Survivor back to the top of the UK Albums Chart. The song also reached the top 10 in several other countries, including Australia, Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, and Sweden. It additionally entered the top 20 in Finland, France, Germany, and Italy, and the top 30 in Austria.

Music video

The music video for "Bootylicious", directed by Matthew Rolston and filmed from May 7–9, 2001, features Destiny's Child performing dance moves from Michael Jackson's famous "Billie Jean" performance on the television special Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever. During the video, choreography from several other Michael Jackson videos is referenced, including "Thriller", "Beat It", "Bad", and "The Way You Make Me Feel", as well as routines Jackson used during live performances of "They Don't Care About Us".

As the group dances, the members appear in several costume changes. These scenes are interspersed with the group performing in front of an all-male dance troupe. The dance sequence concludes on a diamond-shaped stage where the members wear pink crop tops while the shirtless male dancers wear Jackson's signature single glove and sagging pants displaying underwear emblazoned with "Destiny" across the back. Stevie Nicks also makes an appearance, playing the sampled riff on guitar. Solange Knowles, Beyoncé's sister, makes a brief cameo as well.

The video for "Bootylicious" began airing on BET, VH1, and MTV during the week ending May 27, 2001, premiering on the latter network's Making the Video series. The version of the song featured in the video differs slightly from the album track: it removes the synth strings, DJ scratching, and percussion fills in favor of a drier mix, cuts out the bass guitar partway through the final chorus, and fades out the instrumental to leave only the vocals sung a cappella near the end. This version was never commercially released.

The video is included on the DualDisc edition of the 2005 compilation album #1's and as an enhanced video track on the UK and French single releases. The music video for the Rockwilder remix featuring Missy Elliott is included on the "Urban Remixes" edition of the UK CD single for "Emotion".

Live performances

Destiny's Child opened the inaugural BET Awards in 2001 with a performance of "Bootylicious". They also performed the song at both Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration concerts, incorporating their rendition of his dance choreography. Prior to the video's premiere, the group dedicated it to Jackson. According to Kelly Rowland, Jackson enjoyed the song so much that when he met the group for the first time, he began singing it to them. On February 3, 2013, Beyoncé performed the track alongside Rowland and Williams during the Super Bowl XLVII halftime show, followed by Beyoncé's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)".

Remixes

A hip hop-style remix (the Rockwilder remix) was produced by Rockwilder, Knowles, and Missy Elliott. This version was issued to urban radio outlets and was accompanied by a hip hop-themed music video. In the video, Beyoncé wears a belt buckle with the word "Bootylicious" misspelled as "Bootyliciuos", a detail pointed out by Carson Daly on an episode of Total Request Live.

A combination of the R&B vocals from "Bootylicious" and the grunge rock instrumentation of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" became one of the best-known early examples of the "bastard pop" or "mashup" genre. A later mashup paired the music of Stevie Wonder's "Superstition" with the vocal track of "Bootylicious".

Legacy

"Bootylicious" generated moderate controversy for pushing the boundaries of female sexuality. While Destiny's Child maintained that the song promoted "G-rated fun" and body confidence, commentators argued that the music video presented more provocative themes through heavy makeup, form-fitting attire, suggestive choreography, and close-up camera angles focused on dancers' buttocks. The song popularized the portmanteau "bootylicious", blending "booty" and "delicious". The term had previously been used by Snoop Dogg as a pejorative in Dr. Dre's 1992 song "Fuck wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin')" (also known as "Dre Day" on The Chronic). "Bootylicious" was also spoken by the character Champ (Shaun Baker) in a 1993 episode of A Different World ("Homey, Don't Ya Know Me?"), and appeared in the 1999 video game Duke Nukem: Time to Kill as the name of a strip club.

The commercial impact of the single coincided with increased media visibility for curvaceous celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez. Commentators noted that this broader cultural shift reflected greater appreciation for fuller figures traditionally celebrated in Black and Latina communities. The slang term subsequently crossed over into mainstream English vernacular, reflecting the broader impact of African-American popular culture, fashion, and language. In September 2011, VH1 ranked "Bootylicious" at number 19 on its list of "The 100 Greatest Songs of the 2000s". Rowland has remarked that "Bootylicious" is her least favorite Destiny's Child song to hear simply because she has heard it so many times.

Track listings

Personnel

Personnel are adapted from the liner notes of #1's.

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Bootylicious"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) Platinum 70,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) Platinum 30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) Platinum 646,000
United States (RIAA) Platinum 1,000,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Bootylicious"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States May 22, 2001 Rhythmic contemporary radio Columbia
May 29, 2001
France July 9, 2001 Maxi CD Sony Music
Germany July 16, 2001
United States July 17, 2001
Columbia
Australia July 23, 2001 Maxi CD Sony Music
United Kingdom
Columbia
Japan July 25, 2001 Maxi CD Sony
France August 27, 2001 CD Sony Music
Canada September 11, 2001 Columbia

Cover versions

English rock band Keane performed a medley consisting of "Bootylicious" and Christina Aguilera and Redman's "Dirrty" on Jo Whiley's Live Lounge. An audio recording is available on the 2007 compilation Radio 1's Live Lounge – Volume 2. The cast of the Fox television show Glee performed a cover version in the 2009 first season episode "Hairography". The Green Bay Packers covered the song in the 2015 film Pitch Perfect 2.

Use in commercials

"Bootylicious" was used in a commercial for the video game Candy Crush Jelly Saga in 2016.

In other media

It appeared in "Grand Finale", the 2019 season 11 finale of drag queen reality competition RuPaul's Drag Race, where contestants Brooke Lynn Hytes and Silky Nutmeg Ganache had to lipsync to it in order to advance to the final round. American singer Normani used the song in her performance on the reality competition show Lip Sync Battle, which aired on February 1, 2018. Her set was reminiscent of the song's music video, and at some point, one of the backup dancers "trips" in front of Normani, a callback to Michelle Williams's infamous fall during a performance of "Soldier" by the group on 106 & Park in 2004.

The song appeared in Disney and Pixar's 2022 animated film Turning Red.

See also

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