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Boy (I Need You)

2003 single by Mariah Carey
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Boy (I Need You)

Summary

Boy (I Need You) is a single[1]. Boy (I Need You) ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (161 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Boy (I Need You)'s instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Boy (I Need You)'s genre is contemporary R&B[4].
  • Boy (I Need You) followed Through the Rain[5].
  • Boy (I Need You) was followed by I Know What You Want[6].
  • Boy (I Need You) was performed by Mariah Carey[7].
  • Among the performers on Boy (I Need You) was Cam'ron[8].
  • Boy (I Need You)'s record label is recorded as Island Records[9].
  • Boy (I Need You) is part of Charmbracelet[10].
  • Boy (I Need You)'s language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Boy (I Need You)'s country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • Boy (I Need You) was released on January 1, 2003[13].
  • Boy (I Need You)'s lyricist is recorded as Just Blaze[14].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Release type: Single[15]

  • First release date: 2003-03-24[16]

  • Genre(s): chipmunk soul, contemporary r&b, hip hop, hip hop soul, pop, pop rap[17]

  • Community tags: chipmunk soul, contemporary r&b, hip hop, hip hop soul, pop, pop rap[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 788d248e-3244-40bb-81d2-d624837610f5[19]

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Authorship and Creation

Performers include Mariah Carey[7] and Cam'ron[8].

Publication

Boy (I Need You) was published on January 1, 2003[13]. Boy (I Need You)'s language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is contemporary R&B[4]. Boy (I Need You) is part of Charmbracelet[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Boy (I Need You) followed Through the Rain[5]. Boy (I Need You) was followed by I Know What You Want[6].

Why It Matters

Boy (I Need You) ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (161 views/month).[2] Boy (I Need You) has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

Related Entities

Island Records Mariah Carey United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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