Baby Boy
Beyonce featuring Sean Paul
2004
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 2003
Release: 2003Source checked | Recent carryover
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. This collaboration was available on Dangerously in Love in 2003. The later single campaign and 2004 annual carryover do not replace the album year.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 2003.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Apple Music: Baby Boy featuring Sean Paul
The Dangerously in Love track identifies Sean Paul as featured artist and carries a June 2003 date. Supports album availability in 2003.
Apple Music: Dangerously in Love
Original 2003 solo album context; identifies the Jay-Z collaboration Crazy in Love and the Sean Paul collaboration Baby Boy.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The track was inspired by Caribbean rhythms and the desire to create a crossover hit.
Evidence scope: Attributed owner-supplied note; NOT independently verified songwriter testimony
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 2003.html, position 8
Original annotation, retained with an explicit unverified label
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Textual recording candidate, not an audio fingerprint or pressing-level verification.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
External chart association; scope is limited to the cited chart, not full discographic verification
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 2004 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription: title, artist and annual association only. Not a complete recording or songwriting review.
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