Overview
"My Oh My" is a song by Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello featuring American rapper DaBaby from the former's second studio album Romance (2019). It was written by the artists, Savan Kotecha, Ant Clemons, and producers Frank Dukes & Louis Bell. Due to a strong similarity to Peruvian reggae band Tierra Sur's 1992 song "Llaman a la puerta", group leader Alejandro "Pochi" Marambio received a writing credit. The song was released on adult contemporary radio stations in the United States on January 6, 2020, as the fourth single off the album.
"My Oh My" peaked at number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and also reached the top 20 in Australia, Canada, Finland, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. It received a diamond certification in Brazil, double platinum in the United States, and gold in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. A music video was released on February 12, 2020, which portrayed Cabello as an actress who overcame being cast as a damsel in distress with the assistance of an up-and-coming director portrayed by DaBaby. A remix of the song featuring American rapper Gunna was released on May 1, 2020.
Background and composition
The recording process for Cabello's second studio album Romance took under ten months, and concluded in October 2019. "My Oh My" was first teased by The Sun on November 27, 2019, where the writer Howell Davies stated that the carnal song "is her naughtiest yet" and compared it to the 2017 song "Havana".
Musically, "My Oh My" is a two-minute and fifty one second reggaeton-influenced pop song with a pop-rap and R&B-pop beat. According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, "My Oh My" was composed using common time in the key of C minor, with a moderate tempo of 104 beats per minute. The song follows the chord progression of Cm–A–G. Cabello's vocal range spans from the low note G3 to the high note of F5, giving the song one octave and six notes of range. The lyrics describe Cabello's intentions to date a "bad boy", which is not approved by her family.
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