Lil Boo Thang

Album

Single

Label

Arista Records

Genre

Dance-pop

Composer(s)

Paul Russell;Maurice White;Al McKay

Entered Chart

Sep 30, 2023

Peak Date

Jan 13, 2024

Released

August 18, 2023

"Lil Boo Thang" is a feel-good funk-pop song that unfolds the tale of unapologetic attraction. The track's chorus and verses orbit Paul Russell's infatuation as he yearns for romance even as the other's heart is spoken for. "First and foremost, 'Lil Boo Thang' is meant to be a good time," Russell told Billboard. "When I wrote it, I was stressed out on a Thursday afternoon, so I just turned on some of the music that makes me happy and imagined that I was celebrating something. I think what makes the song special is the fact that so many of us are ready to just forget about whatever is happening around us and enjoy the good things in life – not just thinking back to good times in the past but creating new ones in the present day." Russell interpolates "Best Of My Love" by The Emotions in the bridge. He also samples the instrumentation throughout. Russell first teased a snippet of the song on June 28, 2023, in a TikTok post. In the clip, he dances round a room clutching a microphone and lip-syncs his lyrics while the camera spins around him. This initial post garnered more than 5 million views. Russell later repurposed the post on Instagram Reels, where it generated another 10 million views. The virality landed Russell a record deal with Arista Records. They released the song on August 18, 2023. Russell wrote "Lil Boo Thang" himself. "The Best Of My Love" writers, Al McKay and Maurice White, also get writing credits. Sean Cook produced the track.

Let me tell you
Girl

You my lil' boo thang
So, I don't give a hoot what your dude say
Girl, I know
You a lil' too tame
I be shooting that shot like 2K
Girl, I know
Tell em' I'm, tell em' I'm next
Tell em' you found a lil' something too fresh
I know
Tell em' I'm, tell em' I'm next
Tell em' you found a lil' something too fresh
I know

Put a lil' gold in the teeth
And the fit goes hard took the doors off the Jeep, okay
I see your brother holding your seat, no beef
But I'm down to get to know you at least
Don't take my talkin' to you wrong
I can keep it chill like I smoke a young blunt
I'ma keep it real when your man long gone
If you're looking for a friend then you got the wrong song

Baby girl, what's good, what's with ya?
If you booked tonight, that's fiction
I'm outside, not with ya
You want me, go figure
To the back, to the front
You a ten baby girl, but I'm the one (hey)
To the back, to the front
You a ten baby girl, but I'm the one (one)

You my lil' boo thang
So, I don't give a hoot what your dude say
Girl, I know
You a lil' too tame
I be shooting that shot like 2K
Girl, I know
Tell em' I'm, tell em' I'm next
Tell em' you found a lil' something too fresh
I know
Tell em' I'm, tell em' I'm next
Tell em' you found a lil' something too fresh
I know

Hey
Girl, you got me
I'm singing
It's like
Oh, ooh-oh, you got the best of my love
Oh, ooh-oh, you got the best of my (my)
Oh, ooh-oh, you got the best of my love
Oh, ooh-oh, and in that dress, I'm like (whoa)

You my lil' boo thang (yeah)
So, I don't give a hoot what your dude say
Girl, I know
You a lil' too tame
I be shooting that shot like 2K
Girl, I know
Tell em' I'm, tell em' I'm next
Tell em' you found a lil' something too fresh
I know
Tell em' I'm, tell em' I'm next
Tell em' you found a lil' something too fresh
I know