Boa Me

"Boa Me" is a single by English singer-rapper Fuse ODG, featuring vocals from Ed Sheeran and Mugeez. The song was released in the United Kingdom as a digital download on 10 November 2017.[1][2] The song peaked at number 52 on the UK Singles Chart.

"Boa Me"
Single by Fuse ODG featuring Ed Sheeran and Mugeez
from the album African Nation
Released10 November 2017 (2017-11-10)
Recorded2017
Length3:00
LabelOff da Ground
Fuse ODG singles chronology
"No Daylight"
(2017)		 "Boa Me"
(2017)		 "Do That"
(2017)
Ed Sheeran singles chronology
"Perfect"
(2017)		 "Boa Me"
(2017)		 "End Game"
(2017)
Mugeez singles chronology
"Only You"
(2017)		 "Boa Me"
(2017)

Background

Ed Sheeran flew to Ghana to work with Fuse ODG and they wrote songs together, including "Boa Me". The song sees Sheeran singing in Twi, a Ghanaian language. In an interview with the Daily Star, Fuse ODG said, "This one Ed didn’t speak a word of English in the song, just Twi and would only do it if he got it right. I showed all sorts of different types of music out there, he wanted to make a real authentic High Life track – that's the old-skool Afrobeats music my parents would play. Ed is becoming a High Life legend because when I played it to people in Ghana they didn’t even realise it was Ed, that’s how much he sounded like the real thing. We did a test where people came to the house and the reaction was: 'This is crazy'." The song was recorded at the same time as "Bibia Be Ye Ye" which features on Ed's album Divide and the music is helping local communities in Africa. Fuse said: "The word literally means 'help me' and the concept of the track is help your neighbour. We took him to a school we were building and straight away he understood the impact we can make, and donated a school bus. The funds go towards setting up the secondary school and fixing the bridge that connects the village to the school so kids can go safely."[3]

Music video

The music video for "Boa Me" premiered on 16 November 2017.[4]

Features

Michael Dapaah (a.k.a. Big Shaq) made a remix of Boa Me called Boa Me Remix and was released in March 2018.

Track listing
Digital download[1]
No.TitleLength
1."Boa Me" (featuring Ed Sheeran and Mugeez)3:00

Charts
Chart (2017–18) Peak
position
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[5] 4
Scotland (OCC)[6] 92
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 52

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
United Kingdom 10 November 2017 Digital download Off da Ground [1]
15 December 2017 Contemporary hit radio Polydor [8]

References
  1. "Boa Me (feat. Ed Sheeran & Mugeez) – Single by Fuse ODG". iTunes Store (GB). Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  2. "Ed Sheeran Teams Up With Fuse ODG On Surprise Collab 'Boa Me'". MTV UK. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  3. "Ed Sheeran speaks fluent Ghanaian in new track with Fuse ODG". Daily Star. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  4. "Fuse ODG ft. Ed Sheeran & Mugeez – Boa Me (Official Music Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  5. "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  6. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  7. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  8. "BBC – Radio 1 – Playlist". BBC Radio 1. Archived from the original on December 20, 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
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