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Oh My Gosh

"Oh My Gosh"
Oh My Gosh.jpg
Single by Basement Jaxx featuring Vula Malinga
from the album The Singles
Released March 14, 2005 (2005-03-14)
Format
Recorded 2004
Genre House
Length 3:58
Label
Producer(s)
  • Simon Ratcliffe
  • Felix Buxton
Basement Jaxx singles chronology
"Plug It In"
(2004)
"Oh My Gosh"
(2005)
"U Don't Know Me"
(2005)
"Plug It In"
(2004)
"Oh My Gosh"
(2005)
"U Don't Know Me"
(2005)
Vula Malinga singles chronology
"Oh My Gosh"
(2005)
"Hush Boy"
(2006)

"Oh My Gosh" is a song by British electronic music duo Basement Jaxx. It was released in 2005 as the lead single from the band's greatest hits album, The Singles. Vula Malinga and rapper Skillah are two vocals contributor in the song.

The song achieved moderate success when it peaked at number 8 in the UK Singles Chart and was also nominated for the Popjustice £20 Music Prize.

The duo sat down and wrote the song specially as a single for the album. Ratcliffe personally felt encouraged by it; he thought it was a good way to ease them back into songwriting process. They applied the same treatment to their later single "Hush Boy" but, however, failed.

The duo had been working with her for three years earlier.

While reviewing The Singles, AllMusic's Andy Kellman listed the song as one of his "track picks" on the album and called the song "rubbery", "deliciously flirtatious and cartoonish." Writing for Drowned in Sound, Julian Ridgway gave the song 5 out of 10, stated: "They’ve proved themselves masters of the dumb pop single in the past – records that make you smile even if they don’t make you think. But with 'Oh My Gosh' the smile’s started to freeze over, like the one you get when people make you look through their holiday photos." He concluded his review by commented that the "airhead" lyrics are "quite funny" but the song "is pretty average stuff for them." In 2004, it was nominated for the Popjustice £20 Music Prize, but lost to "Some Girls" by Rachel Stevens.

On March 26, 2005, the song debuted at its highest position with number 8 on the UK Singles Chart. Thanks to its digital downloading availability, the song gained 18 places to number 27 of its second week.


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