Oops (Oh My)

"Oops (Oh My)" is a song by American singer Tweet from her debut studio album, Southern Hummingbird (2002). It features vocals from American rapper Missy Elliott, who co-wrote the song with Tweet, while production was handled by Timbaland. The song was released on January 11, 2002, as the album's lead single.

"Oops (Oh My)" was a commercial success in the United States, peaking at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. Additionally, it reached number five on the UK Singles Chart. English electropop band Ladytron covered the song on their 2003 compilation album Softcore Jukebox.^[1]

"Oops (Oh My)" is an R&B song featuring a techno-reggae rhythm,^[2]^[3] built on a loop derived from sampling "Call Me on the Telephone" by Capleton.^[4] Although the song is widely considered to be about masturbation,^[3]^[5]^[6]^[7] Tweet explained that "[p]eople can take their definition of what any song means to them, but for me, the song wasn't about masturbation—it was about self-love." She said she was inspired to write the song after watching an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show where a doctor advised people to look at themselves in the mirror naked in order to build self-acceptance. She added that it was "empowering" for her to write the song as she "felt like [she] didn't love [herself]" due to her skin color.^[8]

Track listings

US 12-inch single^[9]

A1. "Oops (Oh My)" (album version) (featuring Missy Elliott)

A2. "Oops (Oh My)" (original version) (featuring Fabolous)

A3. "Oops (Oh My)" (amended version) (featuring Bubba Sparxxx)

B1. "Oops (Oh My)" (instrumental)

B2. "Oops (Oh My)" (TV track)

B3. "Oops (Oh My)" (acappella) (featuring Missy Elliott)

Australian CD single^[10]

"Oops (Oh My)" (album version) (featuring Missy Elliott) – 4:01
"My Place" (album version) – 4:28
"Oops (Oh My)" (amended version) (featuring Fabolous) – 4:00
"Oops (Oh My)" (amended version) (featuring Bubba Sparxxx) – 4:35

UK CD single^[11]

"Oops (Oh My)" (radio edit) (featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott) – 3:30
"Oops (Oh My)" (amended version) (featuring Bubba Sparxxx) – 4:35
"Oops (Oh My)" (amended version) (featuring Fabolous) – 4:00
"Oops (Oh My)" (video) (featuring Missy Elliott)

UK 12-inch single^[12]

A1. "Oops (Oh My)" (radio edit) (featuring Missy Elliott) – 3:30

A2. "Oops (Oh My)" (instrumental) – 4:00

B1. "Oops (Oh My)" (amended version) (featuring Bubba Sparxxx) – 4:35

B2. "Oops (Oh My)" (amended version) (featuring Fabolous) – 4:00

UK cassette single^[13]

"Oops (Oh My)" (radio edit) (featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott) – 3:30
"Oops (Oh My)" (amended version) (featuring Bubba Sparxxx) – 4:35
"Oops (Oh My)" (amended version) (featuring Fabolous) – 4:00

German CD single^[14]

"Oops (Oh My)" (radio edit) (featuring Missy Elliott) – 3:30
"Oops (Oh My)" (amended version) (featuring Bubba Sparxxx) – 4:35

German CD maxi single^[15]

"Oops (Oh My)" (radio edit) (featuring Missy Elliott) – 3:30
"Oops (Oh My)" (Dogg Town remix) (featuring Missy Elliott) – 3:18
"Oops (Oh My)" (amended version) (featuring Bubba Sparxxx) – 4:35
"Oops (Oh My)" (original version) (featuring Fabolous) – 4:35
"Oops (Oh My)" (video) (featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott)

German 12-inch single^[16]

A1. "Oops (Oh My)" (album version) – 4:00

A2. "Oops (Oh My)" (amended version) (featuring Bubba Sparxxx) – 4:35

A3. "Oops (Oh My)" (original version) (featuring Fabolous) – 4:35

B1. "Oops (Oh My)" (Dogg Town remix) (featuring Missy Elliott) – 3:18

B2. "Oops (Oh My)" (Dogg Town remix instrumental) – 3:18

B3. "Oops (Oh My)" (album instrumental) – 4:00

B3. "Oops (Oh My)" (album acappella) (featuring Missy Elliott) – 3:00

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Southern Hummingbird.^[17]

Tweet – vocals
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott – vocals
Timbaland – production
Jimmy Douglass – engineering, mixing
Bernie Grundman – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Oops (Oh My)"
Chart (2002)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[18]	18
Australian Urban (ARIA)^[19]	5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[20]	48
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)^[21]	10
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)^[22]	26
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)^[23]	25
France (SNEP)^[24]	75
Germany (GfK)^[25]	23
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[26]	40
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[27]	32
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[28]	38
Scotland Singles (OCC)^[29]	17
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[30]	34
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[31]	36
UK Singles (OCC)^[32]	5
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)^[33]	2
US Billboard Hot 100^[34]	7
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[35]	1
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)^[36]	13
US Rhythmic Airplay (Billboard)^[37]	4

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Oops (Oh My)"
Chart (2002)	Position
UK Singles (OCC)^[38]	127
UK Urban (Music Week)^[39]	12
US Billboard Hot 100^[40]	38
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)^[41]	15
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)^[42]	87
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)^[43]	23

Certifications

Certifications for "Oops (Oh My)"
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[44]	Gold	15,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[45]	Silver	200,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[46]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref(s)
United States	January 11, 2002	Rhythmic contemporary radio urban contemporary radio	The Goldmind Elektra	^[47]
	February 5, 2002	12-inch single		^[48]
	March 3, 2002	Contemporary hit radio		^[49]
Australia	April 15, 2002	CD single	Warner	^[10]
United Kingdom	April 29, 2002	CD single 12-inch single cassette single	Elektra	^[50]
Germany	May 6, 2002	CD single CD maxi single 12-inch single	Warner	^[14]^[15]^[16]

v t e Tweet
Discography
Studio albums	Southern Hummingbird It's Me Again Charlene
Live albums	The Dresden Soul Symphony
Extended plays	Simply Tweet
Singles	"Oops (Oh My)" "Call Me" "Boogie 2nite" "Turn da Lights Off" "Won't Hurt Me" "Magic" "Neva Shouda Left Ya"
Featured singles	"Take Away" "All Y'all" "No Panties"

v t e Missy Elliott
Discography Production discography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	Supa Dupa Fly Da Real World Miss E... So Addictive Under Construction This Is Not a Test! The Cookbook
Compilations	Respect M.E.
Extended plays	Iconology
Singles	"The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" "Sock It 2 Me" "Beep Me 911" "Hit Em wit da Hee" "She's a Bitch" "All n My Grill" "Hot Boyz" "Get Ur Freak On" "Lick Shots" "One Minute Man" "Take Away" "4 My People" "Work It" "Gossip Folks" "Fighting Temptation" "Pass That Dutch" "I'm Really Hot" "Lose Control" "Teary Eyed" "We Run This" "Ching-a-Ling" "Shake Your Pom Pom" "WTF (Where They From)" "I'm Better" "Throw It Back" "Little Miss (Misdemeanor)"
Featured singles	"That's What Little Girls Are Made Of" "Brand New" "Ooh, Ooh Baby" "The Things That You Do" (Bad Boy Remix) "Steelo" "Do Thangz" (Main Pass Remix) "You Don't Have to Worry" (Remix) "Cold Rock a Party" "Can We" "Not Tonight" (Remix) "Up Jumps Da Boogie" "What About Us?" "Make It Hot" "5 Minutes" "Trippin'" "I Want You Back" "Here We Come" "I Like Control" "Ya Di Ya" "Take That" "Is That Yo Chick" "Son of a Gun" "Bootylicious" (Rockwilder Remix) "Oops (Oh My)" "The Knoc" "Burnin' Up" (Remix) "Crew Deep" "Honk Your Horn" "Cop That Shit" "Party to Damascus" "Tush" "Turn da Lights Off" "1, 2 Step" "Car Wash" "Touch It" (Remix) "Love Me or Hate Me" (Remix) "Let It Go" "Do It" (Remix) "Bad Girl" "Need U Bad" "Whatcha Think About That" "Let's Just Do It" "Work" "Fakin' It" "Get Involved" "Nobody's Perfect" "Bad Girls" (N.A.R.S & Switch Remixes) "How Ya Doin'?" "Without Me" "Niliria" "I Deserve It" "Ghostbusters (I'm Not Afraid)" "Tempo" "Levitating" "Fly Girl"
Promotional singles	"Back in the Day" "Best, Best" "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" (Remix) "9th Inning" "Triple Threat" "Burnitup!" "Pep Rally"
Related articles	4 All the Sistas Around da World Verizon Ladies First Tour The Goldmind Inc. "Boulevard of Broken Songs"

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

See also

References

Related Articles