"Oh Boy" is a 1975 UK number-one single by Mud. It reached #1 for two weeks in April 1975.
A virtually a cappella cover of the Buddy Holly song, it was the band's third and final UK number one.
Oh Boy is the title of a number-one Hip Hop single by rapper Cam'Ron featuring Juelz Santana. It currently holds the record for the most played song in Def Jam history. The song samples "I'm Going Down" by Rose Royce and was also sampled by Mariah Carey in 2003 for her single Boy (I Need You). It held the number one spot on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles for five weeks straight. It also held the number one spot on the Hot Rap Tracks. It peaked at number four on the The Billboard Hot 100. The song is produced by Just Blaze.
"Oh Boy!" is a song by Buddy Holly. It appeared on the album The "Chirping" Crickets, and was originally written by Sonny West, Bill Tilghman, and Norman Petty. The song was recorded June 29 - July 1 1957 at Petty Studios in Clovis, New Mexico with The Picks providing backing vocals. The song in an A-A-B-A format with a 12-bar blues verse and an 8-bar bridge.
It was a A-Side, with "Not Fade Away" as the B-Side. The song peaked at #10 on the U.S. Charts, and #3 on the UK Charts in early-1958.
The song was covered by British pop group Mud (band) in 1975 when it went to No 1 in the UK charts. Melanie released a version of the song in 1978 and for Stray Cats in 1996.
