

There are conflicting stories about the song's origins. "Bootylicious" was written and produced by Beyoncé, Rob Fusari and Falonte Moore, and was recorded at SugarHill Studios in Houston, and Sound on Sound Studios in New York City. Dre's song " Dre Day" (1992), the popularity of "Bootylicious" caused the slang word to become widespread, being added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2004 under the definition "(of a woman) sexually attractive". Īlthough the term "bootylicious" had already been used by rapper Snoop Dogg in Dr.

A Rockwilder remix of the song featured Missy Elliott and appeared on the soundtrack of the 2001 musical Carmen: A Hip Hopera and the group's remix album This Is the Remix (2002). It also reached the top five in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. "Bootylicious" was a commercial success, becoming the group's fourth and final US Billboard Hot 100 number-one single. It was released as the second single from Survivor on May 22, 2001, by Columbia Records. The song contains a prominent sample from Stevie Nicks' song " Edge of Seventeen". It was written and produced by Rob Fusari, Beyoncé and Falonte Moore. " Bootylicious" is a song recorded by American group Destiny's Child for their third studio album Survivor (2001).
