"Ooh Ahh" is a single by American Christian hip hop group GRITS featuring TobyMac. It was recorded for their fourth studio album, The Art of Translation. It was produced by Ric "DJ Form" Robbins and Otto Price for Incorporated Elements. The song was written by Ric Robbins, Otto Price, Coffee and Bone of Grits, and TobyMac. It is sometimes referred to as "My Life Be Like" or "My Life Be Like (Ooh Ahh)". A cut from the song is featured on tobyMac's song, "Catchafire (Whoopsi-Daisy)" from his album Welcome to Diverse City. To date, "Ooh Ahh" has been RIAA Digital Certified Gold for over 500,000 downloads and on-demand streams,[1] subsequently going platinum in January 2019.[2]
| "Ooh Ahh" | |
|---|---|
| Single by GRITS featuring TobyMac | |
| from the album The Art of Translation | |
| Released | 2002 |
| Genre | Alternative hip hop, Christian hip hop, Southern hip hop |
| Length | 3:53 |
| Label | Gotee |
| Songwriter(s) | Teron Carter, Stacy Jones, Toby McKeehan, Otto Price, Ric Robbins |
| Producer(s) | Incorporated Elements |
Releases
editGRITS released the Ooh Ahh EP in 2007. It features the songs "Ooh Ahh", "Ooh Ahh (Liquid Remix)", and "Open Bar". "Ooh Ahh" was released on The Greatest Hits, which was also released in 2007. It was the fifth title from the compilation album. The song was the second track on The Art of Translation, which was released in 2002. In 2014 Capital Kings and John Reuben covered "Ooh Ahh" and it was released in the 20-year anniversary album Gotee Records: 20 Years Brand New[3] and later in the physical version of Fireblazin.[4] It was featured in the 2006 film The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift when the main character is choosing a car.
EP track listing
editCertifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[5] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[6] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "email : Webview : Gotee Records Celebrates 20th Anniversary; Co-Founder TobyMac shares why he loves being involved". T.e2ma.net. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
- ^ GMA (May 21, 2019). "Gotee Records and GRITS Celebrate Platinum Certification". The Gospel Music Association. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ^ Various artists, Gotee Records: Twenty Years Brand New, retrieved April 11, 2017
- ^ "Capital Kings - Fireblazin". Discogs. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
- ^ "British single certifications – Grits – Ooh Ahh". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ "American single certifications – Grits – Ooh Ahh". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 25, 2019.