"Boom" is a song by American rapper

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featuring fellow American singer

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Background

Produced by Scott Storch, "Boom" contains an interpolation from the 1980s hit " Situation" by Yazoo.

Chart performance

On March 19, 2011, "Boom" debuted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at number 76 and on the

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chart at number 53.

Charts

References

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