Sean Paul played a featured role on Beyoncé’s 2003 single “Baby Boy.”
The song appeared on Beyoncé’s debut solo album, Dangerously in Love, and was released as its second single in August 2003. Beyoncé, Scott Storch, Robert Waller, and Sean Paul wrote the track, which combines contemporary R&B with dancehall influences.
Sean Paul’s Jamaican dancehall style is central to the song’s sound. The production also includes an interpolation of “No Fear” by hip-hop group O.G.C. “Baby Boy” followed the success of “Crazy in Love” and helped keep Beyoncé’s debut album at the center of pop and R&B radio.
The single reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and remained there for nine consecutive weeks. Its music video was directed by Jake Nava and featured choreography and visual styling associated with Beyoncé’s early solo era.