Oops (Oh My)

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title: "Oops (Oh My)" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["2001-songs", "2002-debut-singles", "tweet-(singer)-songs", "missy-elliott-songs", "elektra-records-singles", "song-recordings-produced-by-timbaland", "songs-written-by-missy-elliott", "songs-written-by-tweet-(singer)"] description: "2002 single by Tweet" topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oops_(Oh_My)" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary 2002 single by Tweet ::

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Field	Value
name	Oops (Oh My)
cover	Tweet - Oops (Oh My).png
type	single
artist	Tweet featuring Missy Elliott
album	Southern Hummingbird
B-side	"My Place" (album version)
released
studio	Westlake Audio (West Hollywood, California)
genre	R&B
length	3:58
producer	Timbaland
chronology	Tweet
prev_title	All Y'all
prev_year	2001
next_title	Call Me
next_year	2002
misc	{{Extra chronology
artist	Missy Elliott
type	singles
prev_title	Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)
prev_year	2001
title	Oops (Oh My)
year	2002
next_title	The Knoc
next_year	2002
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| name = Oops (Oh My) | cover = Tweet - Oops (Oh My).png | alt = | type = single | artist = Tweet featuring Missy Elliott | album = Southern Hummingbird | B-side = "My Place" (album version) | released = | recorded = | studio = Westlake Audio (West Hollywood, California) | genre = R&B | length = 3:58 | label =

• The Goldmind
• Elektra | writer =
• Charlene Keys
• Melissa Elliott | producer = Timbaland | chronology = Tweet | prev_title = All Y'all | prev_year = 2001 | next_title = Call Me | next_year = 2002 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = Missy Elliott | type = singles | prev_title = Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You) | prev_year = 2001 | title = Oops (Oh My) | year = 2002 | next_title = The Knoc | next_year = 2002

"Oops (Oh My)" is a song by American singer Tweet from her debut studio album, Southern Hummingbird (2002). It features vocals from American rapper Missy Elliott, who co-wrote the song with Tweet, while production was handled by Timbaland. The song was released on January 11, 2002, as the album's lead single.

"Oops (Oh My)" was a commercial success in the United States, peaking at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. Additionally, it reached number five on the UK Singles Chart. English electropop band Ladytron covered the song on their 2003 compilation album Softcore Jukebox.

Writing and composition

"Oops (Oh My)" is an R&B song featuring a techno-reggae rhythm, built on a loop derived from sampling "Call Me on the Telephone" by Capleton. Although the song is widely considered to be about masturbation, Tweet explained that "[p]eople can take their definition of what any song means to them, but for me, the song wasn't about masturbation—it was about self-love." She said she was inspired to write the song after watching an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show where a doctor advised people to look at themselves in the mirror naked in order to build self-acceptance. She added that it was "empowering" for her to write the song as she "felt like [she] didn't love [herself]" due to her skin color.

Track listings

• US 12-inch single :A1. "Oops (Oh My)" (album version) (featuring Missy Elliott) :A2. "Oops (Oh My)" (original version) (featuring Fabolous) :A3. "Oops (Oh My)" (amended version) (featuring Bubba Sparxxx) :B1. "Oops (Oh My)" (instrumental) :B2. "Oops (Oh My)" (TV track) :B3. "Oops (Oh My)" (acappella) (featuring Missy Elliott)

• Australian CD single

1. "Oops (Oh My)" (album version) (featuring Missy Elliott) – 4:01
2. "My Place" (album version) – 4:28
3. "Oops (Oh My)" (amended version) (featuring Fabolous) – 4:00
4. "Oops (Oh My)" (amended version) (featuring Bubba Sparxxx) – 4:35

• UK CD single

1. "Oops (Oh My)" (radio edit) (featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott) – 3:30
2. "Oops (Oh My)" (amended version) (featuring Bubba Sparxxx) – 4:35
3. "Oops (Oh My)" (amended version) (featuring Fabolous) – 4:00
4. "Oops (Oh My)" (video) (featuring Missy Elliott)

• UK 12-inch single :A1. "Oops (Oh My)" (radio edit) (featuring Missy Elliott) – 3:30 :A2. "Oops (Oh My)" (instrumental) – 4:00 :B1. "Oops (Oh My)" (amended version) (featuring Bubba Sparxxx) – 4:35 :B2. "Oops (Oh My)" (amended version) (featuring Fabolous) – 4:00

• UK cassette single

1. "Oops (Oh My)" (radio edit) (featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott) – 3:30
2. "Oops (Oh My)" (amended version) (featuring Bubba Sparxxx) – 4:35
3. "Oops (Oh My)" (amended version) (featuring Fabolous) – 4:00

• German CD single

1. "Oops (Oh My)" (radio edit) (featuring Missy Elliott) – 3:30
2. "Oops (Oh My)" (amended version) (featuring Bubba Sparxxx) – 4:35

• German CD maxi single

1. "Oops (Oh My)" (radio edit) (featuring Missy Elliott) – 3:30
2. "Oops (Oh My)" (Dogg Town remix) (featuring Missy Elliott) – 3:18
3. "Oops (Oh My)" (amended version) (featuring Bubba Sparxxx) – 4:35
4. "Oops (Oh My)" (original version) (featuring Fabolous) – 4:35
5. "Oops (Oh My)" (video) (featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott)

• German 12-inch single :A1. "Oops (Oh My)" (album version) – 4:00 :A2. "Oops (Oh My)" (amended version) (featuring Bubba Sparxxx) – 4:35 :A3. "Oops (Oh My)" (original version) (featuring Fabolous) – 4:35 :B1. "Oops (Oh My)" (Dogg Town remix) (featuring Missy Elliott) – 3:18 :B2. "Oops (Oh My)" (Dogg Town remix instrumental) – 3:18 :B3. "Oops (Oh My)" (album instrumental) – 4:00 :B3. "Oops (Oh My)" (album acappella) (featuring Missy Elliott) – 3:00

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Southern Hummingbird.

• Tweet – vocals
• Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott – vocals
• Timbaland – production
• Jimmy Douglass – engineering, mixing
• Bernie Grundman – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

::data[format=table title="Weekly chart performance for "Oops (Oh My)""] | Chart (2002) | Peak position | Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) | Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) | |---|---|---|---| | 26 | | | | | 25 | | | | ::

Year-end charts

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Chart (2002)	Position	UK Singles (OCC)	UK Urban (Music Week)	US Billboard Hot 100	US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)	US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)	US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)
127
12
38
15
87
23
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Certifications

Release history

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Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref(s)	United States	Australia	United Kingdom	Germany
January 11, 2002
February 5, 2002	12-inch single
March 3, 2002	Contemporary hit radio
April 15, 2002	CD single	Warner
April 29, 2002		Elektra
May 6, 2002		Warner
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References

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