2002: #5 - "Oops (Oh My)"

Why Timbaland decided to use one of his All-Time Top Five Beats on someone who calls herself Tweet we'll never know, but frankly, Tiny Tim could have sung this song and it would have been a huge hit. For the record, Tweet gets the job done here for the most part - her voice is just not as sexy Aaliyah's, or even as confident as Missy Elliott's (who co-wrote). Over acid-trip pitch-shifted vocal synths, a very subtle yet very effective rhythm section, keyboard blips, and slithery post-punk funk guitar riffery - all of which are perfectly panned in the mix, and brought in and out at well-timed moments, creating tension as the jittery beats and bleeps continue until the fade out - she's singing something about taking off her clothes and it kind of makes us want to do the same, but not because of anything she's saying. It's the beat that does us in.

P.S. - We thought this would be an appropriate post to start sharing our Twitter feed. Tweet away.