Ne-Yo - Shot Down

Artist: Ne-Yo

Producer: Boola

Album: Produced by Boola (Week 1)

Label: Motown Records

A chart-topping R&B heavyweight approaching a female and getting Shot Down? Inconceivable! As Ne-Yo explains on this new joint, the first in producer Boola‘s new online-only series, he was as shocked as anyone when a shawty at the local spot rebuffed his advances. Over the beatsmith’s bouncing percussion, synth stabs and pizzicato strings, the singer soulfully turns club-music cliché upside-down. While the story starts innocuously enough, with Ne-Yo swilling (and occasionally spilling) expensive liquors at the bar, things quickly go awry; instead of transforming him into an unflappable ladies’ man, all that booze just makes him… well… drunk – and, when he approaches the chick he’s hoping to take home, she sees right through his sloppy, self-important game-spitting. The fact that the otherwise-gentlemanly crooner’s playing the fool here doesn’t stop him from turning in a top-notch vocal performance, and the result is a cut as ear-pleasing as its concept is clever. The singer’s fourth LP, Libra Scale, is set to drop Nov. 22. In the meantime, fans should check back with us for future entries in Boola’s aptly-named Produced by Boola series.

This song first appeared on the R&B / Pop Chart on November 8, 2010

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DJ Z DJ Booth Crew Total Ratings: 11684	Rating: DJ Z's Top Rated Songs I have not heard the leaked version of Ne-Yo's forthcoming "Libra Scale" album, but if it sounds anything like this Boola-produced "Shot Down" record its going to be an excellent album. Ne-Yo works best over production that lets his "move" (so to speak) and this up-tempo number does just that. Follow @DJBooth
	Posted on Oct 28, 2010

mojojoey712 DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 25	Rating: mojojoey712's Top Rated Songs I have heard the leak. Being a avid Ne-Yo fan, I was a little disappointed. This song is ight
	Posted on Oct 29, 2010

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	Posted on Oct 29, 2010

dillon_68 Tastemaker Total Ratings: 1339	Rating: dillon_68's Top Rated Songs My favorite Ne-Yo collaborator on the first album with "I Ain't Gotta Tell You". This one is not as great as that one, but it beats almost everything on his last album.
	Posted on Oct 29, 2010

.:ZeroDaHero:. Tastemaker Total Ratings: 455	Rating: .:ZeroDaHero:.'s Top Rated Songs Didn't feel that much substance in it.
	Posted on Oct 29, 2010

PipeAlmighty DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 1	Rating: PipeAlmighty's Top Rated Songs I have the leaked version and I'm glad to say that this is not included. Ne-Yo is one of the best new song writers but this song does nothing for me. Jimmie Reign did a better job with this beat on Got For You off her Go Girl Mixtape.
	Posted on Oct 29, 2010

PrIc3Le$$ Tastemaker Total Ratings: 1306	Rating: PrIc3Le$$'s Top Rated Songs Nice unique track from Ne-Yo. Not as good as his new track "Hurt Me" though.
	Posted on Oct 29, 2010

mathu Tastemaker Total Ratings: 319	Rating: mathu's Top Rated Songs I'm a huge Ne-Yo fan, but I feel his music just hasn't reached the levels that 'Year of the Gentleman' did. This is decent, everything he has dropped has been decent, but nothing that I've put in heavy rotation... 'Hurt Me' is his best option for boosting the hype for the album
	Posted on Oct 29, 2010

bronson96792 DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 27	Rating: bronson96792's Top Rated Songs not feeling this.... maybe he needs to go back to making songs for the ladies. im a huge ne-yo fan and i dont think this album will live up to expectations
	Posted on Oct 29, 2010

Bosnian Tastemaker Total Ratings: 1142	Rating: Bosnian's Top Rated Songs It's nice to see Ne-Yo being a bit different than usually. I personally enjoyed it.
	Posted on Oct 29, 2010

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	Posted on Oct 29, 2010

Nathan S. DJ Booth Crew Total Ratings: 2476	Rating: Nathan S.'s Top Rated Songs Nice joint, but doesn't it feel like Ne-Yo's lost a little bit of his true hit maker magic? Nothing I've heard from him lately has that "I could listen to this ten times in a row" extra gear.
	Posted on Oct 29, 2010

Young Swish Tastemaker Total Ratings: 1227	Rating: Young Swish's Top Rated Songs So before I listened to this song I asked myself; will this be the hit Ne-Yo is waiting for? Answer; I’m feeling this.
	Posted on Oct 30, 2010

Dj Gemi9i DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 76	Rating: Dj Gemi9i's Top Rated Songs eghh Ne-yo is at the tough point in the creative life cycle, hope he keeps working at it, too much clutter on this track.
	Posted on Nov 02, 2010

sdcrout Tastemaker Total Ratings: 612	Rating: sdcrout's Top Rated Songs Ne-Yo is my boy but Im like many other people are his music have not reached the pinnacle it once did.
	Posted on Nov 04, 2010

DJ LiveWire DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 487	Rating: DJ LiveWire's Top Rated Songs idk... I think this is going to have to grow... sounding kinda infantile but I'm sure it will mature with more listens. It's Ne-Yo so its got 2 rotate
	Posted on Nov 17, 2010