RELEASE DATE: AUGUST 27, 2003
“Show Me What You Got” advertisement featured on a Bratz Style It! box in Japan.
BACKGROUND
“Show Me What You Got” is a single performed by the Bratz featuring BoA and Howie D. of the Backstreet Boys. The song was released in an effort to promote the first Bratz television series CoooolTV in Japan and served as the show’s theme song. A remix by DJ Watarai was featured on BoA’s 2003 remix album Next World, released the same day as the single.
TRACK LISTING
1.) Show Me What You Got (performed by the Bratz featuring BoA and Howie D.)
2.) Can U Feel The Beat (performed by BoA)
3.) Distance (performed by BoA)
A repackaged Style It! Jade promoting the single. Translation provided by Instagram user luckybjds: BRATZ debut single “Show me what you got” on sale! What’s BRATZ? Fashion doll that reproduces the fashion and lifestyle that Americans admire. They won Toy of the Year in 2002 and are currently buzzing the world.
RELEASE
The CD for the single was released on August 27, 2003. A vinyl record featuring “Show Me What You Got” and tracks from the Bratz CD single “Look Around” was released for promotional purposes.
PROMOTIONAL TIE-INS
“Show Me What You Got” was promoted through various marketing campaigns in Japan, such as the inclusion of advertisements featured on select Style It! doll packages and repackaged Style It! dolls advertising the single.
MUSIC VIDEO
A music video was released to promote “Show Me What You Got”. The music video featured a cast of actresses portraying the Bratz girls (Yasmin, Cloe, Sasha, Jade, and Dana), wearing eye masks to resemble the cartoonish look of the dolls. The video also features video segments of BoA and Howie D. in a recording studio while performing their verses. The video premiered on NTV in Japan, likely alongside an episode of CoooolTV where the Bratz promote the single on a radio show.