Baby-Baby-Baby
"Baby-Baby-Baby" | ||||
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Single by TLC | ||||
from the album Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip | ||||
Released | June 5, 1992[1] | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
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"Baby-Baby-Baby" is a song by American girl group TLC. It was the second single released from their debut studio album, Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip (1992), and their second consecutive top-10 hit. It was the most successful single from the album, reaching number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, giving them their first number-one single on that chart.
Background
[edit]"Baby-Baby-Baby" was written and produced by Babyface, L.A. Reid and Daryl Simmons. The song features lead vocals from Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, with Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas adlibbing and singing the middle-8 sections. It is the first song not to contain a rap by Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, who instead recorded a rap for the song's remix version.
Commercial performance
[edit]"Baby-Baby-Baby" held the runner-up spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for six consecutive weeks, from August 15 to September 19, 1992. It also reached number one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. "Baby-Baby-Baby" finished at number five on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 Singles of 1992, and was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 1992.[1]
Music video
[edit]"Baby-Baby-Baby" had a video depicting TLC at Bowie State University campus and in their dorms, where they have a slumber party. One of the posters reads 'Protection is Priority'.
Reviews
[edit]Allmusic gave it a 5-star rating.[2]
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[1] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
[edit]Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United States | June 5, 1992 |
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LaFace | [1] |
Japan | July 22, 1992 | Mini-CD |
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United Kingdom | August 10, 1992 |
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Sweden | August 31, 1992 | CD | [18] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "American single certifications – TLC – Baby Baby Baby". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- ^ TLC - Baby Baby Baby Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved January 10, 2024
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 282.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1987." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- ^ "European Dance Radio" (PDF). Music & Media. October 3, 1992. p. 23. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- ^ "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. August 29, 1992. p. 18. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
- ^ "TLC Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ "TLC Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- ^ "TLC Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ "TLC Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ "TLC Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1992". Archived from the original on July 8, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
- ^ "1992 Year End Chart: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
- ^ Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade – The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s. Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
- ^ "ベイビー・ベイビー・ベイビー | TLC" [Baby Baby Baby | TLC] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. August 8, 1992. p. 19.
- ^ "TLC: Baby Baby Baby". click2music.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on February 22, 2005. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- TLC (group) songs
- 1992 singles
- 1992 songs
- Arista Records singles
- LaFace Records singles
- Song recordings produced by Babyface (musician)
- Song recordings produced by Daryl Simmons
- Song recordings produced by L.A. Reid
- Songs written by Babyface (musician)
- Songs written by Daryl Simmons
- Songs written by L.A. Reid