Baby Baby (Amy Grant song)
"Baby Baby" | ||||
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Single by Amy Grant | ||||
from the album Heart in Motion | ||||
B-side | "Lead Me On" | |||
Released | January 18, 1991 | |||
Studio | The Bennet House, Franklin, Tennessee Quad Studio, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:57 | |||
Keith Thomas, Amy Grant | ||||
Producer(s) | Keith Thomas | |||
Amy Grant singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Baby Baby" on YouTube |
"Baby Baby" is a pop song by American recording artist
Background
The music was written by
Composition
The song is almost four minutes in length and is composed in the
The song consists of three verses that are interrupted by a bridge, "'Stop for a minute, baby I'm so glad you're mine". Lyrically, the song praises that special someone and expresses love that started since the day her heart was "put in motion". The chorus is the source of the album's title: "And ever since the day you put my heart in motion, baby I realized that there's just no gettin' over you". It fades out with the lyrics:
Don't stop givin' love
Don't stop, no
(Baby I'm so glad)
Glad that you're mine
Baby I'm glad
Critical reception
Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "New single from the lady who brought us the 1988 hit single "Lead Me On", which is also featured on this. She still sounds grand on this danceable pop tune."[6] In their review of the Heart in Motion album, Music & Media complimented "Baby Baby" as "heavenly".[7]
Chart performance
"Baby Baby" was Amy Grant's biggest hit since her 1986 duet with
Music video
Development and release
The accompanying music video for "Baby Baby" was directed by D.J. Webster.[10] and edited by Scott C. Wilson. According to Webster, the video's main idea was to create a picture of the relationship that everybody wants.[10] Grant added, "I think when you get film where there is a good sense of humor and mutual respect and people are just having a good time, everybody wants a piece of that".[10] Its beginning features Grant receiving attention from other men, and her staying loyal to her lover, portrayed by model Jme Stein (who also appeared in her other video from that album "Good for Me"). At some point Stein is seen singing along with Grant and at the end lip-syncing to the words "Baby I'm so glad". The rest of the video is all about the couple having fun together.
Release and reception
The video first aired in March 1991, although
It's available on the 1992 music video tape The Heart in Motion Video Collection and 2004 music video DVD Greatest Videos 1986-2004. A live performance is available on the 2006 DVD Time Again… Amy Grant Live.
Track listings
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Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from the Heart in Motion booklet.[12]
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Production
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[36] | Gold | 35,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[47] | Gold | 5,000* |
United Kingdom (BPI)[48] | Silver | 200,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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Europe | January 18, 1991 |
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A&M | [22] |
United Kingdom | April 29, 1991 |
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[49] | |
Japan | July 1, 1992 | CD | [50] |
Legacy
The song received three
Grant appeared on
Grant recorded an updated version of the song with pop artist Tori Kelly. Released on April 29, 2016, it commemorates the song's 25th anniversary.[52]
References
- AllMusic. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ^ "Life is the same for Amy Grant". The Mount Airy News. Nashville, Tennessee: Heartland Publications, LLC. Associated Press. May 14, 1991. p. 11. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
- ISBN 978-0-8230-7641-3.
- ^ Amy, Grant; Keith, Thomas; Amy, Grant; Tori, Kelly (July 24, 2006). "Baby Baby". Musicnotes.com. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ "Key & BPM for Baby, Baby by Amy Grant | Tunebat". tunebat.com. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. April 13, 1991. p. 12. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- ^ "New Releases: Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. April 27, 1991. p. 12. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
- The Vindicator. The Vindicator Printing Co. p. D3. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
- ^ "Amy Grant, Tori Kelly Give "Baby Baby" a Makeover: The Ram Report". Rolling Stone. April 29, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
- ^ Cowles Publishing Company. p. 6. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
- ISSN 0743-1791. Retrieved July 8, 2011.
- ^ Heart in Motion (Liner Notes [CD, Album]). Amy Grant. EMI Records. 1991. 0946 3 96796 2 1.
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- ^ "ベイビー・ベイビー/エブリー・ハートビート-remix collection- | エイミー・グラント" [Baby Baby / Every Heartbeat -Remix Collection- | Amy Grant] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
- ^ Mark Allender. "Sacred Cows". AllMusic. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- ^ "Amy Grant Releasing Updated Version of "Baby Baby" With Tori Kelly"". Vintage Vinyl News. April 18, 2016.