Doing It All for My Baby
"Doing It All for My Baby" | ||||
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Single by Huey Lewis and the News | ||||
from the album Fore! | ||||
B-side | "Naturally" | |||
Released | June 29, 1987 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:39 | |||
Label | Chrysalis | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Huey Lewis and the News | |||
Huey Lewis and the News singles chronology | ||||
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"Doing It All for My Baby" is a song performed by Huey Lewis and the News, released as a single from the album Fore! in 1987. The single peaked at number six on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on September 19, 1987, becoming the fifth top-ten hit from the album and making the band the first group to have five top-ten Hot 100 singles from one album.
History
The song was written by Mike Duke and Phil Cody. Duke wrote the song and then recorded vocals himself (with Huey Lewis and the News playing backing parts and instruments) with the intention of getting a record contract for his own solo career.[1] When that plan fell through, Lewis decided to record a version with his own vocals for the album.[1] Duke had previously written the song, "Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do", the News' second top 40 hit from the 1982 album, Picture This, and went on to write, "Let Her Go and Start Over," a minor adult contemporary hit for the band, from the album, Plan B, in 2001.
Music video
The music video for "Doing It All for My Baby" was a parody of monster movies and was over 7 minutes long. Lewis appears as himself, the
The video was filmed in
Chart performance
Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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Australian Kent Music Report | 93 |
Canadian Singles Chart[5] | 30 |
UK Singles Chart[6] | 93 |
US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 6 |
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[8] | 2 |
Year-end chart (1987) | Position |
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US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[9] | 93 |
References
- ^ a b "Huey Lewis Fan Q&A: March 23, 2014". Archived from the original on August 31, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. July 18, 1987. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
- ^ "Huey Lewis Fan Q&A: June 20, 2016". Archived from the original on August 31, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Huey Lewis Fan Q&A: December 16, 2018". Archived from the original on August 31, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-01. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ officialcharts.com
- ^ "Huey Lewis & the News Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. September 19, 1987. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ "Huey Lewis & the News Chart History: Adult Contemporary". Billboard. September 26, 1987. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ "1987 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 99, no. 52. December 26, 1987.
External links
- Full length music video on YouTube