Not My Baby
"Not My Baby" | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Single by Inna | ||||
Released | 3 April 2020 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 2:48 | |||
Label | Global | |||
Composer(s) |
| |||
Producer(s) | Freedo | |||
Inna singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
Music video | ||||
"Not My Baby" on YouTube | ||||
Alternative cover | ||||
"Not My Baby" is a song by Romanian singer Inna, released for digital download as a single by Global Records on 3 April 2020. It was composed by Inna alongside Lara Andersson, Michelle Buzz, Junior Oliver Frid, and Fridolin Walcher, while the latter received credit as a producer under his stage name of Freedo. The song was noted as being a hi-NRG-inspired dance-pop, deep house, EDM and Europop track, as well as a departure from the experimental and gypsy music-influenced sound of Inna's Spanish studio album, Yo. Inna had already retransitioned to a more electronic production prior to the song with "Bebe" in 2019. The lyrics of the former delve on a toxic relationship with a selfish and untruthful partner.
Background and composition
For the creation of "Not My Baby", Inna enlisted a new team,[3] with her contributing to the lyrics and composition alongside Lara Andersson, Michelle Buzz, Junior Oliver Frid and Fridolin Walcher; the latter solely produced the song under his stage name of Freedo.[4] Global Records released "Not My Baby" for digital download as a single in various countries on 3 April 2020.[5] An English language track,[6] it stylisically marks a comeback to the sound of Inna's early-career releases and a departure from the Spanish experimental and gypsy music-influenced material on her sixth studio album, Yo (2019).[7][8] Critical commentary noted "Not My Baby" to be a hi-NRG-inspired dance-pop, deep house, EDM and Europop song.[6][8][9][10]
Lyrically, the song touches on a past toxic relationship, in which the partner was
Reception
Upon release, "Not My Baby" was met with universal acclaim from music critics. While
InfoMusic's Alex Stănescu commended the complementary use of vocoder on Inna's vocals, and called the former "perfect" for driving, "for dancing in front of the mirror, or... for obsessively cleaning the house during this period of self-isolation".[10] Leon Krusch of Dance Charts similarly praised the singer's vocal delivery, which he claimed gave the song its originality. Krusch concluded that the song was sonically different to "Bebe" although both use electronic elements in their production.[6] Commercially, "Not My Baby" reached number 33 on Romania's Airplay 100 chart on 21 June 2020.[11] It initially debuted at number 95, on which MuuMuse's Bradley Stern commented, writing that "[s]hockingly, even Romania gets it wrong sometimes".[12]
Music videos
An
The visual commences with Inna wearing a pink latex bra and ripped jeans as she sits on a rack of plastic chairs in front of a computer-generated ocean background. Subsequently, the singer is depicted in the biblical Garden of Eden while she sports a black-and-white dress. Performing subtle hand movements, Inna holds a red apple in her hand, and her arm is eventually crawled on by a snake. As the video ends, the snake slithers away. Interspersed scenes show the singer wearing a leopard-print bra and a Norma Kamali swimsuit, alongside knee-high boots.[14][15] Currinn called Inna "fierce, sexy, and seductive" within the music video, further praising her fashion. He also considered the last scene to be representative of leaving a toxic lover.[15]
Charts
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
---|---|
Romania (Airplay 100)[11] | 33 |
Romania (Romanian Radio Airplay)[16] | 16 |
Release history
Country | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Various | 3 April 2020 | Digital download | Global | |
Italy | 15 May 2020 | CDF | ||
29 May 2020 | Radio airplay |
References
- ^ a b "Not My Baby – Single by Inna on iTunes" (in Italian). iTunes Store. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Inna - Not My Baby live @ Untold OverNight". YouTube. 2 May 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ a b Malfroy, Valentin (9 April 2020). "Inna annonce l'été avec "Not My Baby"" [Inna releases her summery single "Not My Baby"] (in French). Aficia. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "Inna – Not My Baby | Lyrics Video". YouTube. 2 April 2020. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020. Note: Open the description for credits.
- ^ a b Citations regarding the digital release of "Not My Baby" in various countries:
- "Not My Baby – Single by Inna on iTunes". iTunes Store. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- "Not My Baby – Single by Inna on iTunes". iTunes Store. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- "Not My Baby – Single by Inna on iTunes" (in German). iTunes Store. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- "Not My Baby – Single by Inna on iTunes". iTunes Store. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ a b c Krusch, Leon (11 April 2020). "Inna - Not My Baby" (in German). Dance Charts. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "Inna Interview" (in Romanian). Cristina Stanciulescu. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ Idolator. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d Currinn, Jonathan (5 April 2020). "Inna Delivers Some Deep House In Brand New Single "Not My Baby"". CelebMix. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d Stănescu, Alex (2 April 2020). "Lyric Video: Inna - Not My Baby". InfoMusic. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Airplay 100 – 21 iunie 2020" (in Romanian). Kiss FM. 21 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ Stern, Bradley (11 May 2020). "Inna, 'Sober': The Romanian Queen of Pop's Done It Again at Home". Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Inna - Not My Baby | Official Music Video". YouTube. Retrieved 25 April 2020. Note: Open the description for credits.
- ^ a b Stănescu, Alex (25 April 2020). "Videoclip: Inna – Not My Baby" (in Romanian). InfoMusic. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ a b c Currinn, Jonathan (25 April 2020). "Inna Releases The Music Video For Her Recent Single "Not My Baby"". CelebMix. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Media Forest – Weekly Charts. Media Forest. 6 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020. Note: Romanian and international positions are rendered together by the number of plays before resulting an overall chart.
- ^ "EarOne – Radio Date". Retrieved 30 December 2023.