Baby-Baby-Baby

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"Baby-Baby-Baby"
TLC - Baby-Baby-Baby cover.png
European release artwork
Single by TLC
from the album Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip
ReleasedJune 5, 1992 (1992-06-05)[1]
Genre
Length
  • 5:15
  • 4:12 (video)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
TLC singles chronology
"Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg"
(1991) 		"Baby-Baby-Baby"
(1992) 		"What About Your Friends"
(1992)

"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 and trivia[]

"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.

"Baby-Baby-Baby" was sampled by rapper Bow Wow for his single "You Can Get It All". Bow Wow's song was produced by Jermaine Dupri, who also appeared in the "Baby-Baby-Baby" video.

Commercial performance[]

"Baby-Baby-Baby" was kept from being number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 by the Boyz II Men song "End of the Road", and held the runner up spot 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 in 1992.[2]

Music video[]

"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'.

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[1] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also[]

References[]

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  2. ^ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA".
  3. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1987." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  5. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  6. ^ "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. August 29, 1992. p. 18. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  7. ^ "TLC Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  8. ^ "TLC Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  9. ^ "TLC Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  10. ^ "TLC Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  11. ^ "TLC Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  12. ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1992". Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
  13. ^ "1992 Year End Chart: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  14. ^ 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.

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