I See You Baby

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"I See You Baby"
Single by Groove Armada featuring Gram'ma Funk
from the album Vertigo
Released	15 November 1999 20 September 2004 (Fatboy Slim remix)
Length	4:40 4:05 (Fatboy Slim remix)
Songwriter(s)	Tom Findlay Andy Cato Toi Sacchi
Producer(s)	Groove Armada
Groove Armada singles chronology
"At the River" (1999) "I See You Baby" (1999) "Superstylin'" (2001)

"I See You Baby" is a song by British duo Groove Armada, featuring Gram'ma Funk on vocals. The song was also recorded with the chorus line "shakin' that thang" (to replace "shakin' that ass") for various markets around the world, and also for use in American TV commercials. The song was later remixed by Fatboy Slim, with this latter version appearing in airplay. It was also remixed by Futureshock.

The Fatboy Slim remix featured extensively in a Renault Megane television advertising campaign in the United Kingdom in 2003.^[1] The Futureshock dance version is used as the theme for the show MTV Cribs since 2000.

Although the single only peaked at number seventeen in the UK Singles Chart upon its original release on 15 November 1999,^{[citation needed]} it became very popular due to its inclusion on its parent album Vertigo, and various dance compilations. A reissue of the song on the compilation album The Best of Groove Armada saw it reach a new peak of number eleven on the chart almost five years later on 20 September 2004.

Critical reception[]

David Stubbs from NME commented, "A fairly Spanish Armada this one, as, though the tide may have gone out on this year's festival of concrete and kit-off, there is a part of the English psyche that is forever Ibiza. A moderately salacious theme is set up by the worrying "I see you baby/Shaking that ass" refrain but the obligatory refusal of the tune to develop would seemingly confine the designated shaking to the gym and the stationary sweat of the travelator rather than anything more 'saucy'. Yes of course there's a Fatboy Slim remix. Are you mad?"^[2]

Music videos[]

The first version of the music video, in the vein of 20 Minute Workout, features women in an aerobics class in a white room, exercising to the song. Groove Armada's second version of the music video features a security guard, played by David Pires, watching women and some men stripping in a restroom.

Charts and certifications[]

Weekly charts[] Chart (1999–2000) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[3] 11 Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[4] 3 Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[5] 3 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6] 64 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] 20 Scotland (OCC)[8] 23 UK Singles (OCC)[9] 17 UK Dance (OCC)[10] 6 UK Indie (OCC)[11] 3 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[12] 12 US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[13] 6 Chart (2004) Peak position Ireland (IRMA)[14] 16 Ireland Dance (IRMA)[15] 2 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] 92 Scotland (OCC)[17] 8 UK Singles (OCC)[18] 11 UK Dance (OCC)[19] 3

Year-end charts[] Chart (2000) Position Australia (ARIA)[20] 97 Certifications[] Region Certification Certified units/sales Australia (ARIA)[21] Gold 35,000^ United Kingdom (BPI)[22] Silver 200,000 ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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