I Wanna Have Your Babies

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For the Pulp song, see Babies (song)
“I Wanna Have Your Babies”
“I Wanna Have Your Babies” cover
Single by Natasha Bedingfield
from the album N.B.
B-side "What Ifs"
Released April 2, 2007 (Digital download)
April 14, 2007 (Australia)
April 16, 2007
April 27, 2007 (Germany)
Format CD single, digital download
Recorded 2006
Genre Pop
Length 3:43
Label Sony BMG
Writer(s) Natasha Bedingfield, Steve Kipner, Andrew Frampton, Wayne Wilkins
Producer Bedingfield, Kipner, Frampton, Wilkins
Natasha Bedingfield European singles chronology
"I Bruise Easily"
(2005)		 "I Wanna Have Your Babies"
(2007)		 "Soulmate"
(2007)

"I Wanna Have Your Babies" (also known as "Babies") is a pop song written by Natasha Bedingfield, Steve Kipner, Andrew Frampton and Wayne Wilkins for Bedingfield's second album, N.B. (2007). The song's musical-style and production was inspired by hip hop music,[1] and its lyrics discuss a woman's battle to stop herself from rushing into relationships in an effort to find the right man to be the father of her children.

The song was released as the album's first single in the second quarter of 2007. The track received mixed reviews from pop music critics, who generally found it to be less impressive than past singles. It entered the top forty worldwide and became Bedingfield's fourth United Kingdom top ten single release.

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[edit] Background and writing

In 2006, Bedingfield began writing and recording material with previous collaborators Steve Kipner, Andrew Frampton and Wayne Wilkins in Los Angeles, California.[2] During one of their sessions, they penned "I Wanna Have Your Babies", which was inspired by a year-and-a-half of touring across the United States. Bedingfield had never been away from her family and friends for an extended period of time and "realised how important relationships are".[3] She wanted to write songs that matched who she was, commenting that her "first album was about independence and opportunism. I’m in a different place now. I've been dating, searching for a partner, looking for Mr Right."[4]

In the song, Bedingfield discusses a woman's fight to stop herself from rushing into relationships in an effort to find the right man to father her children. Bedingfield stated that she does not want to have children at this point in time, but that she is thinking about it. According to her, "the song is about pacing yourself and taking everything slowly."[5]

[edit] Reception

"I Wanna Have Your Babies" had a polarizing effect on music critics. Britain's Channel 4 described it as a "well thought out pop record",[6] and Paul Taylor of the Manchester Evening News said it had a "sing-song melody" and "ragged hip-hop beats".[7] Tony Cummings called the song's "R&B pop confection hugely catchy".[8]

Online magazine Drowned in Sound insulted the track, writing that it is "polluting the airwaves with its beyond-banal lyrics." The song's music video was also described in the review as "unforgivable".[9] The BBC was equally unimpressed with the song, claiming it stole the melody of The Jackson 5 song "I Want You Back".[10]

The music video for "I Wanna Have Your Babies" was mocked in an article written by Anna Pickard and published in The Guardian. Pickard makes fun of Bedingfield's "clean-cut, straight-toothed, good Christian girl" image, writing that the video is an effort by Bedingfield and her management to be provocative to sell more records.[11]

[edit] Music video

Bedingfield working out in a gym during the first scene of the music video.
Bedingfield working out in a gym during the first scene of the music video.

The music video was directed by Dave Meyers and filmed in Los Angeles, California in January 2007.[12] The video opens with a scene of Bedingfield working out in a gym with a male instructor. Bedingfield and the instructor are then shown running through a park, when a baby stroller suddenly appears. Frightened, the instructor runs away from Bedingfield and the baby. She is next shown playing tennis and flirting with another man. The two are then shown riding on a boat with a toddler, in a race with another couple. The third scene features Bedingfield at a nightclub flirting with yet another man, before they are shown together at his home. In the final scene, she meets a man working at a coffee shop. They are shown in a play room with multiple babies. The video ends with Bedingfield hugging the coffee shop worker, who appears not to be deterred by her thoughts about having babies.

Nadine Coyle, member of the pop group Girls Aloud, makes a cameo appearance in the nightclub scene. The complete version of "I Wanna Have Your Babies" featured in the music video has been released commercially through CD singles and digital downloads, and some include remixes by Snowflakers. The video debuted on Bedingfield's official Bebo website on March 6, 2007. On May 21, 2007, the video debuted in North America on Bedingfield's official U.S. website under the title "Babies".

[edit] Chart performance

"I Wanna Have Your Babies" was officially solicited to radio in the United Kingdom on March 12, 2007. The song was released as a download on April 2, 2007, two weeks before its physical release. It debuted on the UK Singles Chart at number twenty-five on April 8, 2007, on download sales only.[13] A week after its physical release the song reached the top ten, rising from number fifteen to number seven.[14] In Ireland the song debuted at number thirty-six on the singles chart and peaked at number eight.[15] "I Wanna Have Your Babies" proved popular on Irish radio, charting at number fourteen.[16]

The single had moderate success in Europe. After three weeks on the European Hot 100 Singles chart, the track peaked at number twenty-three.[17] The single reached the top five in Croatia[18] and the top fifty in Italy, the Netherlands and Sweden. In Australia, the song debuted on the singles chart at number fifty on May 21, 2007.[19] The track was more successful on the Physical Singles chart, debuting at number thirty-seven.[20]

[edit] Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of minor single releases of "I Wanna Have Your Babies".

Australian CD Maxi
(82876886432; Released May 12, 2007)

  1. "I Wanna Have Your Babies"
  2. "What If's"
  3. "Unwritten" (Live at The Nokia Theatre, New York)
  4. "I Wanna Have Your Babies" (Snowflakers Rub)
  5. "I Wanna Have Your Babies" music video

UK CD single
(82876886422; Released April 16, 2007)

  1. "I Wanna Have Your Babies"
  2. "Unwritten" (Live at The Nokia Theatre, New York)

This is the only physical format available in the United Kingdom

International Maxi CD single
(Released April 16, 2007)

  1. "I Wanna Have Your Babies"
  2. "What If's"
  3. "Unwritten" (Live at The Nokia Theatre, New York)
  4. "I Wanna Have Your Babies" (Snowflakers Rub)

German CD single
(Released April 27, 2007)

  1. "I Wanna Have Your Babies"
  2. "Unwritten" (Live at The Nokia Theatre, New York)

German Maxi CD single
(Released April 27, 2007)

  1. "I Wanna Have Your Babies"
  2. "What If's"
  3. "Unwritten" (Live at The Nokia Theatre, New York)
  4. "I Wanna Have Your Babies" (Snowflakers Rub)
  5. "I Wanna Have Your Babies" music video

Digital single
(Released April 2, 2007)

  1. "I Wanna Have Your Babies" (Radio Promo mix)

Official remixes[21]

  1. "I Wanna Have Your Babies" (Kardinal Beats mix)
  2. "I Wanna Have Your Babies" (Soul Avengerz mix)

[edit] Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
Position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[22] 50
Austrian Singles Chart[23] 50
Croatia Singles Chart[18] 5
Czech Singles Chart[24] 65
Euro Top 200[25] 22
German Singles Chart[15] 39
Irish Singles Chart[15] 8
Chart (2007) Peak
position
Italian Singles Chart[26] 31
Netherlands Singles Chart[27] 23
Portugal Top 50 48
South African Singles Chart[28] 12
Swedish Singles Chart[29] 48
Swiss Singles Chart[30] 100
UK Singles Chart[15] 7

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Natasha Bedingfield: Hottest Baby-Craving Stalker Ever. Blender. Retrieved April 5, 2007.
  2. ^ Hattie Collins. Natasha Bedingfield: The Secret of Her Success. RWD Magazine. December 18, 2006. Retrieved March 8, 2007.
  3. ^ Mark Savage. "Talking Shop: Natasha Bedingfield". BBC. April 27, 2007. Retrieved May 5, 2007.
  4. ^ Artist Profile. EMI Music Publishing. Retrieved May 5, 2007.
  5. ^ "These Words". My Kinda Place. Retrieved May 5, 2007.
  6. ^ Single Reviews Channel 4. April 16, 2007. Retrieved April 22, 2007.
  7. ^ Paul Taylor. Album Reviews. Manchester Evening News. April 20, 2007. Retrieved April 22, 2007.
  8. ^ Tony Cummings. Single Reviews. Cross Rhythms. Retrieved April 22, 2007.
  9. ^ "An Open Letter to Natasha Bedingfield". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved April 22, 2007.
  10. ^ Lizzie Ennever. "Review of N.B. by Natasha Bedingfield". BBC. Retrieved April 24, 2007.
  11. ^ Anna Pickard. "This week Anna Pickard watches and picks apart... "I Want to Have Your Babies" by Natasha Bedingfield". The Guardian. Retrieved April 24, 2007.
  12. ^ News: Nadine in Tash Bedingfield Vid. MTV UK. January 30, 2007. Retrieved February 5, 2007.
  13. ^ Paul Sexton. "Proclaimers, Kings Of Leon Rule U.K. Charts".Billboard. April 9, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
  14. ^ Paul Sexton. "Beyonce, Shakira And Avril Overtake U.K. Charts".Billboard. April 23, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
  15. ^ a b c d "I Wanna Have Your Babies" Charts. Music Square. Retrieved April 22, 2007.
  16. ^ Ireland Top 20 Airplay Chart (week of April 15 - 21, 2007). Radio & Records, Inc. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
  17. ^ European Hot 100 Singles Chart. Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2007.
  18. ^ a b Croatia Singles Chart. ehot50.blog.hr. Retrieved April 22, 2007.
  19. ^ Top 50 Singles Chart (Week of May 21, 2007). ARIA. Retrieved May 20, 2007.
  20. ^ Top 50 Physical Singles Chart (Week of May 21, 2007). ARIA. Retrieved May 20, 2007.
  21. ^ "I Wanna Have Your Babies" Official 2007 Japanese BMG 4-track CD-R acetate. eil.com. Retrieved August 14, 2007.
  22. ^ Australian Singles Chart. ARIA Charts. Retrieved May 20, 2007.
  23. ^ Austrian Singles Chart. AustrianCharts.at. Retrieved August 14, 2007.
  24. ^ Czech Singles Chart. fpicr.cz. Retrieved May 9, 2007.
  25. ^ Euro Top 200. apcchart.com. Retrieved April 22, 2007.
  26. ^ Italian Singles Chart. Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Retrieved April 29, 2007.
  27. ^ Dutch Top 40. Radio538.nl. Retrieved May 5, 2007.
  28. ^ World Singles Charts. Mariah-Charts.com. Retrieved April 22, 2007.
  29. ^ Swedish Singles Chart. SedishCharts.com. Retrieved April 29, 2007.
  30. ^ Swiss Singles Chart. SwissCharts.com. Retrieved May 20, 2007.

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