| "Give It to Me Baby" | ||||
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| Single by Rick James | ||||
| from the album Street Songs | ||||
| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1980-1981 | |||
| Genre | R&B, funk, Disco | |||
| Length | 4:08 | |||
| Label | Gordy | |||
| Writer(s) | Rick James | |||
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"Give It to Me Baby" is the title of a 1981 song by American R&B / funk singer Rick James. Taken from his album Street Songs, the song charted on the Billboard Hot 100, spending two weeks at #40 in July 1981. However, the song proved to be more successful with R&B and dance club audiences. It spent five weeks at #1 on the R&B chart, and together with two other tracks from Street Songs, "Super Freak" and "Ghetto Life", topped the American dance chart for three weeks in the summer of 1981. This song was also featured in the 1999 comedy She's All That. DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince's "I'm All That" used a sample the song as the opening track from the Homebase album in 1991.
This song is featured in video game DJ Hero. This song is featured on the soundtrack of the video game, Skate. This song is featured on the video game Scarface: The World Is Yours accompanied by Rick James' song "Super Freak".
The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition, 1996
| Preceded by "What Cha' Gonna Do For Me" by Chaka Khan |
Billboard Hot Soul Singles number-one single June 13, 1981 - July 11, 1981 |
Succeeded by "Double Dutch Bus" by Frankie Smith |
| Preceded by "Try It Out" / "Hold Tight" by Gino Soccio |
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single with "Super Freak" and "Ghetto Life" July 25, 1981 - August 8, 1981 |
Succeeded by "I'm in Love" by Evelyn King |