Baby (Ashanti song)

"Baby"
Single by Ashanti
from the album Ashanti
Released August 17, 2002
Format CD
Recorded 2001
Genre R&B
Length 4:31 (main version)
3:36 (radio version)
Label Murder Inc.
Songwriter(s) Irving Lorenzo, Ashanti Douglas, Andre Parker, Brad Jordan, Mike Dean, Seven Aurelius
Producer(s) Irv Gotti, 7 Aurelius
Ashanti singles chronology
"Happy"
(2002) Happy2002		 "Baby"
(2002) Baby2002		 "Mesmerize"
(2002) Mesmerize2002
Ashanti track listing
"Rescue"
(8)		 "Baby"
(9)		 "Voodoo"
(10)

"Baby" is the third single by American R&B singer Ashanti from her debut album. It was written by Ashanti, Irving Lorenzo, Andre Parker, Brad Jordan, Mike Dean and producer 7 Aurelius. It contains musically interpolates of Scarface's "Mary Jane" which was also ghosted produced by 7 Aurelius. A remix of the song also features Scarface.

The song was released as the album's third and final single on November 17, 2002 (see 2002 in music). "Baby" reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number seven on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart. The song is her fifth top ten entry on the Hot R&B Songs chart. The song only managed to chart at numbers forty-eight and eighty-nine on the Netherlands and Germany charts.

Music video

The music video features actress Nia Long. It is directed by CEO and founder of Murder Inc, Irv Gotti. A video was made for a remix which featured labelmate Crooked I.

Remixes

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Germany (Official German Charts)[1] 89
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[2] 48
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 15
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (2002) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] 32

References

  1. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Ashanti – Baby". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Ashanti – Baby" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Ashanti – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Ashanti. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Ashanti – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Ashanti. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  5. ↑ "R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – 2002 Year End Charts". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
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