"Baby Baby" is a song by Italian band

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, released in February 1995 as the second

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from their debut album, ''

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'' (1995). The song is a cover of Joy & Joyce's 1991 hit, "Babe Babe", and both tracks were produced by Lee Marrow. Particularly devoted to the dance floors, it was very successful on the singles charts around the world, peaking at number-one in Italy, and the ''

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'' Dance/Urban chart in Canada. In the UK, it peaked at number five for two weeks. Two different music videos were produced for the song. In 2007, the Swedish dance group

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made a cover of the song, which peaked at number one in Spain and number four in Finland.

Chart performance

"Baby Baby" was very successful on the charts in Europe, peaking at number-one in Italy in April 1995, as well as on the

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. It also entered the top 10 in Denmark (4), Finland (6), Iceland (10), Ireland (8), Norway (7), Scotland (3), Spain (2), Sweden (10) and the UK. In the latter, it peaked at number five on April 9, 1995, in its second week on the

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. The single stayed on that position for two weeks. On the

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, the song reached number four, while peaking at number one on the UK on a Pop Tip Club Chart. Additionally, it was a top 20 hit in Austria (13), France (16) and Switzerland (11). On the

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, it peaked at number five. Outside Europe, it reached number one on the Canadian ''

'' Dance/Urban chart, number seven in Australia, number 22 in New Zealand and was a top 10 hit in Israel. In the US, "Baby Baby" peaked at number 39 on the ''Cash Box'' Top 100 and number 57 on the ''

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. But on the ''Billboard''

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chart and

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chart, the song was an even bigger hit, reaching number five and three.

Critical reception

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editor Jose F. Promis described the song as the "aggressive" follow-up to "

", naming it one of the standout tracks on the

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. On ''

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''s list of "The Top 10 Dance Tunes of the '90s" in 2016, it was ranked number six. Upon the release,

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from ''

'' wrote that it "steamrolls down a similar

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/ pop path." He added, "Although the airwaves are now flooded with similarly giddy fare, this jampacks a chorus that is insistently contagious—and it is voiced with a fullthrottle diva energy. To that end, both radio and club tastemakers should climb aboard early." Swedish ''

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'' said that it is "at least as good" as their first single. Dave Sholin from the ''

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'' noted that "it took awhile for some to come to the party on "The Rhythm of the Night", but they were happy with the results. This pumpin', thumpin' follow-up will keep 'em dancing and create the same excitement." Alan Jones from ''

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'' described "Baby Baby" as "a storming

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/ Nu-NRG track that has already soared to the apex of '' RM''s On a Pop Tip chart. If it charts lower than top five, I'll be very surprised." James Hamilton from the '' RM'' Dance Update declared it as "more squawking simple Italo catchiness". In an retrospective review, Pop Rescue complimented it as "an absolute feel-good euro belter".

Music video

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were made for "Baby Baby"; a European version and an US version. One of them was directed by Mark Humphrey.

Video 1

It features frontwoman

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attending a party in the disused

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in London. The video was later published on RDS Music Label's official

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channel in 2011, and had generated more than 8.7 million views as of September 2021.

Video 2

An overweight man is watching TV and switching from one channel to another with a

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. Suddenly Olga appears on the screen, singing the chorus. When the music starts, he suddenly finds himself lying on a big bed with her. It has a headboard shaped as giant lips and she crawls on the bed, singing to him. Apparently frightened by this, he looks for an exit and tries to escape through a closed door. But behind the door, two women are standing. He is then placed in a chair, while the women are teasing and trying to seduce him. In the end, the man is seen smiling, with lipstick kiss-marks all over his head. A re-edited version of this video omits all footage of the man. It was later published on

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's official

channel in 2014, and has received more than 4.5 million views as of October 2022.

Track listings

Corona version

* CD single # "Baby Baby" (Lee Marrow Radio Mix) (3:45) # "Baby Baby" (Robyx Piano Remix Short Edit) (3:55) * CD-maxi # "Baby Baby" (Lee Marrow Radio Mix) (3:45) # "Baby Baby" (Robyx Piano Remix Short Edit) (3:55) # "Baby Baby" (Dancing Divaz Club Mix) (6:07) # "Baby Baby" (Lee Marrow Extended Mix) (5:55) # "Baby Baby" (Robyx Piano Remix) (5:39) # "Baby Baby" (Dancing Divaz Rhythm Mix) (5:45) * 7-inch single # "Baby Baby" (Lee Marrow Radio Mix) (3:45) # "Baby Baby" (Robyx Piano Remix Short Edit) (3:55) * 7-inch maxi # "Baby Baby" (Lee Marrow Extended Mix) (5:55) # "Baby Baby" (Robyx Piano Remix) (5:39) # "Baby Baby" (Dancing Divaz Club Mix) (6:07) # "Baby Baby" (Dancing Divaz Rhythm Mix) (5:45)

Sunblock version

* CD-maxi # "Baby Baby" (Radio Edit) # "Baby Baby" (Extended Version) # "Baby Baby" (The Audiophiles Remix) # "Baby Baby" (Ian Carey Remix) # "Baby Baby" (DJ DLG Remix) # "Baby Baby" (Friday Night Posse Remix) # "Baby Baby" (Frisco Remix) # "Baby Baby" (Audiophiles Remix)

Personnel

* Written by Francesco Bontempi and Antonia Bottari * Published by Many Edizioni Musicali - B. Mikulski Publ. - SFR Music * Created, arranged and produced by Checco and Maurizio Silvestri ITA & Soul Train for a Lee Marrow production * Engineered by Francesco Alberti at Casablanca Recordings (Italy) * 'Lee Marrow Radio Mix' and 'Lee Marrow Extended Mix' : Additional editing by Robyx * 'Robyx Piano Remix Short Edit' and 'Robyx Piano Remix' : Remixed and reconstructed by Robyx * 'Dancing Divaz Club Mix' and 'Dancing Divaz Rhythm Mix' ** Remix and additional editing by production by Dancing Divaz ** Additional keyboards by Colin Thorpe

Charts

Weekly charts

Corona version Sunblock version

Year-end charts

Corona version

Certifications

References

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