"Baby, I'm Back" is a song by American rapper
Baby Bash
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featuring vocals from Senegalese-American singer
Akon
Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam (; born April 16, 1973), known mononymously as Akon, is a Senegalese-American singer, record producer, and entrepreneur. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of " Locked Up" (featuring Styles P) ...
. It was released on January 18, 2005, as the first
single
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from Baby Bash's second
studio album
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, ''
Super Saucy
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'' (2005).
Commercial performance
"Baby, I'm Back" peaked at number 19 on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number nine on the ''Billboard''
Hot Rap Songs
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chart.
On October 4, 2005, ''Baby, I'm Back'' was certified
gold
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by the
Recording Industry Association of America
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(RIAA) for selling 500,000 copies.
The song also found success on Canadian radio, reaching number 26 on the ''
Radio & Records
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'' CHR/Pop Top 30 chart.
Music video
A music video was released to promote the single. The video was directed by Jessy Terrero and produced by Josh Goldstein.
Track listing
* CD single
# "Baby I'm Back" (album version)
# "Baby I'm Back" (Dan Strong remix)
# "Keep It 100" (featuring
E-40
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and Bosco)
# "Baby I'm Back" (video featuring
Akon
Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam (; born April 16, 1973), known mononymously as Akon, is a Senegalese-American singer, record producer, and entrepreneur. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of " Locked Up" (featuring Styles P) ...
)
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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2005 singles
2005 songs
Akon songs
Baby Bash songs
Song recordings produced by Akon
Songs written by Akon
Songs written by Baby Bash
Universal Records singles