"Baby Likes to Rock It" is a song written by

Steve Ripley Paul Steven Ripley (January 1, 1950 – January 3, 2019) was an American recording artist, record producer, songwriter, studio engineer, guitarist, and inventor. He entered the music industry in 1977. He was also the leader/producer of country rock ...

and Walt Richmond, and recorded by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

group

The Tractors The Tractors were an American country rock band composed of a loosely associated group of musicians headed by guitarist Steve Ripley. The original lineup consisted of Steve Ripley (lead vocals, guitar), Ron Getman (guitar, Dobro, mandolin, tenor ...

. It was released in August 1994 as the first single from their self-titled album. The song reached number 11 on the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at number 8 on the ''RPM'' Country Tracks chart in Canada. The song was rewritten as "Santa Claus Is Comin' (In a Boogie Woogie Choo Choo Train)" on the 1995 album '' Have Yourself a Tractors Christmas''.

Music video

The music video, which features photo name checks for Jimmy Swaggart and

Jerry Lee Lewis Jerry Lee Lewis (September 29, 1935October 28, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Nicknamed "The Killer", he was described as " rock & roll's first great wild man". A pioneer of rock and roll and rockabilly music, Lewis ma ...

, was directed by

Michael Salomon Michael Salomon (born in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, United States) is an American music video/film director, who has directed many music videos, including many of Toby Keith's music videos. He directed the video for Metallica's " One", which was ...

and premiered in late 1994. The video won Music Video of the Year at the

Country Music Association Awards The Country Music Association Awards, also known as the CMA Awards or CMAs, are presented to country music artists and broadcasters to recognize outstanding achievement in the country music industry. The televised annual presentation ceremony f ...

in 1995.

Awards

In 1995 The Tractors were nominated for a

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for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for their performance of "Baby Likes to Rock It."

Chart performance

"Baby Likes to Rock It"

"Santa Claus Is Comin' (In a Boogie Woogie Choo Choo Train)"

References

External links

Lyrics
at babylikestorockit.com 1994 debut singles 1994 songs The Tractors songs Arista Nashville singles Music videos directed by Michael Salomon {{1994-country-song-stub