''Baby Running Wild'' (ベイビーランニンワイルド / ''Beibii Rannin Wairudo'') is the ninth single by

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ese hip-hop group

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. The single peaked on

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at #11 and remained on the charts for three weeks. The single was released as a limited edition CD+DVD and a standard CD only edition. This was the first time since ''

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'' where the group released a CD+DVD combo.

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''Baby Running Wild'' is the ninth domestic single by the

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hip-hop

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. The single charted in the top twenty on Oricon at #11 on the

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s, remaining on the charts for three consecutive weeks. ''Baby Running Wild'' became their second single to be released as both a standard CD and a CD+DVD combo, although the latter edition was of limited release. The other single to contain a combo edition was ''

,'' which was released a year prior. The title track was written and composed by Japanese

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and lyricist Satori Shiraishi. The coupling track, "Summer Splash," had its lyrics written by

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, who had worked with Lead for their song "

" the previous year. The arrangement and composition was performed by Akira Sasaki.

Packaging

''Baby Running Wild'' became Lead's second single to be released as both a standard CD and a CD+DVD combo. The CD+DVD was of limited edition, while the CD is still available. Both editions held the same material on the CD: the title track, the

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"Summer Splash", and their corresponding instrumentals. However, instead of carrying the making video to "Baby Running Wild" like "Night Deluxe," the

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contained the

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. The video would later be released on their compilation DVD ''Lead Movies 3'' in 2008.

Track listing

Charts

References

External links

Lead Official Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baby Running Wild 2005 singles 2005 songs Pony Canyon singles Lead (band) songs Songs with lyrics by Shoko Fujibayashi