"Hey Baby" is a song by American

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band

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from their fifth studio

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'' (2001). Written by band members

Gwen Stefani Gwen Renée Stefani (; born October 3, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, fashion designer and actress. She is a co-founder, lead vocalist, and the primary songwriter of the band No Doubt, whose singles include "Just a Girl", "Spiderwebs ...

Tony Kanal Tony Ashwin Kanal (born 27 August 1970) is a British-American musician, record producer, songwriter, and animal rights activist. Kanal is the bassist and co-writer for the American rock bands No Doubt and Dreamcar. His musical work outside of ...

and

Tom Dumont Thomas Martin Dumont (born January 11, 1968) is an American guitarist and producer. Dumont is a member of third wave ska band No Doubt, and during the band's hiatus, he began Invincible Overlord as a side project and produced Matt Costa's ''Song ...

, "Hey Baby" was released as the album's

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in October 2001 by

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. "Hey Baby" is heavily influenced by the Jamaican

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music present at No Doubt's post-show parties and tour bus lounges of their ''Return of Saturn'' tour. Its lyrics describe the

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with

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s at these parties. "Hey Baby" received generally positive reviews from

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, although its dancehall influences had a mixed reception. An accompanying

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features scenes that mimic the parties No Doubt attending while recording the parent album in Jamaica. "Hey Baby" was commercially successful, peaking at number five on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It also reached the top-ten in several other countries, including Australia, Germany, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. At the

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, No Doubt won the

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Background and writing

"Hey Baby" was one of the first songs written for ''Rock Steady''. The song begins with instrumentals programmed with producer

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at Toast Studios in San Francisco.Montoya, Paris and Lanham, Tom. "Hey Baby featuring Bounty Killer". ''

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'' (liner notes).

. November 25, 2003. They experimented with

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-like electronic effects and sounds that guitarist

compared to ''Star Wars'' music. Notably, the intro is reminiscent of the beginning of the song " Jungle Love" by the

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. The lyrics and melodies were recorded at a session at Dumont's home studio in Los Angeles weeks later. While the band was working on the album in

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, during March 2001, producers

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left the percussion and

's original vocal. The band asked about adding a guest appearance on the song, so Sly and Robbie recommended and added a

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from

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. Like the song's

style, the lyrics depict the band's post-show parties from touring in support of their fourth studio album ''

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'' (2000). The song details female groupies who attended the parties to hook up with the male band members. Stefani commented that "if you're talented and you're up there, girls want to make out with you." Bassist

described it as "a very PG version" of the licentiousness that took place while touring. The song also touches on ''Rock Steady'' overall theme of Stefani's impatience in her

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with then-boyfriend

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(whom she eventually married in 2002), as she sits "sipping on chamomile/watching boys and girls and their sex appeal".

Composition

"Hey Baby" is a

song composed in the key of

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. It is written in

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and moves at a moderate

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of 90 beats per minute.Sheet music for "Hey Baby". Universal-MCA Music Publishing. 2001. The song focuses on programming and lacks prominent live instrumentation.Hiatt, Brian.
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''. Retrieved August 7, 2007. As a result, the band needed four keyboard rigs to recreate the track's sound for live performances, including a

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and an

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. Stefani's vocal range spans over two octaves in the song, from D₃ to E₅. The song opens with an

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consisting of a sustained

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of electronic effects followed by two lines from the

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. In each two-measure line during the first half of the verses, Stefani descends the scale while the keyboard plays the off-beats of the first measure and the

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opens the line with a two-note

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. During the second half of the verses, Stefani's vocals are

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, and the instrumentation becomes more frequent. Each of the two verses is followed by the chorus, where overdubbing is used on Stefani's vocals to produce

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and normal form

chords. Bounty Killer then toasts the

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, and after a brief section sung by Stefani, the song closes by repeating the chorus twice.

Critical reception

"Hey Baby" received generally positive reviews from

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's Lisa Oliver described the song as a mix of "spacesynth" and ragga that "bursts with

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punches." Colleen Delaney of ''

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'' was unimpressed by the lyrics'

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s and noted that the toast and "deep, booming production save this song from being thin" but that it remained "inane and unengaging". Sal Cinquemani of ''

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'' found the song a return to the band's roots, and that it finds No Doubt "sunnier (and tighter) than ever" as a result. ''

'' included "Hey Baby" in a list of the band's top five songs.

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ranked the song number three in a list of the top five singles from Stefani's career, with the band and as a solo artist, for her "simultaneously sounding like she understands the hippest of contemporary pop (the Bounty Killer guest rap doesn't hurt) while having the wisdom of an adult several years out of high school." The song was listed at number thirty-eight on the 2002

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. The band's endeavor in dancehall music received mixed reviews.

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reviewer

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viewed the toast as a mistake, and ''

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'' Rupert Howe found the foray into dancehall misguided, leaving Bounty Killer sounding bored. Alex Needham wrote for ''

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'' that the song was a strong example of "white reggae" but that many listeners may not be able to tolerate the genre itself. For ''Entertainment Weekly'', David Browne described the chorus as "big, bustling, and irresistible" and its hip hop influence as kicky. In the

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'', Ruth Mitchell wrote that the chorus was addictive and chiming and that the song had a "catchy dancehall groove".

Chart performance

"Hey Baby" was chosen as the

from ''Rock Steady'' to represent the band's more "upbeat and confident" attitude for the album. It was commercially successful in the United States and enticed a younger audience to No Doubt. The song debuted at number 36 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, remaining on the chart for half a year."No Doubt Hey Baby"
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" reached number three. "Rock Steady"

. Retrieved January 8, 2007. It was successful in the mainstream music market, topping the

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and reaching the top ten on the

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and

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. The song had significant crossover success and reached number five on the

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chart. At the 2003 Grammy Awards, the song won the award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, and No Doubt performed a medley of "Underneath It All" and "

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" at the show. The song had similar success in Europe, reaching number five on the

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. In the United Kingdom, "Hey Baby" debuted at number two on the

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. It reached the top 10 in Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, and Norway, and the top 20 in Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland. In Australia, "Hey Baby" debuted on the

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at number 28 and peaked four weeks later at number seven. It was listed at number 37 on the 2002 end-of-year chart. On the

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, it reached number two, under

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", for two non-consecutive weeks.

Music video

The accompanying

, directed by Dave Meyers, follows the theme of the lyrics. It shows the band on a tour bus, stopping at a party at Club Poonani. The members separate when three girls approach the male band members. Kanal has his picture taken with several women, paying for it by taking money that drummer

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earns by hanging from gymnastics rings naked. Dumont defeats a woman, portrayed by

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, in an endurance

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, and Stefani dances, eventually joining Bounty Killer on stage."Hey Baby". ''

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''.

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. November 6, 2007. There are intercut scenes of the band members on a red and black background, a black and white

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background, and standing on top of the phrases "NO DOUBT", "ROCK STEADY", and "HEY BABY" in red and white. The video was filmed in three days in

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. The scenes were designed to recreate the parties that the band attended while recording ''Rock Steady'' in Jamaica. Young's scene was based on an actual event, where he won

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200 on a dare to hang upside down and naked on the rings at a club in New York City. Dumont's scene, filmed at Casa Mexicana, is inspired by a similar scene from the 1981

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''. Young's full frontal on the rings, shown during Bounty Killer's line "The way you rock your hips, you know that it amaze me," was controversial. Bounty Killer's rival

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stated that "the video portray Bounty as a gay. That is a Jamaican artist, and that can't gwan in a dancehall, no way." Bounty Killer cancelled his performances with No Doubt because of the incident, stating that "they did not understand because they are from America and they accept gay people … If Jamaica is upset, I ain't going to accept no success that my culture is not proud of." The video debuted at number ten on

's ''

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'', peaking at number three, and topped VH1's ''Top 20 Countdown'' for three weeks. The video won the

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for

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and

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in 2002. The video was nominated for Best International Group Video at the 2002

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but lost to

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's " Here to Stay".

Live performances

No Doubt performed the song live during a number of public appearances, beginning with an appearance at the

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held on December 4, 2001. Their headline

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in 2002 also used "Hey Baby" in its set list. The accompanying video release, ''

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'', includes the live segment where the single was performed as well.

In other media

The song is used in the films '' New York Minute'' and '' A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story''.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from ''Rock Steady'' booklet: *

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: Gwen Stefani * Vocals, songwriter:

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, songwriter: Tony Kanal *

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, songwriter: Tom Dumont *

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: Adrian Young *

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: Kanal, Dumont *

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Sly & Robbie Sly and Robbie were a prolific Jamaican rhythm section and production duo, associated primarily with the reggae and dub genres. Drummer Sly Dunbar and bassist Robbie Shakespeare teamed up in the mid-1970s after establishing themselves separat ...

, No Doubt,

Mark "Spike" Stent Mark "Spike" Stent (born 3 August 1965) is an English record producer and mixing engineer who has worked with many international artists including Madonna, Marshmello, U2, Beyoncé, Björk, Depeche Mode, Echo & The Bunnymen, Grimes, Ed Sheeran ...

Recording engineer An audio engineer (also known as a sound engineer or recording engineer) helps to produce a recording or a live performance, balancing and adjusting sound sources using equalization, dynamics processing and audio effects, mixing, reproduction, ...

s: Dan Chase, Kanal, Dumont *

Audio engineer An audio engineer (also known as a sound engineer or recording engineer) helps to produce a recording or a live performance, balancing and adjusting sound sources using equalization, dynamics processing and audio effects, mixing, reproduction, ...

s: Count, Mendez, Rory Baker * Assistant audio engineer: Toby Whalen

Track listing and formats

Australian and European CD maxi single # "Hey Baby" featuring Bounty Killer # "Hey Baby" – "The Homeboy Mix" aka "Fabian Mix" # " Ex-Girlfriend" – "The Psycho Ex Mix" aka "Philip Steir Mix" # "Hey Baby" music video UK CD maxi single # "Hey Baby" featuring Bounty Killer # "Hey Baby" (Fabian remix) "Hey Baby"/"Hella Good" US vinyl release * A1. "Hey Baby" * A2. "Hey Baby" instrumental * A3. "Hey Baby" (The Homeboy Mix) * B1. "Hey Baby" (The Homeboy Mix) instrumental * B2. "

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hey Baby (No Doubt Song) 2001 singles 2001 songs Dancehall songs Interscope Records singles Music videos directed by Dave Meyers (director) No Doubt songs Reggae fusion songs Song recordings produced by Sly & Robbie Song recordings produced by Spike Stent Songs about dancing Songs written by Gwen Stefani Songs written by Tom Dumont Songs written by Tony Kanal