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"I Wanna Have Your Babies" is a song by British recording artist
Natasha Bedingfield
Natasha Anne Bedingfield (born 26 November 1981) is a British singer and songwriter. Bedingfield released her debut album, '' Unwritten'', in 2004, which contained primarily up-tempo pop songs and was influenced by R&B music. It enjoyed intern ...
. It was written by
Steve Kipner
Stephen Alan Kipner (born 1950) is an American-born Australian songwriter and record producer, with hits spanning a 40-year period, including chart-topping songs such as Olivia Newton-John's "Physical", Natasha Bedingfield's "These Words", an ...
, Andrew Frampton,
Wayne Wilkins
Wayne Wilkins is a British record producer, songwriter, record engineer and record mixer. He has produced and written for artists such as Rick Astley ("Cry for Help"), Natasha Bedingfield (" These Words", " Single" and " Love Like This"), Bey ...
and Bedingfield for her second album, ''
N.B.'' (2007). The song's musical-style and production was inspired by
hip hop music, and its
lyrics
Lyrics are words that make up a song, usually consisting of verses and choruses. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist. The words to an extended musical composition such as an opera are, however, usually known as a " libretto" and their writer, ...
discuss a woman's battle to stop herself from rushing into relationships in an effort to find the right man to be the father of her children.
The song was released as the album's first single in the second quarter of 2007. The track received mixed reviews from pop music critics, who generally found it to be less impressive than past singles. It entered the top forty in Germany, Ireland and The Netherlands, and became Bedingfield's fourth United Kingdom top ten single release.
Calvin Harris covered it in 2009.
Background and writing
In 2006, Bedingfield began writing and recording material with previous collaborators
Steve Kipner
Stephen Alan Kipner (born 1950) is an American-born Australian songwriter and record producer, with hits spanning a 40-year period, including chart-topping songs such as Olivia Newton-John's "Physical", Natasha Bedingfield's "These Words", an ...
, Andrew Frampton and
Wayne Wilkins
Wayne Wilkins is a British record producer, songwriter, record engineer and record mixer. He has produced and written for artists such as Rick Astley ("Cry for Help"), Natasha Bedingfield (" These Words", " Single" and " Love Like This"), Bey ...
in
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...
. During one of their sessions, they penned "I Wanna Have Your Babies", which was inspired by a year-and-a-half of touring across the United States. Bedingfield had never been away from her family and friends for an extended period of time and "realised how important relationships are". She wanted to write songs that matched who she was, commenting that her "first album was about independence and opportunism. I’m in a different place now. I've been dating, searching for a partner, looking for Mr Right."
In the song, Bedingfield discusses a woman's fight to stop herself from rushing into relationships in an effort to find the right man to father her children. Bedingfield stated that she does not want to have children at this point in time, but that she is thinking about it. According to her, "the song is about pacing yourself and taking everything slowly."
Critical reception
"I Wanna Have Your Babies" had a polarizing effect on music critics.
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a fourth television service ...
described it as a "well thought out pop record", and Paul Taylor of the ''
Manchester Evening News
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'' said it had a "sing-song melody" and "ragged hip-hop beats". Tony Cummings called the song's "R&B pop confection hugely catchy".
Online magazine
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Drowned in Sound ridiculed the track, writing that it is "polluting the airwaves with its beyond-banal lyrics." The song's music video was also described in the review as "unforgivable". The
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was equally unimpressed with the song, claiming it stole the melody of
The Jackson 5
The Jackson 5 (sometimes stylized as the Jackson 5ive, also known as the Jacksons) are an American pop band composed of members of the Jackson family. The group was founded in 1964 in Gary, Indiana, and for most o ...
song "
I Want You Back
"I Want You Back" is the first national single by the Jackson 5. It was released by Motown on October 6, 1969, and became the first number-one hit for the band on January 31, 1970. It was performed on the band's first television appearances, on ...
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Chart performance
"I Wanna Have Your Babies" was officially solicited to radio in the United Kingdom on 12 March 2007. The song was released as a download on 2 April 2007, two weeks before its physical release. It debuted on the
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
at number 25 on 8 April 2007, on download sales only. A week after its physical release the song reached the top 10, rising from number 15 to number seven. In Ireland the song debuted at number 36 on the
singles chart and peaked at number eight.
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. ''Music Square''. Retrieved 22 April 2007. "I Wanna Have Your Babies" proved popular on Irish radio, charting at number 14. The single had moderate success in Europe. After three weeks on the
European Hot 100 Singles chart, the track peaked at number 23. The single reached the top 50 in Italy, the
Netherlands
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Sweden. In Australia, the song debuted on the
singles chart at number 50 on 21 May 2007. The track was more successful on the Physical Singles chart, debuting at number 37.
Music video
The
music video
A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced for promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device ...
was directed by
Dave Meyers and filmed in
Los Angeles
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,
California
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in January 2007.
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MTV UK
MTV is a British pay television channel focusing on reality TV and music programming operated by Paramount Networks UK & Australia.
The channel launched as part of MTV Networks Europe localisation strategy in 1997. MTV UK (previously MTV UK & ...
. 30 January 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2007. The video opens with a scene of Bedingfield working out in a
gym
A gymnasium, also known as a gym, is an indoor location for athletics. The word is derived from the ancient Greek term " gymnasium". They are commonly found in athletic and fitness centres, and as activity and learning spaces in educational i ...
with a male instructor. Bedingfield and the instructor are then shown running through a park, when a baby stroller suddenly appears. Frightened, the instructor runs away from Bedingfield and the baby. She is next shown playing
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
and flirting with another man. The two are then shown riding on a boat with a toddler, in a race with another couple. The third scene features Bedingfield at a
nightclub
A nightclub (music club, discothèque, disco club, or simply club) is an entertainment venue during nighttime comprising a dance floor, lightshow, and a stage for live music or a disc jockey (DJ) who plays recorded music.
Nightclubs gener ...
flirting with yet another man, before they are shown together at his home. In the final scene, she meets a man working at a coffee shop. They are shown in a play room with multiple babies. The video ends with Bedingfield hugging the coffee shop worker, who appears to be undeterred by her thoughts about having babies.
Nadine Coyle
Nadine Elizabeth Louise Coyle (born 15 June 1985) is an Irish singer, actress and model. In 2002, Coyle was selected as a member of the girl group Girls Aloud, with whom she has been successful in achieving a string of 20 consecutive UK top te ...
, member of the pop group
Girls Aloud
Girls Aloud were an pop girl group that was created through the ITV talent show '' Popstars: The Rivals'' in 2002. The group comprised singers Cheryl, Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh. The group achieved a str ...
, makes a
cameo appearance
A cameo role, also called a cameo appearance and often shortened to just cameo (), is a brief appearance of a well-known person in a work of the performing arts. These roles are generally small, many of them non-speaking ones, and are commonly ei ...
in the nightclub scene. The complete version of "I Wanna Have Your Babies" featured in the music video has been released commercially through
CD single
A CD single (sometimes abbreviated to CDS) is a music single in the form of a compact disc. The standard in the Red Book for the term ''CD single'' is an 8 cm (3-inch) CD (or Mini CD). It now refers to any single recorded onto a CD of any si ...
s and
digital downloads, and some include remixes by Snowflakers. The video debuted on Bedingfield's official
Bebo
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website on 6 March 2007. On 21 May 2007, the video debuted in North America on Bedingfield's official U.S. website under the title "Babies". The music video for "I Wanna Have Your Babies" was mocked in an article written by Anna Pickard and published in ''
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...
''. Pickard made fun of Bedingfield's "clean-cut, straight-toothed, good
Christian girl" image, writing that the video was an effort by Bedingfield and her management to be provocative to sell more records.
Formats and track listings
UK CD single
# "I Wanna Have Your Babies"
# "Unwritten" (live at the
Nokia Theater, New York)
Australian CD single
# "I Wanna Have Your Babies"
# "What If's"
# "
Unwritten" (Live at The Nokia Theatre, New York)
# "I Wanna Have Your Babies" (Snowflakers remix)
# "I Wanna Have Your Babies" (video)
German CD single
# "I Wanna Have Your Babies"
# "Unwritten" (live at the Nokia Theater, New York)
Digital single
# "I Wanna Have Your Babies" (radio promo mix) – 3:38
Official remixes
"I Wanna Have Your Babies" Official 2007 Japanese BMG 4-track CD-R acetate
eil.com. Retrieved 14 August 2007.
# "I Wanna Have Your Babies" (Kardinal Beats Mix)
# "I Wanna Have Your Babies" (Soul Avengerz Mix)
Charts
References
External links
NatashaBedingfield.com
– Official website
IWannaHaveYourBabies.com
– Official single microsite
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2007 singles
2007 songs
Music videos directed by Dave Meyers (director)
Natasha Bedingfield songs
Phonogenic Records singles
Songs about parenthood
Songs about pregnancy
Songs written by Andrew Frampton (songwriter)
Songs written by Natasha Bedingfield
Songs written by Steve Kipner
Songs written by Wayne Wilkins