"My Baby" is the first single by American rapper

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from his debut studio album ''

'' by

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. The song features Ms Peaches and samples "

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" by

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. It topped the ''Billboard'' R&B chart and reached number 3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and is, to date, Romeo's biggest hit. It was featured in the video game '' Thrillville: Off the Rails''.

Music video

The music video for the song depicts Lil' Romeo being chased by fans throughout a mall. The video ends with Romeo escaping the crowd of fans after being picked up in a helicopter by

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and

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Lyrics

In "My Baby", Lil' Romeo rapped, "After high school, I'm going straight to the pros." In 2004, the ''

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'' referred to that lyric in an article about Romeo playing basketball at

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. Romeo accepted a full athletic scholarship to the

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in 2008. Romeo played for two seasons with the

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team.

Track listing

*Europe 12" ** A1. "My Baby" (Radio) – 3:42 ** A2. "My Baby" (Instrumental) – 3:39 ** B1. "My Baby" (Club Mix) – 3:42 ** B2. "My Baby" (A Cappella) – 3:30 *Europe CD maxi-single ** 1. "My Baby" (Radio) – 3:42 ** 2. "My Baby" (Club Mix) – 3:30 ** 3. "My Baby" (Instrumental) – 3:39 *Europe CD (Promo) ** 1. "My Baby" (Radio) – 3:42 ** 2. "My Baby" (Club Mix) – 3:30 *UK CD (Enhanced) ** 1. "My Baby" (Radio) – 3:42 ** 2. "My Baby" (Club Mix) – 3:30 ** 3. "That's Cool" (Remix) – 3:56 ** 4. "My Baby" (Video) *US 12" (Promo) ** A1. "My Baby" (Radio) – 3:42 ** A2. "My Baby" (Instrumental) – 3:39 ** B1. "My Baby" (A Cappella) – 3:42 ** B2. "My Baby" (Club Mix) – 3:30 *US CD (Promo) ** 1. "My Baby" (Radio Version) – 3:45 ** 2. "My Baby" (Instrumental Version) – 3:42 ** 3. "My Baby" (A Cappella Version) – 3:44 ** 4. "My Baby" (Club Mix) – 3:29

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

2001 songs 2001 debut singles Romeo Miller songs Songs written by Berry Gordy Songs written by Alphonzo Mizell Songs written by Freddie Perren {{2000s-hiphop-single-stub