"Baby-Baby-Baby"
European release artwork
Single by TLC
from the album Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip
ReleasedJune 5, 1992 (1992-06-05)[1]
GenreR&B
Length
  • 3:59 (album radio edit)
  • 4:18 (remix radio edit)
  • 5:12 (album version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
TLC singles chronology
"Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg"
(1991)		 "Baby-Baby-Baby"
(1992)		 "What About Your Friends"
(1992)

"Baby-Baby-Baby" is a song by American girl group TLC. It was the second single released from their debut studio album, Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip (1992), and their second consecutive top-10 hit. It was the most successful single from the album, reaching number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, giving them their first number-one single on that chart.

Background

"Baby-Baby-Baby" was written and produced by Babyface, L.A. Reid and Daryl Simmons. The song features lead vocals from Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, with Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas adlibbing and singing the middle-8 sections. It is the first song not to contain a rap by Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, who instead recorded a rap for the song's remix version.

Commercial performance

"Baby-Baby-Baby" held the runner-up spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for six consecutive weeks, from August 15 to September 19, 1992. It also reached number one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. "Baby-Baby-Baby" finished at number five on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 Singles of 1992, and was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in 1992.[1]

Music video

"Baby-Baby-Baby" had a video depicting TLC at Bowie State University campus and in their dorms, where they have a slumber party. One of the posters reads 'Protection is Priority'.

Reviews

Allmusic gave it a 5-star rating.[2]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Baby-Baby-Baby"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[1] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Baby-Baby-Baby"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States June 5, 1992
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • cassette
 LaFace [1]
Japan July 22, 1992 Mini-CD
[16]
United Kingdom August 10, 1992
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 [17]
Sweden August 31, 1992 CD [18]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "American single certifications – TLC – Baby Baby Baby". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  2. ↑ TLC - Baby Baby Baby Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved January 10, 2024
  3. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 282.
  4. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1987." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  5. ↑ "European Dance Radio" (PDF). Music & Media. October 3, 1992. p. 23. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. August 29, 1992. p. 18. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  8. ↑ "TLC Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  9. ↑ "TLC Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  10. ↑ "TLC Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  11. ↑ "TLC Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  12. ↑ "TLC Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 – 1992". Archived from the original on July 8, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
  14. ↑ "1992 Year End Chart: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  15. ↑ Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade – The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s. Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
  16. ↑ "ベイビー・ベイビー・ベイビー | TLC" [Baby Baby Baby | TLC] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  17. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. August 8, 1992. p. 19.
  18. ↑ "TLC: Baby Baby Baby". click2music.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on February 22, 2005. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
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