"Baby Fratelli"
Single by the Fratellis
from the album Costello Music
Released12 March 2007 (2007-03-12)[1]
Length3:56
LabelFallout, Drop the Gun, Island
Songwriter(s)Jon Fratelli
Producer(s)Tony Hoffer
The Fratellis singles chronology
"Flathead"
(2007)		 "Baby Fratelli"
(2007)		 "Ole Black 'N' Blue Eyes"
(2007)

"Baby Fratelli" is a song by Scottish rock band the Fratellis, released as the fifth single from their debut album, Costello Music (2006). It was released on 12 March 2007, in CD, 7-inch vinyl, and DVD single formats. A limited edition USB stick was later released, containing a weblink to an exclusive documentary as well as a competition to see the Fratellis in New York City on 23 March 2007. 7,000 copies of the USB stick format were sold, although this format isn't chart-eligible. The song was written by the band's lead singer, John Lawler.

Time magazine named "Baby Fratelli" one of "The 10 Best Songs of 2007", ranking it at number 10. Writer Josh Tyrangiel, while criticizing the band's lack of originality, and the derivativeness of the song, praised the "unapologetically glammed up, eight ball of a rock song", which he called "a high-energy ode to the thrill of stupidity, thus its prominent place on the Hot Fuzz soundtrack."[2][3]

Despite only charting at number 24 in the UK Singles Chart—mainly due to the 7,000 USB stick copies unable to register in the charts—the single received significant airplay on contemporary radio stations. It was also the Fratellis' third single to reach number two in their native Scotland. The video was filmed in Manchester in December 2006 and shows the Fratellis playing on the roof of the Asia House apartment building on Princess Street, as well as showing clips from the 2007 movie Hot Fuzz, which features "Baby Fratelli" on its soundtrack.

Track listings

CD single[4]
No.TitleLength
1."Baby Fratelli" 
2."Ooh La Hot Love" (live from Glasgow Barrowlands) 
8-inch limited-edition shaped picture disc[5]
No.TitleLength
1."Baby Fratelli" 
2."Solid Gold Easy Action" (T. Rex cover) 
Limited-edition USB stick[6]
No.TitleLength
1."Baby Fratelli" (audio) 
2."Baby Fratelli" (video) 
DVD single[7]
No.TitleLength
1."Baby Fratelli" (live from Glasgow Barrowlands video) 
2."Chelsea Dagger" (live from Glasgow Barrowlands video) 
3."Baby Fratelli" (radio edit) 
4."Whistle for the Choir" (live from Glasgow Barrowlands) 
5."Henrietta" (live from Glasgow Barrowlands) 
6."Bonus Photo Gallery" 

Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Scotland (OCC)[8] 2
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 24

The song was featured in the season two intro of the NBC comedy series Community.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 10 March 2007. p. 29.
  2. ↑ Tyrangiel, Josh; "The Best Top 10 Lists of the Year"; "The 10 Best Songs"; Time magazine; 24 December 2007; Page 39.
  3. ↑ Time magazine's Top 10 Songs of 2007 at time.com
  4. ↑ Baby Fratelli (UK CD single liner notes). The Fratellis. Fallout Recordings, Drop the Gun Recordings, Island Records. 2006. 1723831.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ Baby Fratelli (UK 8-inch single picture disc). The Fratellis. Fallout Recordings, Drop the Gun Recordings, Island Records. 2006. 172 383-3.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ Baby Fratelli (UK memory stick single liner notes). The Fratellis. Fallout Recordings, Drop the Gun Recordings, Island Records. 2006. 1726724.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ↑ Baby Fratelli (UK DVD single liner notes). The Fratellis. Fallout Recordings, Drop the Gun Recordings, Island Records. 2006. 1725983.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  10. ↑ "Music from Community S2E01".
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