Baby-Baby-Baby Explained

Baby-Baby-Baby
Cover:	TLC - Baby-Baby-Baby cover.png
Border:	yes
Caption:	European release artwork
Type:	single
Artist:	TLC
Genre:	R&B
Album:	Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip
Length:	3:59 (album radio edit) 4:18 (remix radio edit) 5:12 (album version)
Prev Title:	Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg
Prev Year:	1991
Next Title:	What About Your Friends
Next Year:	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 on the latter.

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.

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.

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Baby-Baby-Baby"!Chart (1992–1993)!Peak
position

Australia (ARIA)^[1]	95
Europe (European Dance Radio)^[2]	5
UK Dance (Music Week)^[3]	44

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Baby-Baby-Baby"!Chart (1992)!Position

US Billboard Hot 100^[4]	5
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[5]	7

Decade-end charts

Decade-end chart performance for "Baby-Baby-Baby"!Chart (1990–1999)!Position

US Billboard Hot 100^[6]	80

Release history

Region!scope="col"

Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United States	June 5, 1992		LaFace
Japan	July 22, 1992	Mini-CD		^[7]
United Kingdom	August 10, 1992			^[8]
Sweden	August 31, 1992	CD		^[9]

See also

• List of number-one R&B singles of 1992 (U.S.)

Notes and References

1. 282.
2. European Dance Radio. Music & Media. October 3, 1992. 23. October 24, 2021.
3. Top 60 Dance Singles. Music Week. 18. August 29, 1992. September 29, 2020.
4. Web site: Billboard Top 100 – 1992. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090708050630/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1992. July 8, 2009. September 15, 2009.
5. Web site: 1992 Year End Chart: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Prometheus Global Media. January 27, 2012.
6. Book: Geoff Mayfield. 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. December 25, 1999. October 15, 2010.
7. Web site: ベイビー・ベイビー・ベイビー TLC. Baby Baby Baby TLC. Oricon. ja. September 13, 2023.
8. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 19. August 8, 1992.
9. Web site: TLC: Baby Baby Baby. click2music.se. sv. https://web.archive.org/web/20050222173941/http://click2music.se/product.asp?prd=88&art=31. February 22, 2005. November 30, 2023.