Baby (Clean Bandit song) explained

Baby
Cover:Clean Bandit – Baby.png
Type:single
Artist:Clean Bandit featuring Marina and Luis Fonsi
Album:What Is Love?
Studio:
  • Club Ralph, London
  • Metropolis Studios, London
  • RAK Studios, London
  • Westlake Studios, Los Angeles
Genre:Latin pop[1]
Length:3:25
Label:Atlantic
Chronology:Clean Bandit
Prev Title:Solo
Prev Year:2018
Next Title:Mama
Next Year:2019

"Baby" is a song by British electronic music group Clean Bandit featuring Welsh singer Marina and Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi, released as the fifth single from Clean Bandit's second album, What Is Love?, on 2 November 2018.[2]

"Baby" is Marina's first single where she is not credited as Marina and the Diamonds, a stage name she had used on prior releases. It is included on her fourth studio album, Love + Fear. A version without Fonsi appears on the album's vinyl release.

Composition

Baby is composed in the key of C minor. Lyrically, the song deals with a love triangle, with the singer telling somebody that they are "already someone else's".

The song has a tempo of 117 beats per minute, and has a time signature of common time. It also features a complete descending circle of fifths, which propels the music forward throughout the circle of fifths and back to C minor.

Promotion

On 29 October 2018, the group announced the release on Twitter and shared its cover art.[2] On 2 November 2018, the group performed on BBC Two's .

Critical reception

Mike Wass of Idolator called the preview of the song a "sultry banger that already sounds like a hit", saying Marina "coos" the line "But I'm already someone else's baby" over Clean Bandit's "seductive, Latin-tinged house beats".[3] Billboard labelled "Baby" a "flamenco-infused track", opining that Fonsi's verse in Spanish provides it with a "distinctive Latin flare".[4]

Music video

Clean Bandit also released the video on YouTube on 2 November 2018.[5] The video features Fonsi, Marina, Grace Chatto, and Australian singer Starley.[6] Chatto portrays an unnamed bride who marries Fonsi's character as it is revealed via flashbacks that she had a thwarted relationship with another woman—now a wedding guest—while attending summer camp.[7]

Track listing

  1. "Baby" – 3:25
  1. "Baby" – 3:37
  1. "Baby" – 3:02
  2. "Baby" – 3:28

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018–2019)Peak
position
Bulgaria (PROPHON)[10] 2
Croatia (HRT)[11] 11
Greece (IFPI)[12] 51
Iceland (Tónlistinn)[13] 5
Ireland (IRMA)[14] 39
Israel (Media Forest)[15] 1
Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[16] 16
Lithuania (AGATA)[17] 69
Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[18] 5
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[19] 20
Romania (Airplay 100)<--Please do not change this to Romanian Top 100 or Media Forest. The Airplay 100 is Romania's national singles chart from 2012 onwards. For further information, see WP:GOODCHARTS-->[20] 30
Slovenia (SloTop50)[21] 23

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)Position
CIS (Tophit)[22] 121
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[23] 47
Russia Airplay (Tophit)[24] 127
Slovenia (SloTop50)[25] 34
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[26] 53

Release history

RegionDateFormatVersionLabel
Various2 November 2018OriginalAtlantic
Italy9 November 2018Contemporary hit radioWarner[27]
United Kingdom16 November 2018[28]
VariousAcousticAtlantic
23 November 2018Remixes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Luis Fonsi Eyes 2018 Latin-Pop Crossover On 'Baby' With Clean Bandit & Marina. Forbes. Benjamin. Jeff. 8 November 2018. 27 December 2018.
  2. Clean Bandit Announce New Single 'Baby' Featuring Luis Fonsi and Marina. Billboard. Ding. Sophie. 29 October 2018. 2 November 2018.
  3. Web site: Clean Bandit Calls On Marina & Luis Fonsi For New Single, 'Baby'. Idolator. Wass. Mike. 30 October 2018. 2 November 2018.
  4. Clean Bandit Team up With Marina and Luis Fonsi for New Single 'Baby': Stream It Now. Billboard. Bowenbank. Starr. 2 November 2018. 2 November 2018.
  5. Web site: Clean Bandit – Baby feat. Marina & Luis Fonsi [Official Video]]. YouTube. Clean Bandit. 2 November 2018. 2 November 2018.
  6. Clean Bandit, Marina and Luis Fonsi Lament Lost Love in Nostalgic 'Baby' Video: Watch. Billboard. Bowenbank. Starr. 2 November 2018. 2 November 2018.
  7. News: Clean Bandit's new video features a bittersweet same-sex storyline. Gay Star News. Sarrubba. Stefania. 2 November 2018. 3 November 2018. 26 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210526141820/https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/clean-bandits-new-video-features-a-bittersweet-same-sex-storyline/. dead.
  8. Web site: iTunes - Music - Baby (feat. Marina and the Diamonds & Luis Fonsi) [Acoustic] – Single by Clean Bandit]. iTunes Store. 16 November 2018 .
  9. Web site: iTunes.apple.com . Baby (feat. Marina and the Diamonds & Luis Fonsi) [Remixes] – Single by Clean Bandit on Apple Music ]. 23 November 2018 . 6 December 2018.
  10. Web site: Lagalistinn Vika 1 – 2019. Tonlistinn. is. 4 January 2019.
  11. Web site: Croatia ARC TOP 100. HRT. 18 December 2018. 26 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210526140319/https://radio.hrt.hr/clanak/arc-100-datum-10-prosinca-2018/185963/. dead.
  12. Web site: Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) – Week: 44/2018. IFPI Greece. 12 November 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20181112105749/http://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html. 12 November 2018.
  13. Web site: Lagalistinn Vika 48 – 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181210094346/http://plotutidindi.is/lagalistinn/. dead. 10 December 2018. Tonlistinn. is. 10 December 2018.
  14. Web site: IRMA – Irish Charts. Irish Recorded Music Association. 10 November 2018.
  15. Web site: Media Forest – Israel Airplay Charts. Media Forest. 17 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171002213912/http://www.mediaforest.biz/WeeklyCharts/. 2 October 2017. dead.
  16. Web site: Clean Bandit – Lebanese Chart Top 20 History. The Official Lebanese Top 20. 3 December 2018.
  17. Web site: 2018 45-os SAVAITĖS (lapkričio 2-8 d.) TOP100. lt. AGATA. 9 November 2018. 1 January 2020.
  18. Clean Bandit Chart History. Billboard. 28 March 2020.
  19. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 12 November 2018. 9 November 2018.
  20. Web site: Airplay 100 – 27 ianuarie 2019. Kiss FM. ro. 28 January 2019. 27 January 2019.
  21. Web site: SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart. slotop50.si. 19 August 2019. 20 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200720035610/https://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2019&week=21. dead.
  22. Web site: CIS Year-End Radio Hits (2019). . 13 January 2020.
  23. Web site: Dance Top 100 - 2019. 8 August 2020. Mahasz.
  24. Web site: Russian Top Year-End Radio Hits (2019). . 13 January 2020.
  25. Web site: SloTop50 – Letne lestvice. SloTop50. sl. 31 December 2019. 1 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200301200026/https://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Letne-lestvice/?year=2019. dead.
  26. Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2019. Billboard. 6 December 2019.
  27. Web site: CLEAN BANDIT "Baby" – (Radio Date: 9/11/2018). radiodate.it. 9 November 2018.
  28. Web site: BBC – Radio 1 – Playlist. BBC Radio 1. 16 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181116213758/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/playlist. 16 November 2018. 16 November 2018.

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