| Who Needs You Baby | |
| Cover: | Clay Walker - Who Needs You Baby cover.png |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Clay Walker |
| Album: | Hypnotize the Moon |
| B-Side: | Where Were You |
| Released: | September 12, 1995[1] |
| Recorded: | 1995 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 2:48 |
| Label: | Giant |
| Producer: | James Stroud |
| Prev Title: | My Heart Will Never Know |
| Prev Year: | 1995 |
| Next Title: | Hypnotize the Moon |
| Next Year: | 1996 |
"Who Needs You Baby" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Clay Walker. It was released in September 1995 as the lead-off single to his album Hypnotize the Moon. It peaked at #2 in both the United States and Canada.[2] The song was written by Walker, Kim Williams and Randy Boudreaux.
Larry Flick of Billboard gave the song a positive review writing "It boasts a catchy chorus, lots of steel, and Walker's enjoyable delivery. Country radio readily embraces Walker, and this solid effort should give them lots to be happy about."[3]
The music video features kids and people at a movie theater watching Clay Walker in an old black-and-white-themed movie titled "The Singing Cowboy". It was directed by Steven T. Miller and R. Brad Murano. The video was filmed at the Plaza Theatre in Carrollton, Texas and on a ranch near Santa Fe, New Mexico.[4] It peaked at #1 on CMT's Top 12 Countdown (now CMT's Top 20 Countdown) in 1995. The music video also received a "Special Jury Award" at Worldfest Houston in 1996.[5]
Walker performed "Who Needs You Baby" with the 350 member University of Texas marching band at half time of the University of Texas/University of Oklahoma game at the Cotton Bowl on October 14, 1995.[6]