Baby (Royal Republic song)

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"Baby"
Baby Royal Republic.jpg
Single by Royal Republic
from the album Weekend Man
Released15 January 2016
RecordedJuly–August 2015
Studio Fuzzfactory
Genre
Length2:53
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Christian Neander
Royal Republic singles chronology
"When I See You Dance With Another"
(2015)		"Baby"
(2016)		"Uh Huh"
(2016)
Music video
"Baby" on YouTube

"Baby" is a song by Swedish rock band, Royal Republic. It was released as the second single from their third studio album, Weekend Man . The single was released along with a music video on 15 January 2016.

Contents

The single was the first song by the band to chart, and the first work of theirs to chart in the United States. "Baby" reached number 15 in the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart and number 38 in the Rock Airplay chart in September 2017. [5]

Critical reception

In a staff article for KDOT, they described the track as having "a a distinctly 70's rock sound that was common right before the big hair movement". [6]

Music video

A music video was released alongside the single on 15 January 2016. The video features the band performing at a roller disco. [6] In an interview with Louder Sound, the band described the music video as "super speed roller disco thunder show". [7]

Live performances

The band recorded a live version of the track on 3 June 2016 at Crypt Studio in London. [8]

Charts

Chart (2016–2017)Peak
position
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [9] 15
US Rock & Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [10] 38

References

  1. ↑ "Royal Republic". warnermusic.de. 22 March 2013. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Royal Republic". Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Découvertes Session Live – Royal Republic " Baby "" (in French). 15 July 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  4. ↑ Glass, Polly (11 March 2019). "Tracks of the Week: new music and videos from Royal Republic, The Black Keys and more..." Classic Rock . Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "Mainstream Rock Songs: Week of September 16, 2017". Billboard. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  6. 1 2 "My Favorite Song EVER… this week Royal Republic – Baby". KDOT . 13 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  7. ↑ O'Neill, Christina (22 January 2016). "Royal Republic unveil Baby video". Louder Sound. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  8. ↑ "Royal Republic - Baby". Paste . Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  9. ↑ "Royal Republic Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  10. ↑ "Royal Republic Chart History (Rock & Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
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