Baby (Summer Walker and Chris Brown song)

This article is about the 2025 song. For the 2018 Summer Walker song of the same name, see Last Day of Summer (mixtape).

"Baby"
Song by Summer Walker and Chris Brown
from the album Finally Over It
Released	November 14, 2025
Genre	R&B
Length	2:28
Label	LVRN Interscope
Songwriters	Summer Walker Christopher Brown Ant Clemons Elliott Trent Genia Simone Jean-Baptiste Kouame Ryan Buendia Karl Rubin Ryan Press Bishop Mariah Carey Jermaine Dupri Manuel Seal
Producers	Jean Baptiste Buendia Rubin Press Dos Dias
Audio video
"Baby" on YouTube

"Baby" is a song by American singers Summer Walker and Chris Brown from the former's third studio album Finally Over It (2025). It contains a vocal sample of "Always Be My Baby" by Mariah Carey. ^[1] The song was produced by Jean Baptiste, Ryan Buendia, Karl Rubin, Ryan Press and Dos Dias.

Critical reception

Kyann-Sian Williams of NME considered "Baby" the "most polarising moment" on Finally Over It, because Chris Brown "is flat when doubling the chorus with Walker – wasting the sample of Mariah Carey's 'Always Be My Baby' – but the melody is so hypnotic, you'll sway and roll your shoulders in an unexpected Uno reverse moment that (kinda) works." ^[2] Rawiya Kameir of Pitchfork described the sample and interpolation of "Always Be My Baby" as "sullying the promise of an everlasting duet with a dispassionate performance from Chris Brown, who continues to patronize major-label releases with the enforced ubiquity of a mafia racket." ^[3]

Charts

Chart performance for "Baby"

Chart (2025)	Peak position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [4]	11
US Billboard Hot 100 [5]	68
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [6]	15

References

1. Conteh, Mankaprr (2025-11-17). "Summer Walker Has Money on Her Mind -- But What's Truly Rich Is Her Sound". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 2025-11-27.
2. Williams, Kyann-Sian (2025-11-19). "Summer Walker – 'Finally Over It' review: a conflicted, luxurious ride through growth and chaos". NME . Retrieved 2025-11-27.
3. Kameir, Rawiya. "Summer Walker: Finally Over It". Pitchfork . Retrieved 2025-11-27.
4. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. November 21, 2025. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
5. "Summer Walker Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard . Retrieved November 27, 2025.
6. "Summer Walker Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved November 27, 2025.