Baby Doll (Girlicious song)

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"Baby Doll"
Girlicious - Baby doll.jpg
Single by Girlicious
from the album Girlicious
ReleasedOctober 30, 2008
Recorded2008
Genre Electro-R&B
Length3:20
Label Geffen
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) The Runners
Girlicious singles chronology
"Stupid Shit"
(2008)
"Baby Doll"
(2008)
"Over You"
(2010)
Music video
"Baby Doll" on YouTube

"Baby Doll" is the third single released by American girl group Girlicious. The song was performed for the first time by Girlicious on television, when they were on Live @ Much , on August 6, 2008. This was the last single of Girlicious having four girls in the band. After Tiffanie Anderson's departure, Natalie Mejia started performing her verses.

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Release

A 1:30 preview of "Baby Doll" premiered online on August 1, 2008. It was confirmed by Natalie Mejia that the song was the group's third single. The single was released on iTunes Canada in November. It was also stated by Tiffanie that "Baby Doll" will hit the US in the beginning of the 2009. However the music video was already available on iTunes in the US since 2008.

It first entered the Canadian Hot 100 at #75 due to digital downloads during the week the album was released. It re-entered the chart and peaked at #55 after approximately 4 months due to its single release.

Music video

According to Chrystina Sayers' official MySpace page, [1] Girlicious would be going to the United States to shoot a music video for "Baby Doll". Tiffanie Anderson confirmed on her MySpace blog that they would be shooting the video on October 6, 2008. [2]

The music video premiered on the show OnSet, at the popular Canadian music station Much Music, which took viewers behind the scenes on the set of "Baby Doll". It was directed by Matt McDermitt.

The video starts off with the girls in metallic mini dresses and fur, singing in a green Cadillac with hydraulics. They move on to singing in separate scenes of them dancing outside of the Cadillac with the hood up. The Girlicious then goes onto the "party scene" performing with male back-up dancers and ends with the girls having pink money falling from above. The video was shot in Los Angeles, at the Quixtoe Studios and was overseen by Robin Antin and Mikey Minden. The music video was released on iTunes on November 20, 2008.

"Baby Doll" also reached number four on Canada's MuchMusic Countdown.

Charts

Chart (2008)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [3] 55

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