"Baby I'm Back" | ||||
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Single by the Kid Laroi (solo or with Gunna) | ||||
from the album The First Time (Deluxe Version) | ||||
Released | 27 September 2024 | |||
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Label | Columbia | |||
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"Baby I'm Back" on YouTube |
"Baby I'm Back" is a song by Australian rapper and singer the Kid Laroi. It was sent to Italian radio stations on 27 September 2024 as the third single from the deluxe edition of his debut studio album, The First Time (2023). A remix of the song with American rapper Gunna was released through Columbia Records the same day. Written by Laroi and co-producers Antonio "Dopamine" Zito and Rogét Chahayed,the track samples "Baby Come Back" by Player,with band members J. C. Crowley and Peter Beckett additionally receiving songwriting credits.
"Baby I'm Back" begins with a sample from "Baby Come Back" that leads into Laroi reminiscing about how hectic his past year has been. [1] He reflects on his ever-growing star power and love life while touching on the unpleasant side of fame. Laroi mentions having "friends who just pretend and say they love everything" and promises his new relationship is "too rеal for [him] to care what [others] think". [2] The remix remains mostly the same structurally and instrumentally,outside of Gunna now handling the second verse and Laroi providing the third. [3]
"Baby I'm Back" entered the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart at number 24,rising to number 10 in its second week. [4] [5] The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 a week later at number 95. [6] Following the release of the remix,"Baby I'm Back" re-entered the Hot 100,peaking at number 89. [7] It also achieved new peaks in Australia,Canada and New Zealand,reaching numbers 37,64 and 28,respectively. [8] [9] [10] The song was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA),Music Canada and Recorded Music NZ (RMNZ). [11] [12] [13]
Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA) [8] | 37 |
Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA) [14] | 4 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [9] | 64 |
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [15] | 104 |
Ireland (IRMA) [16] | 76 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [10] | 28 |
Norway (VG-lista) [17] | 37 |
Portugal (AFP) [18] | 160 |
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) [19] | 14 |
UK Singles (OCC) [20] | 68 |
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [21] | 18 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [7] | 89 |
Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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Netherlands (Single Tip) [22] | 7 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [23] | 94 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [11] | Gold | 35,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada) [12] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [13] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Version | Label | Ref. |
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Italy | 27 September 2024 | Radio airplay | Original | Sony | [24] |
Various | Remix | Columbia | [25] |
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