Baby It's You (MN8 song)

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"Baby It's You"
Baby It's You.jpg
Single by MN8
from the album To the Next Level
B-side "Happy" (Jodeci mix)
Released23 October 1995 (1995-10-23) [1]
Length4:17
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • T. Swain
  • P. Sheyne
Producer(s)
  • Dennis Charles
  • Ronnie Wilson
MN8 singles chronology
"Happy"
(1995)
"Baby It's You"
(1995)
"Pathway to the Moon"
(1996)

"Baby It's You" is a song by British R&B group MN8, released in October 1995 by Columbia and 1st Avenue as the fourth single from their debut album, To the Next Level (1995). The song peaked at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart and at number 34 in New Zealand.

Contents

Critical reception

Mark Sutherland from NME wrote that the song is "sweet pop-soul personified". [2]

Track listings

  1. "Baby It's You" (OJI West Coast mix) – 4:17
  2. "Happy" (Jodeci mix) – 4:12
  3. "Baby It's You" (The Argonauts club mix) – 7:59
  4. "Baby It's You" (West London mix) – 3:56
  1. "Baby It's You" (OJI West Coast mix) – 4:17
  2. "If You Only Let Me In" (R&B mix) – 4:27
  3. "I've Got a Little Something for You" (Smooth remix) – 6:27
  4. "Lonely" – 4:38
  1. "Baby It's You" (OJI West Coast mix) – 4:17
  2. "Happy" (Jodeci mix) – 4:12

Charts

Chart (1995)Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [3] 34
Scotland (OCC) [4] 52
UK Singles (OCC) [5] 22
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [6] 6

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