Be My Baby (Vanessa Paradis song)

"Be My Baby"
Single by Vanessa Paradis
from the album Vanessa Paradis
B-side	"The Future Song" "Paradis"
Released	September 1992
Length	3:38
Label	Remark Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Lenny Kravitz Gerry DeVeaux
Producer(s)	Lenny Kravitz
Vanessa Paradis singles chronology
"Dis-lui toi que je t'aime" (1990) "Be My Baby" (1992) "Sunday Mondays" (1993)
Music video
"Vanessa Paradis - Be My Baby" on YouTube

"Be My Baby" is a song by French singer and actress Vanessa Paradis. It was the first single from Paradis' eponymous third studio album (1992) and was released in September 1992. It was the singer's first single in the English language and was written by her companion at the time, Lenny Kravitz. It achieved great success in many countries, becoming a top-10 hit in Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The CD maxi contains Paradis' first hit single as a bonus track, "Joe le taxi". The accompanying music video for "Be My Baby" received heavy rotation on MTV Europe. ^[1]

Background and release

Five years after her number-one debut single "Joe le taxi", Vanessa Paradis had another international hit with "Be My Baby": it was her second single to be released in the US and Australia. The song was released in France during September 1992 and was given a widespread European release on 30 September 1992, shortly after the album was issued. ^[2] "Be My Baby" was released on 28 September in the United Kingdom. ^[3]

The single covers were the same for all the countries, but the design was different for the US where the word 'Paradis' was in white, instead of maroon. A three-single CD maxi was released in limited edition in UK. The booklet contains photos from the music video. A promotional CD was published in the US and sent to the media.

Track listings

• Standard ^{[4] [5] [6]}

1. "Be My Baby" – 3:19
2. "The Future Song" – 4:54

• UK maxi-CD single ^[7]

1. "Be My Baby"
2. "The Future Song"
3. "Joe le taxi"

• US cassette single ^[8]

A. "Be My Baby" – 3:41

B. "Paradis" – 3:03

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1992–1993) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [9] 96 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [10] 19 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [11] 2 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [12] 6 Europe (European Dance Radio) [13] 20 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [14] 15 France (SNEP) [2] 5 Germany (GfK) [15] 10 Ireland (IRMA) [16] 6 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [17] 7 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [18] 4 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [19] 26 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [20] 11 UK Singles (OCC) [21] 6

Year-end charts Chart (1992) Position Belgium (Ultratop) [22] 11 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [23] 87 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [24] 80 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [25] 100 UK Singles (OCC) [26] 55 Chart (1993) Position Germany (Official German Charts) [27] 84 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [28] 83

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
France	September 1992	7-inch vinyl 12-inch vinyl CD cassette	Remark
United Kingdom	28 September 1992	7-inch vinyl CD cassette	Remark Polydor	[29]
Japan	25 October 1992	Mini-CD		[30]

References

1. "Station Reports > MTV Europe/London" (PDF). Music & Media . 9 January 1993. p. 8. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
2. "Vanessa Paradis – Be My Baby" (in French). Les classement single.
3. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . 26 September 1992. p. 25.
4. Be My Baby (French 7-inch single sleeve). Vanessa Paradis. Remark Records. 1992. 863 398-7.
5. Be My Baby (French cassette single sleeve). Vanessa Paradis. Remark Records. 1992. 863 398-4.
6. Be My Baby (European CD single liner notes). Vanessa Paradis. Remark Records. 1992. 863 398-2.
7. Be My Baby (UK maxi-CD single liner notes). Vanessa Paradis. Polydor Records. 1992. PZCDD 235.
8. Be My Baby (US cassette single sleeve). Vanessa Paradis. Polydor Records. 1992. 863 398-4.
9. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 212.
10. "Vanessa Paradis – Be My Baby" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
11. "Vanessa Paradis – Be My Baby" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
12. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 9, no. 48. 28 November 1992. p. 27. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
13. "EDR Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media . 16 January 1993. p. 7. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
14. Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN   951-31-2503-3.
15. "Vanessa Paradis – Be My Baby" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
16. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Be My Baby". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
17. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 52, 1992" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
18. "Vanessa Paradis – Be My Baby" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
19. "Vanessa Paradis – Be My Baby". Top 40 Singles.
20. "Vanessa Paradis – Be My Baby". Singles Top 100.
21. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
22. "Jaaroverzichten 1992" (in Dutch). Ultratop . Retrieved 24 September 2019.
23. "1992 Year-End Sales Charts" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 9, no. 51/52. 19 December 1992. p. 17. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
24. "Single top 100 over 1992" (PDF) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
25. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1992" (in Dutch). MegaCharts . Retrieved 24 September 2019.
26. "Year End Charts: Top Singles". Music Week . 16 January 1993. p. 8.
27. "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 1993" (in German). GfK Entertainment . Retrieved 24 September 2019.
28. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1993" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
29. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . 26 September 1992. p. 25.
30. "ビー・マイ・ベイビー | バネッサ・パラディ" [Be My Baby | Vanessa Paradis] (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 10 September 2023.