"Pretty Little Baby" | |
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![]() Cover art for French release | |
Single by Connie Francis | |
from the album Connie Francis Sings "Second Hand Love" & Other Hits | |
A-side | "I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter" |
Released | May 16, 2025 |
Recorded | 1961 |
Genre | Easy listening |
Length | 2:22 |
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"Pretty Little Baby" is a song written by Don Stirling and Bill Nauman for American singer Connie Francis. Produced by Jim Vienneau and Norro Wilson, it was included in her 1962 MGM Records album Connie Francis Sings Second Hand Love & Other Hits . [1] Following a viral moment by being featured in videos shared on social media websites such as TikTok and YouTube, it made its debut chart appearances in various regions around the world 63 years after its original release.
"Pretty Little Baby" was one of the 40 songs Connie Francis had recorded during several recording sessions at MGM Records over four days in August 1961, eventually selected for inclusion in Connie Francis Sings "Second Hand Love" . [2] Released as the seventh and final single from Connie Francis Sings on May 16, 2025, it was originally included as a B-side on the UK release of her single "I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter" (1962) to avoid competition with the single's performance. [3] [4]
"Pretty Little Baby" made its appearance in various charts after being featured in viral videos on social media platforms, such as TikTok, where it garnered over 10 billion cumulative streams as of May 2025. [2] On the music platform Spotify, it has finally collected over 100 million streams as her most streamed song on the app. [3] This has led Republic Records, MGM's successor, to reissue versions originally sung by Francis in languages such as French, German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish and Japanese, when MGM was hoping to make it a hit outside of the United States. [5] [2] [1]
Francis was 24 when she had recorded the song, [1] and was 87 years old when it went viral in 2025, after she retired from the music industry. Upon the chart debut of "Pretty Little Baby", she was surprised, as she was previously unfamiliar with social media, originally remarking "What's viral? What's that?" [3] [6] [4] She and her publicist later enlisted her publicist's son to assist in creating an account for her. [4] Francis had also initially forgotten the song's existence (she had only remembered it upon listening to it again), [3] [7] but nevertheless thanked her supporters, and was grateful that even kindergarteners had become familiar with her music, describing it as "thrilling". [2] Francis subsequently died in July of the same year due to declining health, in the midst of the song's resurgence. [8] [9]
All tracks are written by Bill Newman and Don Stirling, who were credited as the composers for the translated versions. Commissioned translators of the original lyrics were credited as its lyricists. [1]
Title | Translator(s) | Length |
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"Pretty Little Baby" | 2:22 | |
Pretty Little Baby (La Seule qui t'aime) (French version) | Hubert Ithier & Pierre Amel | 2:16 |
"Pretty Little Baby (可愛いベイビー)" (Japanese version) | Kenji Sazanami | 2:21 |
"Pretty Little Baby (Linda muchachita)" (Spanish version) | 2:18 | |
"Pretty Little Baby (Alle jungen Leute)" (German version) | 2:17 | |
"Pretty Little Baby" (Tagalog version) | SexBomb Girls | 2:57 |
"Pretty Little Baby (Baby)" (Italian version) | Umberto Bertini | 2:16 |
"Pretty Little Baby (Sjunger på svenska)" (Swedish version) | Dan Ryde | 2:15 |
Chart (2025) | Peak position |
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Global 200 ( Billboard ) [10] | 132 |
India International (IMI) [11] | 5 |
Philippines (Philippines Hot 100) [12] | 99 |
UK Singles Sales (OCC) [13] | 80 |
UK Singles Downloads (OCC) [14] | 76 |
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 ( Billboard ) [15] | 13 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalog number | Ref. |
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Various | 1962 | B-side | MGM | 45-MGM-1185 | [16] |
2025 | International versions | Republic | USUM71120288 | [1] | |