Rock wit U (Awww Baby)

"Rock wit U (Awww Baby)"
Single by Ashanti
from the album Chapter II
Released	May 19, 2003 (2003-05-19)
Studio	Crackhouse (New York City) [1]
Length	3:40
Label	Murder Inc.
Songwriter(s)	Ashanti Douglas Irving Lorenzo Andre Parker
Producer(s)	Irv Gotti Chink Santana
Ashanti singles chronology
"Mesmerize" (2002) "Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" (2003) "Rain on Me" (2003)

"Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" is a song by American R&B singer Ashanti. Written by her along with Irv Gotti and Chink Santana for her second studio album, Chapter II (2003), and produced by Gotti and Santana, the song was released by Murder Inc. on May 19, 2003, as the lead single from Chapter II. "Rock wit U" peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for one week and charted worldwide, reaching number four in Canada, number seven in the United Kingdom, and number 19 in Australia.

Music video

Directed by Paul Hunter and filmed in Miami in early May 2003, ^[2] the music video for "Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" features Ashanti at a beach with her boyfriend while they flirt in bed together and driving down the road in a Jeep. In some scenes, the boyfriend watches Ashanti dance for him in the house and behind some trees at night. There is also a scene where she rides on an elephant in the water. The video was nominated at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards for Best R&B Video.

Samples

The song was sampled for British rapper Aitch's single "Baby". The single was released on 10 March 2022. ^[3] It debuted on the UK Official Singles Top 100 on 18 March 2022, placing at number 2. ^[4]

Track listings

US 12-inch single ^[5]

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" (main)	Chink Santana Irv Gotti	3:38
2.	"Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" (instrumental)	Santana Gotti	3:38
3.	"Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" (acapella)	Santana Gotti	3:26

UK CD single ^[1]

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" (album version clean)	Santana Gotti	3:38
2.	"Baby" (clean remix featuring Crooked I)	Santana Gotti 7 [a]	4:54
3.	"Baby" (Panjabi Hit Squad mix)	Santana Gotti 7 [a]	4:32

UK 12-inch single ^[6]

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" (album version clean)	Santana Gotti	3:38
2.	"Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" (Taz & Vanguard remix)	Santana Gotti Taz & Vanguard [a]	4:24
3.	"Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" (JD remix)	Santana Gotti JD [a]	3:54
4.	"Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" (Jay Hannan Lazy Dog mix)	Santana Gotti Jay Hannan [a]	6:30

European CD single ^[7]

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" (album version clean)	Santana Gotti	3:38
2.	"Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" (instrumental)	Santana Gotti	3:38

Australian CD single ^[8]

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" (album version clean)	Santana Gotti	3:38
2.	"Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" (instrumental)	Santana Gotti	3:38
3.	"Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" (Taz & Vanguard remix)	Santana Gotti Taz & Vanguard [a]	4:24
4.	"Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" (Jay Hannan Lazy Dog mix)	Santana Gotti Hannan [a]	6:30

Japanese CD single ^[9]

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" (radio edit)	Santana Gotti	3:40
2.	"Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" (album version)	Santana Gotti	3:33
3.	"Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" (instrumental)	Santana Gotti	3:39

Notes

• ^{^[a]} denotes additional producer

Credits and personnel

Credits lifted from the liner notes of Chapter II. ^[10]

• Rob Bacon – guitar
• Milwaukee Buck – recording engineer
• Ashanti Douglas – vocals, writer
• Duro – mixing engineer
• Terry Hubert – recording assistant
• Irving Lorenzo – mixing engineer, producer, writer
• Demetrius McGhee – additional keyboards
• Andre Parker – producer, writer

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2003) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [11] 19 Australian Urban (ARIA) [12] 9 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [13] 5 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [14] 15 Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) [15] 4 Croatia (HRT) [16] 5 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) [17] 21 Germany (GfK) [18] 41 Ireland (IRMA) [19] 21 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [20] 30 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [21] 28 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [22] 24 Scotland (OCC) [23] 20 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [24] 54 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [25] 33 UK Singles (OCC) [26] 7 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [27] 3 US Billboard Hot 100 [28] 2 US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [29] 6 US Dance/Mix Show Airplay ( Billboard ) [30] 12 US Dance Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [31] 4 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [32] 4 US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [33] 5 US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [34] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2003) Position UK Singles (OCC) [35] 141 UK Urban ( Music Week ) [36] 18 US Billboard Hot 100 [37] 29 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard) [38] 35 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard) [39] 37 US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard) [40] 15

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [41]	Platinum	30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [42]	Gold	400,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	May 19, 2003	Contemporary hit rhythmic contemporary urban radio	Murder Inc.	[43]
United Kingdom	June 16, 2003	CD		[44]
Japan	June 25, 2003			[45]
Australia	June 30, 2003			[46]

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