Sweet Baby (Macy Gray song)

"Sweet Baby"
Single by Macy Gray featuring Erykah Badu
from the album The Id
B-side	"Better Where You Are"
Released	September 3, 2001 (2001-09-03)
Studio	Various (Hollywood, Philadelphia, Chicago)
Genre	Soul [1]
Length	3:49
Label	Epic
Composer(s)	Joe Solo
Lyricist(s)	Macy Gray
Producer(s)	Darryl Swann Macy Gray
Macy Gray singles chronology
"Why Didn't You Call Me" (2000) "Sweet Baby" (2001) "Sexual Revolution" (2001)
Erykah Badu singles chronology
"Cleva" (2001) "Sweet Baby" (2001) "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" (2002)

UK CD single [2] "Sweet Baby" (featuring Erykah Badu) – 3:48 "Sweet Baby" (8 Jam remix featuring Erykah Badu) – 5:46 "Better Where You Are" – 4:17 "Sweet Baby" (video) UK 12-inch single [3] A1. "Sweet Baby" (8 Jam remix featuring Erykah Badu) – 5:46 B1. "Hey Young World Part 2" (featuring Slick Rick) – 4:01 B2. "Sweet Baby" (featuring Erykah Badu) – 3:55 UK cassette single [4] "Sweet Baby" (featuring Erykah Badu) – 3:48 "Sweet Baby" (8 Jam remix featuring Erykah Badu) – 5:46 "Better Where You Are" – 4:17

European CD single [5] "Sweet Baby" (featuring Erykah Badu) – 3:48 "Better Where You Are" – 4:17 Australian CD single [6] "Sweet Baby" (album version featuring Erykah Badu) "Better Where You Are" "Que Sera" (live from Wembley) "If This Is Luv" (demo) Japanese CD single [7] "Sweet Baby" (featuring Erykah Badu) "Que sera" (live from Brixton)

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from The Id album booklet. ^[8]

Studios

• Recorded at various studios in Hollywood, Philadelphia, and Chicago
• Mixed at various studios in Hollywood and New York City
• Mastered at Sony Music Studios (New York City)

Personnel

• Macy Gray – lyrics, production
• Joe Solo – music
• Erykah Badu – guest vocals, vocal arrangement
• John Frusciante – guitar
• Dave Wilder – bass
• Zac Rae – piano, Chamberlin
• Billy Preston – organ
• Jeremy Ruzumna – organ
• Darren Johnson – Rhodes
• Keefus Ciancia – Farfisa
• Victor Indrizzo – drums
• Marina Bambino – percussion
• Charles Veal Jr. – string arrangement
• Rick Rubin – vocal arrangement
• Darryl Swann – production, engineering, programming
• Dave Way – mixing
• Thom Russo – Pro Tools engineering
• Vlado Meller – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2001) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [9] 39 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [10] 16 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [11] 2 Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) [12] 16 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) [13] 68 Ireland (IRMA) [14] 43 Italy (FIMI) [15] 18 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [16] 40 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [17] 80 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [18] 12 Romania (Romanian Top 100) [19] 89 Scotland (OCC) [20] 23 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [21] 36 UK Singles (OCC) [22] 23 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [23] 6 US Adult Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [24] 24

Year-end charts Chart (2001) Position New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [25] 49 US Adult Top 40 (Billboard) [26] 88

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	July 31, 2001	Contemporary hit radio	Epic	[27]
United Kingdom	September 3, 2001	12-inch vinyl CD cassette		[28]
Japan	September 12, 2001	CD		[29]

References

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