There Goes My Baby (Charlie Wilson song)

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"There Goes My Baby"
There Goes My Baby Charlie Wilson.jpg
Single by Charlie Wilson
from the album Uncle Charlie
ReleasedOctober 24, 2008 (2008-10-24)
Genre
Length3:27
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Gregg Pagani
Charlie Wilson singles chronology
"Supa Sexy"
(2008)
"There Goes My Baby"
(2008)
"Can't Live Without You"
(2009)

"There Goes My Baby" is a song by American R&B singer Charlie Wilson. It was released on October 24, 2008, as the second single of his fourth studio album Uncle Charlie , with the record labels Jive Records and Zomba Recording. [1] The song was produced by Gregg Pagani and written by Babyface, Daryl Simmons, Kenneth Copeland, Marvin Eugene Smith, Gregg Pagani, Clarence Allen and Calvin Richardson. [2] It was nominated at the Grammy Awards of 2010 for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. [3]

Contents

Background

Wilson said: "When they presented me with this song, I knew it was a winner. I was in love with it." [4] The song samples Rose Royce's song "Would You Please Be Mine".

Music video

The music video, directed by David Roma, features cameo appearances from Snoop Dogg. [5] The video is nearing 100 million views on VEVO.

Track listing

  1. There Goes My Baby — 3:29

Commercial performance

"There Goes My Baby" debut for the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated May 16, 2009, entering the chart at number 98. [6] The song topped Adult R&B Songs chart. [7]

Charts

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