| "Baby, I'm Back" | ||||
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| Single by Baby Bash featuring Akon | ||||
| from the album Super Saucy | ||||
| Released | January 18, 2005 | |||
| Length | 3:39 | |||
| Label | Universal | |||
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| Producer(s) | Akon | |||
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"Baby, I'm Back" is a song by American rapper Baby Bash featuring vocals from Senegalese-American singer Akon. It was released on January 18, 2005, as the first single from Baby Bash's fourth studio album, Super Saucy (2005). [1]
"Baby, I'm Back" peaked at number 19 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number nine on the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart. [2] [3] On October 4, 2005, Baby, I'm Back was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling 500,000 copies. [4] The song also found success on Canadian radio, reaching number 26 on the Radio & Records CHR/Pop Top 30 chart. [5]
A music video was released to promote the single. The video was directed by Jessy Terrero and produced by Josh Goldstein. [6]
Weekly charts
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [13] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA) [4] | Gold | 500,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| United States | January 18, 2005 | Rhythmic contemporary radio | Universal | [14] |
| March 21, 2005 | Contemporary hit radio | [15] |
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Ronald Ray Bryant, better known by his stage name Baby Bash, is an American rapper from Vallejo, California. His first two albums, Savage Dreams (2001) and On Tha Cool (2002) were released independently through Dope House Records. After changing the last part of his stage name to "Bash," he released the 2003 single "Suga Suga", which peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and led to his signing of a recording contract from Universal Records. "Suga Suga" served as the lead single for his third album and major label debut, Tha Smokin' Nephew (2003).
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