"Baby Love" is a song by American recording artist Nicole Scherzinger. The song was written by Scherzinger, William Adams, Kara DioGuardi and Keith Harris, for Scherzinger's unreleased debut album, Her Name is Nicole. "Baby Love" was produced by will.i.am, who also provided guest vocals on the song. The song was released on September 10, 2007, as the second single from the album in North America, and the lead single in several countries around the world.
The song was re-recorded and was added to the KIIS-FM Los Angeles playlist. Despite poor domestic sales, the single was doing well outside of the United States. The song was used for German Vybemobile's TV commercial and Samsung's campaign.[1] The song is included on both editions of Doll Domination in France. It is listed as an original song, performed by Nicole Scherzinger and will.i.am on the Deluxe Edition and is listed as the "Final Version" on the standard edition. The version on the album is the official remix of the song by J. R. Rotem with slightly edited background vocals.
Music video
The music video made its premiere via MuchMusic's MuchOnDemand on September 24, 2007.
The video opens with Scherzinger in bed, inserting a video memory stick into a laptop. She is just in her white bra and panties. We then see lots of clouds, before seeing Scherzinger waking up lying in bed with her lover. She rolls on top of him, before going outside still in her underwear with a grey cardigan over the top. The boat then cruises along and Nicole makes several appearances in a white bikini.
Then we see the her lie on a sun bed under her lover in a black bikini. He is shirtless, and gazes down at her. She then shows the video footage to him on her camera. She then sings to the camera presumably naked, with us only seeing her face and her legs. She then lies in the sun in her white bikini. She then dives into the ocean in her black bikini, followed by her lover. They then appear underwater, hugging each other. After that, on a beach, Nicole kisses her lovers shoulders. She then dances in front of the camera in a black and peach bikini. She then is seen hugging her lover (they both are presumed naked, making love) on the beach.
Nicole and her lover take a trip on a motorbike soon after. Nicole is in hot pants and a black jacket. Will.i.am then makes his debut singing a solo verse in the distance. We then see Nicole in her black and peach bikini lying down on the sand. Her lover is filming her from above. Nicole then is seen semi nude, with her hands covering her breasts. Then she is seen playing around with her lover in the sea. They splash around and Nicole then is seen on the edge of the boat, in a blue dress.
More semi nude appearances follow. But then we return to the bed, which was seen at the start. Nicole is now kneeling on top of her boyfriend, in her white bra and panties. She sings to him whilst he strokes her hips and touches the sides of her panties. She then leans down to kiss his cheek softly. He kisses her arm. The video ends with Scherzinger making one final semi nude appearance, covering her breasts with her hands. She giggles and the scene fades.
The video was shot on Catalina Island, California, and was directed by Francis Lawrence.
A scene of the music video was used as a campaign of Samsung DV Cam.
[edit]Track listing
[edit]Single version
| # | Title | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Baby Love" | 4:42 |
| 2 | "Whatever U Like" | 3:55 |
[edit]EP version
| # | Title | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Baby Love" | 4:42 |
| 2 | "Whatever U Like" | 3:55 |
| 3 | "Baby Love" (Instrumental) | 4:42 |
| 4 | "Baby Love" (Video) | 4:42 |
Recorded by Pardraic Kerin
Mixed by Dylan "3-D" Dresdow
[edit]Remixes and Official Versions
- Original Version
- Album Version
- Single Version
- Radio Edit (as appearing on Now 68)
- Instrumental
- JR Remix featuring Will.I.Am (appears on some international editions of Doll Domination)
- Ralphi Rosario Edit
- Ralphi Rosario & Craig CJS Club Vocal Mix
- Ralphi Rosario's Sleazy Love Dub
- Dave Audé Edit
- Dave Audé Remix
[edit]Chart performance
"Baby Love" was not a commercial success in the United States, reaching a low number one-hundred and eight on the Billboard Hot 100. Despite this, the single achieved reasonable success outside of the United States, particularly in Europe. This is likely due to Scherzinger's performance at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007 on November 1, 2007, in which she sang the song with will.i.am, the producer and featured artist of the song. The song peaked at number fourteen on the UK Singles Chart. It also became a top ten hit in the Germany and Italy.
Although the song was not successful on the Billboard Hot 100, it reached number four on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play.
[edit]Charts
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[edit]References
- ^ Your "Baby Love"—Video Yourself Singing the Nicole S. Song!
- ^ "Nicole Scherzinger feat. will.i.am – Baby Love Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
- ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200805 into search.
- ^ "Danishcharts.com – Nicole Scherzinger feat. will.i.am – Baby Love". Tracklisten. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de" (in German).Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
- ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
- ^ "Chart Track". Irish Singles Chart. GfK.
- ^ "Italiancharts.com – Nicole Scherzinger feat. will.i.am – Baby Love". Top Digital Download. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Nicole Scherzinger feat. will.i.am – Baby Love" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Nicole Scherzinger feat. will.i.am – Baby Love". VG-lista. Hung Medien.
- ^ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200804 into search.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Nicole Scherzinger feat. will.i.am – Baby Love". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Nicole Scherzinger feat. will.i.am – Baby Love swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Chart Stats – Nicole Scherzinger – Baby Love" UK Singles Chart. Chart Stats.
- ^ "Nicole Scherzinger Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play for Nicole Scherzinger. Prometheus Global Media.
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