{{Short description|1992 single by TLC}} {{For|other songs|Baby Baby Baby (disambiguation){{!}}Baby Baby Baby}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox song | name = Baby-Baby-Baby | cover = TLC - Baby-Baby-Baby cover.png | alt = | border = yes | caption = European release artwork | type = single | artist = [[TLC (group)|TLC]] | genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] | album = [[Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip]] | released = {{start date|1992|6|5}}<ref name="riaa"/> | recorded = | studio = | venue = | length = * 5:12 (album version) * 3:59 (album radio edit) * 4:18 (remix radio edit) | label = * [[LaFace Records|LaFace]] * [[Arista Records|Arista]] | writer = * Kenneth Edmonds * Antonio Reid * [[Daryl Simmons]] | producer = * [[L.A. Reid]] * [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]] * Daryl Simmons | prev_title = [[Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg]] | prev_year = 1991 | next_title = [[What About Your Friends]] | next_year = 1992 }} "'''Baby-Baby-Baby'''" is a song by American [[girl group]] [[TLC (group)|TLC]]. It was the second single released from their debut [[studio album]], ''[[Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip]]'' (1992), and their second consecutive top-10 hit. It was the most successful single from the album, reaching number two on both the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and [[Cash Box Top 100 Pop Singles|''Cash Box'' Top 100]], and number one on the [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] [[Hot R&B Singles]] chart, giving them their first number-one on the latter.
==Background== "Baby-Baby-Baby" was written and produced by [[Babyface (musician)|Babyface]], [[L.A. Reid]] and [[Daryl Simmons]]. The song features lead vocals from [[Tionne Watkins|Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins]], with [[Rozonda Thomas|Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas]] adlibbing and singing the middle-8 sections. It is the first song not to contain a rap by [[Lisa Lopes|Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes]], who instead recorded a rap for the song's remix version.
==Critical reception== [[AllMusic|Allmusic]] gave "Baby-Baby-Baby" a 5-star rating.<ref>{{Citation |title=TLC - Baby Baby Baby Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/baby-baby-baby-mw0000946077 |access-date=January 10, 2024}}</ref>
==Commercial performance== "Baby-Baby-Baby" held the runner-up spot on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] for six consecutive weeks, from August 15 to September 19, 1992. It also reached number one on the [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] [[Hot R&B Singles]] chart. "Baby-Baby-Baby" finished at number five on the [[Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1992|''Billboard'' Year-End Hot 100 Singles of 1992]], and was certified [[RIAA certification|Platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) in 1992.<ref name="riaa"/>
==Music video== "Baby-Baby-Baby" had a [[Music video|video]] depicting TLC at [[Bowie State University]] campus and in their dorms, where they have a [[slumber party]]. One of the posters reads 'Protection is Priority'.
==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+Weekly chart performance for "Baby-Baby-Baby" !Chart (1992–1993) !Peak<br/>position |- !scope="row"|Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite Ryan|page=282}}</ref> | 95 |- {{single chart|Canadatopsingles|13|chartid=1987|rowheader=true|access-date=August 2, 2019}} |- !scope="row"|Europe ([[European Dance Radio Chart|European Dance Radio]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1992/MM-1992-10-03.pdf|title=European Dance Radio|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|date=October 3, 1992|page=23|accessdate=October 24, 2021}}</ref> | 5 |- {{single chart|UK|55|date=19920829|rowheader=true|access-date=August 2, 2019}} |- !scope="row"|UK Dance (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1992/MW-1992-08-29.pdf|title=Top 60 Dance Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=18|date=August 29, 1992|access-date=September 29, 2020}}</ref> | 44 |- {{single chart|Billboardhot100|2|artist=TLC|rowheader=true|access-date=December 5, 2017}} |- {{singlechart|Billboarddancesales|19|artist=TLC|rowheader=true|access-date=April 11, 2022}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|1|artist=TLC|rowheader=true|access-date=December 5, 2017}} |- {{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|9|artist=TLC|rowheader=true|access-date=December 5, 2017}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|2|artist=TLC|rowheader=true|access-date=December 5, 2017}} |- !scope="row"|US [[Cash Box Top 100 Pop Singles|''Cash Box'' Top 100]]<ref>[https://www.popmusichistory.co.uk/_files/ugd/b4848d_4f9128176360450ba51be67a0468e9fa.pdf Cash Box Chart Entries 1990-1996]</ref> | 2 |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+Year-end chart performance for "Baby-Baby-Baby" !Chart (1992) !Position |- !scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1992|title=Billboard Top 100 – 1992|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090708050630/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1992|archive-date=July 8, 2009|access-date=September 15, 2009}}</ref> | 5 |- !scope="row"|US Hot R&B Singles (''Billboard'')<ref name="BByeRb">{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1992/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=1992 Year End Chart: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|access-date=January 27, 2012}}</ref> | 7 |- !scope="row"|US ''Cash Box'' Top 100<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1992/CB-1992-12-26.pdf#page=8|title=Awards: Top 50 Pop Singles|magazine=[[Cash Box (magazine)|Cash Box]]|issue=18|volume=LVI|date=December 26, 1992|page=8|access-date=November 23, 2025}}</ref> | 3 |}
===Decade-end charts=== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+Decade-end chart performance for "Baby-Baby-Baby" !Chart (1990–1999) !Position |- !scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref name="1990sbb">{{cite book|author=Geoff Mayfield|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA4|title=1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade – The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=December 25, 1999|access-date=October 15, 2010}}</ref> | 80 |} {{col-end}}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for "Baby-Baby-Baby"}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=TLC|title=Baby Baby Baby|award=Platinum|relyear=1992|certyear=1992|access-date=August 2, 2019|refname="riaa"}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
==Release history== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+Release dates and formats for "Baby-Baby-Baby" !scope="col"|Region !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Format(s) !scope="col"|Label(s) !scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- !scope="row"|United States |June 5, 1992 |{{hlist|12-inch vinyl|cassette}} |[[LaFace Records|LaFace]] |<ref name="riaa"/> |- !scope="row"|Japan |July 22, 1992 |Mini-CD |rowspan="4"|{{hlist|LaFace|[[Arista Records|Arista]]}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/24233/products/58419/1/|title=ベイビー・ベイビー・ベイビー {{!}} TLC|trans-title=Baby Baby Baby {{!}} TLC|publisher=[[Oricon]]|language=ja|access-date=September 13, 2023}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|United Kingdom |August 10, 1992 |{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|12-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}} |<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=19|date=August 8, 1992}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|Sweden |August 31, 1992 |CD |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://click2music.se/product.asp?prd=88&art=31|title=TLC: Baby Baby Baby|website=click2music.se|language=sv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050222173941/http://click2music.se/product.asp?prd=88&art=31|archive-date=February 22, 2005|access-date=November 30, 2023}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|Australia |September 14, 1992 |{{hlist|12-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}} |<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Release Summary – Product Available from : 14/09/92: Singles|magazine=[[The ARIA Report]]|issue=137|page=19|date=September 13, 1992}}</ref> |}
==See also== * [[List of number-one R&B singles of 1992 (U.S.)]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
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