Be My Baby (Vanessa Paradis song)

"Be My Baby"
Single by Vanessa Paradis
from the album Vanessa Paradis
B-side "The Future Song"
Released September 1992
Format CD single, CD maxi,
7" single, cassette
Recorded 1992
Genre Pop
Length 3:38
Label Polydor
Writer(s) Lenny Kravitz, Gerry DeVeaux
Producer(s) Lenny Kravitz
Vanessa Paradis singles chronology
"Dis-lui toi que je t'aime"
(1990)		 "Be My Baby"
(1992)		 "Sunday Mondays"
(1993)

"Be My Baby" is a 1992 song recorded by French singer Vanessa Paradis. It was the first single from Paradis' eponymous third studio album and was released in September 1992. It was the singer's first single in the English language and was written by her companion at the time, Lenny Kravitz. It achieved great success in many countries, becoming a top ten hit in France, UK and Germany. The CD maxi contains Paradis' first hit single as a bonus track, "Joe le Taxi".

Background and release

Five years after her number-one debut single "Joe le Taxi", Vanessa Paradis had another international hit with "Be My Baby": it was her second single to be released in the U.S. and Australia. The song enjoyed a simultaneous release throughout Europe on 1 September 1992, three weeks before the album. "Be My Baby" was released on 28 September in the UK. In North America, Australia and Asia, the single was released in October, the album in November.

The single covers were the same for all the countries, but the design was different for the U.S. where the word 'Paradis' was in white, instead of maroon. A three-single CD maxi was released in limited edition in UK. The booklet contains photos from the music video. A promotional CD was published in the U.S. and sent to the media.

The song was performed during Paradis' tours Natural High Tour in 1993 and Divinidylle Tour in 2007.

The music video was shot in the U.S. by John Lindauer in Spring 1992.

Track listings

CD single / 7" single / Cassette
  1. "Be My Baby" — 3:38
  2. "The Future Song" — 4:51
CD maxi
  1. "Be My Baby" — 3:38
  2. "The Future Song" — 4:49
  3. "Joe le Taxi" — 3:54

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992–93) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 96
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 19
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 2
France (SNEP)[4] 5
Germany (Media Control Charts)[5] 10
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] 7
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 26
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 11
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[10] 6

Year-end charts

Chart (1992) Position
Dutch Top 40[11] 80

References

  1. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  2. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Vanessa Paradis – Be My Baby" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  3. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Vanessa Paradis – Be My Baby" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  4. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Vanessa Paradis – Be My Baby" (in French). Les classement single.
  5. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Vanessa Paradis - Be My Baby (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  6. ↑ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know > Search results for Vanessa Paradis". Fireball Media. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  7. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Vanessa Paradis search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
  8. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Vanessa Paradis – Be My Baby". Top 40 Singles.
  9. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Vanessa Paradis – Be My Baby". Singles Top 100.
  10. ↑ "Official Charts > Vanessa Paradis". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  11. ↑ "Single top 100 over 1992" (pdf) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 15 April 2010.

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