Justin Bieber’s ~ “BABY” (Part 1 of 3)

Justin Bieber's "Baby"

“Baby” is a song by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber. It was released as the lead single from the latter half of Bieber’s debut album, My World 2.0.

The track was written by Bieber with Christopher “Tricky” Stewart and Terius “The-Dream” Nash, both of whom worked with Bieber on “One Time”, and also by R&B singer Christina Milian and labelmate, rapper Ludacris.  It was available for digital download on January 18, 2010.  The song received airplay directly after release, the song officially impacted mainstream and rhythmic radio on January 26, 2010.

The song is uptempo R&B, blending together doo-wop and hip-hop elements.

The song has received positive reviews from critics who complimented the song’s effective lyrics and chorus, and commended Ludacris’ part and the song’s ability to have an urban twist.

It has become Bieber’s biggest hit to date, peaking at number one in France, and charting in the top ten of the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States, Australia, Norway, Japan, Ireland, Hungary, Belgium (Flanders), Ireland, Slovakia, and New Zealand.

The accompanying music video takes place in a mall/bowling-alley setting.  The video features several cameos such as Drake and Lil Twist, in which Bieber chases after a girl.  In July 2010, the video became the most viewed video in YouTube history.  

Bieber performed the song several times, including Saturday Night Live, and the ninth season of American Idol.  Bieber also performed an acoustic rendition of the remix version with Drake at the 2010 Juno Awards.  The official remix in the United Kingdom features British hip-hop artist Chipmunk.

“Baby” was written by Bieber with Christopher “Tricky” Stewart and Terius “The-Dream” Nash, both of whom worked with Bieber on “One Time”, R&B singer and The-Dream’s then wife Christina Milian and labelmate, Ludacris.  When asked how the collaboration initially came about, Bieber said, “[Ludacris and I] both live in Atlanta.  I met him a year prior to this and we figured it was a perfect collaboration for him, so we invited him out to do it.” 

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Bieber first premiered the song performing on MuchMusic on December 28, 2009.  A few days before the release of the single, Bieber posted an acoustic version of the song to his YouTube with his guitarist Dan Kanter, similar to the way he did with “Favorite Girl”.  Billboard said that: “Bieber delivers his characteristically clean vocals with conviction: “My first love broke my heart for the first time / and I’m like, ‘baby, baby, baby, no!’ I thought you’d always be mine.” 

Also in a review of the acoustic version Bill Lamb of About.com said that “I think the vocals here will convince some that Justin Bieber really does have the vocal chops.”

In an interview with MTV News, Ludacris said that he had to “dig deep” for lyrics for the song.  He said, “He’s talking about [how] he’s mad that his girl left him and he still cares for her.  As soon as I heard it I knew it was a hit, I just had to figure out how I could get on a record with a 15-year-old.  So I sat there and said, ‘Let me reminisce on the past,’ and that’s basically how I stepped on the record.  And I guarantee you, mark my word, that’s going to be one of the biggest songs of the year 2010.”

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