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2001 single by Macy Gray
"Sweet Baby"
Single by Macy Gray featuring Erykah Badu
from the album The Id
B-side"Better Where You Are"
ReleasedSeptember 3, 2001 (2001-09-03)
StudioVarious (Hollywood, Philadelphia, Chicago)
GenreSoul
Length3:49
LabelEpic
Composer(s)Joe Solo
Lyricist(s)Macy Gray
Producer(s)
Macy Gray singles chronology
"Why Didn't You Call Me"
(2000) 		"Sweet Baby"
(2001) 		"Sexual Revolution"
(2001)
Erykah Badu singles chronology
"Cleva"
(2001) 		"Sweet Baby"
(2001) 		"Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)"
(2002)
Music video
"Sweet Baby" on YouTube

"Sweet Baby" is a song by American singer Macy Gray featuring American singer Erykah Badu, released as the lead single from Gray's second studio album, The Id (2001). The single was released to radio in July 2001 before being released physically in September.John Frusciante of Red Hot Chili Peppers provides the song's guitars while R&B musician Billy Preston plays the organ. The UK CD and cassette formats contains a previously unreleased track named "Better Where You Are" as a B-side.

"Sweet Baby" peaked at number 23 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Gray's third-highest-charting single there, behind "Still" and "I Try". The single also reached number 12 in New Zealand, number 16 in Canada, number 18 in Italy, and number 39 in Australia, as well as number 24 on the Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks chart in the United States.

Track listings

  • UK CD single
  1. "Sweet Baby" (featuring Erykah Badu) – 3:48
  2. "Sweet Baby" (8 Jam remix featuring Erykah Badu) – 5:46
  3. "Better Where You Are" – 4:17
  4. "Sweet Baby" (video)
  • UK 12-inch single
A1. "Sweet Baby" (8 Jam remix featuring Erykah Badu) – 5:46
B1. "Hey Young World Part 2" (featuring Slick Rick) – 4:01
B2. "Sweet Baby" (featuring Erykah Badu) – 3:55
  • UK cassette single
  1. "Sweet Baby" (featuring Erykah Badu) – 3:48
  2. "Sweet Baby" (8 Jam remix featuring Erykah Badu) – 5:46
  3. "Better Where You Are" – 4:17
  • European CD single
  1. "Sweet Baby" (featuring Erykah Badu) – 3:48
  2. "Better Where You Are" – 4:17
  • Australian CD single
  1. "Sweet Baby" (album version featuring Erykah Badu)
  2. "Better Where You Are"
  3. "Que Sera" (live from Wembley)
  4. "If This Is Luv" (demo)
  • Japanese CD single
  1. "Sweet Baby" (featuring Erykah Badu)
  2. "Que sera" (live from Brixton)

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from The Id album booklet.

Studios

  • Recorded at various studios in Hollywood, Philadelphia, and Chicago
  • Mixed at various studios in Hollywood and New York City
  • Mastered at Sony Music Studios (New York City)

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) 39
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) 16
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) 2
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan) 16
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) 68
Ireland (IRMA) 43
Italy (FIMI) 18
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 40
Netherlands (Single Top 100) 80
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 12
Romania (Romanian Top 100) 89
Scotland (OCC) 23
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 36
UK Singles (OCC) 23
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) 6
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard) 24

Year-end charts

Chart (2001) Position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 49
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard) 88

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States July 31, 2001 Contemporary hit radio Epic
United Kingdom September 3, 2001
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
Japan September 12, 2001 CD

References

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