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"Baby" is a song by American rapper Fabolous featuring singer Mike Shorey, released by Atlantic Records on March 24, 2005 as the second single from Fabolous' third studio album, Real Talk. The song was written by Fabolous, Derryck Thornton, and American singer Ne-Yo, while production was handled by The Flame Throwers, The Chairman of the Boards, J Remy, and Jeremy Skaller.

"Baby" peaked at number 71 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 17 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart, and number 22 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It contains a "replay" of "I Can't Help It" by Michael Jackson, lyrics from "2 Bad" also by Jackson, "Breakadawn" by De La Soul, while the hook borrows the line "I see some ladies tonight that should be having my baby, baby" from "Big Poppa" by The Notorious B.I.G.

Music video

Rapper Rev Run makes a cameo appearance at the end of the music video.

Charts

Charts (2005)	Peak position
Australian Urban (ARIA)	30
Finland Singles Chart	20
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	71
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	22
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks	17
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40	37
UK Singles Chart	41

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	December 13, 2004 (2004-12-13)	Urban contemporary radio	Atlantic

References

"Real Talk • Album • Fabolous ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts".
"Issue 801" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
^ Fabolous and Mike Shorey - Baby - Music Charts αCharts. Accessed July 26, 2008.
Billboard Hot 100 - Baby - Fabolous Featuring Mike Shorey Billboard. Accessed July 26, 2008.
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - Baby - Fabolous Featuring Mike Shorey Billboard. Accessed July 26, 2008.
Hot Rap Tracks - Baby - Fabolous Featuring Mike Shorey Billboard. Accessed July 26, 2008.
Rhythmic Top 40 - Baby - Fabolous Featuring Mike Shorey Billboard. Accessed July 26, 2008.
"Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1585. November 10, 2004. p. 25. Retrieved July 9, 2022.

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Discography
Studio albums	Ghetto Fabolous Street Dreams Real Talk From Nothin' to Somethin' Loso's Way The Young OG Project Friday on Elm Street Summertime Shootout 3: Coldest Summer Ever
EPs	There Is No Competition 2: The Grieving Music EP
Mixtapes	More Street Dreams, Pt. 2: The Mixtape The S.O.U.L. Tape There Is No Competition 3: Death Comes in 3's The S.O.U.L. Tape 2 Friday Night Freestyles Summertime Shootout Summertime Shootout 2: The Level Up
Singles	"Can't Deny It" "Young'n (Holla Back)" "Trade It All" "Can't Let You Go" "Into You" "Breathe" "Baby" "Diamonds" "Make Me Better" "Baby Don't Go" "Throw It in the Bag" "My Time" "Everything, Everyday, Everywhere" "You Be Killin Em" "Ready" "When I Feel Like It" "Flipmode"
Featured singles	"Superwoman Pt. II" "Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life" "Basketball" "4Ever" "Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)" "Dip It Low" "Dale Don Dale" "Shawty Is a 10" "Finer Things" "You Ain't Got Nuthin" "Addiction" "I Can't Hear the Music" "Good Lovin'" "She Got Her Own" "Say Aah" "More Than Love" "Swagger Right" "Deuces (Remix)" "Start It Up" "Oh My" "The Walls" "All That (Lady)"
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