Baby Jane (Rod Stewart song)

"Baby Jane" is a 1983 song by British singer Rod Stewart, written by Stewart and Jay Davis released as the lead single from his twelfth studio album Body Wishes. Produced by Stewart, Tom Dowd, George Cutko and Jim Cregan, it was his most successful single since "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" in 1978, peaking at No. 1 in the UK (his last number one single to date) remaining at the top of the chart for three weeks. In the US, the song was also a hit, peaking at no. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The single also charted highly in Australia, peaking at no. 10.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)	10
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)	3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)	1
Canada Top Singles (RPM)	13
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)	1
France (IFOP)	2
Ireland (IRMA)	1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)	9
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)	14
Norway (VG-lista)	10
South Africa (Springbok Radio)	1
Spain (AFYVE)	1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)	3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)	2
UK Singles (OCC)	1
US Billboard Hot 100	14
US Billboard Dance/Disco Top 80	47
US Cash Box	18
West Germany (GfK)	1
Zimbabwe (ZIMA)	3

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Year-end charts

Chart (1983)	Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)	80
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)	17
Canada Top Singles (RPM)	86
France (IFOP)	30
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)	50
Netherlands (Single Top 100)	85
South Africa (Springbok Radio)	7
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)	14
West Germany (Official German Charts)	9

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)	Gold	500,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	Silver	250,000
Sales figures based on certification alone. Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

"News > Rod's new baby". Record Mirror. 21 May 1983. p. 6. Retrieved 15 December 2020 – via Flickr.
^ "Body Wishes – Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
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"The Irish Charts – Search Results – Baby Jane". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
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"South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (S)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
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"Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
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* Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
"Kent Music Report – National Top 100 Singles for 1983". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 22 January 2023 – via Imgur.com.
"Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts – 1980s". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
"Jaaroverzichten 1983" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
"The Top Singles of 1983". RPM. Vol. 39, no. 17. 24 December 1983. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
"Top – 1983" (in French). Top-france.fr. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
"Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1983" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
"Jaaroverzichten – Single 1983" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
"Top 20 Hit Singles of 1983". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
"Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1983" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
"Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts: 1983". Offiziellecharts.de (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015.
"French single certifications – Rod Stewart – Baby Jane" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 26 November 2021. Select ROD STEWART and click OK.
"British single certifications – Rod Stewart – Baby Jane". British Phonographic Industry.

External links

Rod Stewart – Baby Jane (Official Video)

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Discography
1970s	"It's All Over Now" (1970) "Reason to Believe"/"Maggie May" (1971) "Every Picture Tells a Story"/"Reason to Believe" (1971) Spain only "(I Know) I'm Losing You"/"Mandolin Wind" (1971) "Handbags and Gladrags" (1972) "You Wear It Well" (1972) "Angel" (1972) "What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)" (1972) "Twistin' the Night Away" (1973, 1987) "Oh! No Not My Baby" (1973) "Farewell" / "You Send Me" (1973) "Mine for Me" (1974) "You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything" (1974) Stewart/Faces "Sailing" (1975) "This Old Heart of Mine" (1975) "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" (1976) "The Killing of Georgie" (1976) "Get Back" (1976) "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (1977) "I Don't Want to Talk About It" (1977, 1990) "You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)" (1978) "Hot Legs" (1978) "I Was Only Joking" (1978) "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (1978, 1997) "Ain't Love a Bitch" (1979) "Blondes (Have More Fun)" (1979)
1980s	"(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" (1980) "Passion" (1980) "Somebody Special" (1981) "Gi' Me Wings" (1981) "Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)" (1981) "Young Turks" (1982) "How Long" (1982) "Baby Jane" (1983) "That's What Friends Are For" (1983) "Infatuation" (1984) "Some Guys Have All the Luck" (1984) "All Right Now" (1984) "People Get Ready" (1985, 1991, 1993) Stewart/Beck "Love Touch" (1986) "Every Beat of My Heart" (1986) "In My Life" (1987) "Lost in You" (1988) "Forever Young" (1988) "My Heart Can't Tell You No" (1988) "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" (1989) Stewart/Isley "Downtown Train" (1989)
1990s	"It Takes Two" (1990) Stewart/Turner "Rhythm of My Heart" (1991) "The Motown Song" (1991) "Your Song" (1992) "Ruby Tuesday" (1993) "Have I Told You Lately" (1993) "Reason to Believe" (unplugged, 1993) "All for Love" (1993) Stewart/Adams/Sting "Leave Virginia Alone" (1995) "Ooh La La" (1998) "Rocks" (1998) "Cigarettes and Alcohol" (1998) "Faith of the Heart" (1999)
2000s	"These Foolish Things" (2002) "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (2003) "Time After Time" (2003) "What a Wonderful World" (2004) "Blue Moon" (2004) "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (2005) "I've Got a Crush on You" (2005) "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" (2006) "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" (2006)
2010s	"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" (2012) "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (2012) "Everyday" (2015)

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