Where Are You Baby?

"Where Are You Baby?"
Single by Betty Boo
from the album Boomania
B-side"Boo's Boogie"
Released30 July 1990 (1990-07-30)
Genre
Length4:15
LabelRhythm King
Songwriter(s)Alison Clarkson
Producer(s)
  • Betty Boo
  • King John
Betty Boo singles chronology
"Doin' the Do"
(1990) 		"Where Are You Baby?"
(1990) 		"24 Hours"
(1990)
Music video
"Where Are You Baby?" on YouTube

"Where Are You Baby?" is a song by English singer, songwriter and pop-rap artist Betty Boo, included on her debut album, Boomania (1990). The song was released by Rhythm King as a single in July 1990, peaking at number three on the UK Singles Chart in September 1990 and earning a Silver certification from the British Phonographic Industry on New Year's Day 1991. Outside the United Kingdom, the single reached number six in Ireland, number 10 in Spain, number 11 in New Zealand, and number 13 in Switzerland. It also charted in Australia, Germany, and the Netherlands. The song features a prominent sample of the Velvelettes song "He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'". German magazine Spex included "Where Are You Baby?" in their "The Best Singles of the Century" list in 1999.[1]

Critical reception

Steve Hochman from Los Angeles Times felt that "Where Are You Baby?" "is as engaging a bit of pop fluff as you’re likely to find, as wonderfully frothy as Bananarama’s early best—if not Lesley Gore’s."[2] Paul Lester from Melody Maker said that the song "sounds like it was crafted by several experts with years of experience in how to contrive sublime chart noise."[3] David Giles from Music Week wrote that the follow-up to the hugely successful "Doin' the Do" "should fare even better, since it possesses an instantly alluring chorus with distinct traces of Motown acts like the Supremes and Martha Reeves. A possible number one?"[4]

Track listings

  • CD(LEFT 43CD)
  1. "Where Are You Baby?" (radio edit)
  2. "Boo's Boogie" (12-inch version)
  3. "Where Are You Baby?" (12-inch mix)
  • 7-inch(LEFT 43) / cassette (LEFT 43C)
  1. "Where Are You Baby?" (radio edit)
  2. "Boo's Boogie" (7-inch version)
  • 12-inch(LEFT 43T)
  1. "Where Are You Baby?" (12-inch mix)
  2. "Boo's Boogie" (12-inch version)

Charts

Chart (1990–1991) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 19
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6] 7
Germany (GfK)[7] 29
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] 23
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] 16
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] 11
Spain (AFYVE)[12] 10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 13
UK Singles (OCC)[14] 3

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] Silver 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Die besten Singles aller Zeiten at home.rhein-zeitung.de". Archived from the original on 6 July 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  2. ^ Hochman, Steve (24 February 1991). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  3. ^ Lester, Paul (28 July 1990). "Singles". Melody Maker. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  4. ^ Giles, David (11 August 1990). "Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 19. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Betty Boo – Where Are You Baby?". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 31. 15 September 1990. p. IV. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Betty Boo – Where Are You Baby?" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  8. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Where Are You Baby". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 6, 1991" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Betty Boo – Where Are You Baby?" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  11. ^ "Betty Boo – Where Are You Baby?". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  12. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  13. ^ "Betty Boo – Where Are You Baby?". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  14. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  15. ^ "British single certifications – Betty Boo – Where Are You Baby". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 29 August 2020.