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{{Short description|2007 single by Nicole Scherzinger and will.i.am}}
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{{Infobox Single
{{Infobox song
| Name = Baby Love
| name = Baby Love
| Cover = Nocover.png
| cover = BabyLove-NicoleScherzinger.jpg
| Artist = [[Nicole Scherzinger]] featuring [[will.i.am]]
| from Album = [[Her Name Is Nicole]]
| border = yes
| B-side =
| type = single
| Released = [[September 10]] [[2007]]
| artist = [[Nicole Scherzinger]] featuring [[will.i.am]]
| album =
| Format = [[CD single|CD]], [[digital download]]
| B-side = "[[Whatever U Like]]"
| Recorded = 2006–2007
| released = {{start date|2007|9|18}}
| Genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[pop music|pop]]
| genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
| Length = 4:21
| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=43}}
| Label = [[A&M Records|A&M]], [[Interscope]]
| label =
| Writer = [[Kara Dioguardi]]
* [[A&M Records|A&M]]
| Producer = [[will.i.am]]
* [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
| Chart position =
| Misc =
| writer =
* [[Kara DioGuardi]]
{{Extra chronology
| Artist = [[Nicole Scherzinger]]
* Nicole Scherzinger
* [[Keith Harris (producer)|Keith Harris]]
| Type = singles
* [[Will.i.am|William Adams]]
| Last single = "[[Whatever U Like]]"<br>(2007)
| producer = will.i.am
| This single = "'''Baby Love'''"<br>(2007)
| chronology = Nicole Scherzinger
| Next single =
| prev_title = [[Whatever U Like]]
}}{{Extra chronology
| prev_year = 2007
|Artist = [[will.i.am]]
| next_title = [[Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)]]
|Type = singles
| next_year = 2009
|Last single = "[[I Got It from My Mama]]"<br>(2007)
| misc = {{Extra chronology
|This single = "'''Baby Love'''"<br>(2007)
| artist = will.i.am
|Next single =
| type = singles
}}}}
| prev_title = [[I Got It from My Mama]]
| prev_year = 2007
| title = Baby Love
| year = 2007
| next_title = [[Wait a Minute (Just a Touch)]]
| next_year = 2007
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|Yyx0NFjVzEk|"Baby Love"}}}}
}}
"'''Baby Love'''" is a song recorded by American singer [[Nicole Scherzinger]]. The song was produced by and features [[will.i.am]]. Scherzinger and will.i.am co-wrote the song with [[Kara DioGuardi]] and [[Keith Harris (producer)|Keith Harris]]. "Baby Love" was released from September 18, 2007, by [[A&M Records|A&M]] and [[Interscope Records]], as the second single from Scherzinger's unreleased debut studio album, ''Her Name Is Nicole''. The [[folk music|folk]]-inspired [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] ballad is about a person's first premature love with someone.


"Baby Love" received a mixed reception from contemporary critics, with reviewers complementing Scherzinger's vocal ability, but dismissing the song for not being the type of song to launch a career with. However, the song managed to peak in the top twenty in thirteen countries including Germany, Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom and Ireland. An accompanying music video directed by [[Francis Lawrence]] and was filmed on [[Santa Catalina Island, California|Catalina Island]] in [[California]]. Scherzinger performed "Baby Love" in a series of live appearances such as a performance at the [[MTV Europe Music Awards 2007]].
''''Baby Love'''' is the second single from [[Nicole Scherzinger]]'s debut [[studio album]] ''[[Her Name Is Nicole]]''.<ref>[http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691 CHR: Available for Airplay]. FMQB. Accessed [[September 18]] [[2007]].</ref> The song is produced by and features [[will.i.am]]. The track was released to [[iTunes Store|iTunes]] on [[September 10]] [[2007]].

==Background and composition==
Following the poor commercial success of "Whatever U Like", it was announced that Scherzinger would release a new single.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nicolescherzingermusic.com/news/default.aspx?nid=8797 |title=Nicole Scherzinger : News : Download Nicole's first single "Baby Love" on iTunes! |publisher=Nicolescherzingermusic.com |date=September 19, 2007 |access-date=August 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322132559/http://www.nicolescherzingermusic.com/news/default.aspx?nid=8797 |archive-date=March 22, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The song was used for German Vybemobile's TV commercial and [[Samsung]]'s campaign.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brickfish.com/Entertainment/SamsungYourBabyLove?=prsam |title=Social Media Marketing – Facebook Marketing |publisher=Brickfish |date=January 7, 2011 |access-date=May 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209100712/http://www.brickfish.com/Entertainment/SamsungYourBabyLove?=prsam |archive-date=February 9, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> "Baby Love" is included on several international editions of [[The Pussycat Dolls]]' second studio album ''[[Doll Domination]]'' (2008) and is listed as an original song, performed by Scherzinger and will.i.am entitled as the "Final Version" on the standard edition.<ref name="Deluxe">{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/doll-domination-international/id291370308|title=iTunes - Music - Doll Domination (International Deluxe Version) by The Pussycat Dolls|publisher=iTunes Store (IE). Apple|access-date=January 19, 2013}}</ref> The version on the album is the official remix of the song by [[J. R. Rotem]] with a new arrangement and re-recorded vocals.

"Baby Love" is a mid-tempo [[folk music|folk]]-inspired [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] ballad,<ref name="digitalspy1">{{cite web|author=Released on Monday, November 5, 2007 |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/singlesreviews/a78993/nicole-scherzinger-baby-love.html |title=Nicole Scherzinger: 'Baby Love' – Music Singles Review – Digital Spy |publisher=Digitalspy.ca |date=November 5, 2007 |access-date=August 16, 2011}}</ref><ref name="rap-up2007">{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2007/07/02/nicole-scherzinger-album-preview/ |title=Nicole Scherzinger Album Preview |publisher=Rap-Up.com |access-date=August 17, 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110718143236/http://www.rap-up.com/2007/07/02/nicole-scherzinger-album-preview/| archive-date= July 18, 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> and produced by [[will.i.am]].<ref name="rap-up2007"/> It was written by Scherzinger, William Adams, [[Kara DioGuardi]] and [[Keith Harris (producer)|Keith Harris]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=9090378&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID |title= Baby Love (Nicole Scherzinger) BMI Work #9090378 |publisher=BMI Repertoire ([[Broadcast Music Incorporated]]) |access-date=August 16, 2011}}</ref> in the musical key of [[F minor]].<ref name="sheet music">{{cite web|url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0074813|title=Nicole Scherzinger – Baby Love sheet music |date=June 2009 |publisher=Musicnotes.com ([[Alfred Publishing]])|access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref> The "laid-back vibe" of the song was compared to that of the [[Pussycat Dolls]]' song "[[Stickwitu]]" (2005)<ref name="rap-up2007"/> and [[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]]'s song "[[Big Girls Don't Cry (Fergie song)|Big Girls Don't Cry]]" (2006),<ref name="digitalspy1"/> that was also produced by will.i.am. According to the sheet music published by [[Sony/ATV Music Publishing]], the song has a [[time signature]] set in [[common time]], with a [[tempo]] of 90&nbsp;[[beats per minute]]. The melody is mainly composed with [[piano]] and [[guitar]] instruments.<ref name="sheet music"/>

==Reception==
{{listen
| filename = Nicole Scherzinger - Baby Love.ogg
| title = "Baby Love" (2007)
| description = A sample of "Baby Love"{{'}}s chorus, backed by guitars and drums.
| format = [[Ogg]]
| pos = right
}}
A reviewer for the ''[[Manchester Evening News]]'' wrote that it's "a nice little number which highlights her above average vocals."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music/nicole-scherzinger---baby-love-1010513?service=responsive|title=Nicole Scherzinger - Baby Love (Interscope)|date=November 10, 2007|work=[[Manchester Evening News]]|access-date=October 31, 2017}}</ref>

The single achieved reasonable success outside of the United States, particularly in [[Europe]]. This is likely due to Scherzinger's performance at the [[MTV Europe Music Awards 2007]] on November 1, 2007, in which she sang the song with [[will.i.am]], the producer and featured artist of the song. The song peaked at number fourteen on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. It also became a top ten hit in the [[Germany]] and [[Italy]]. Although the song was not successful on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, it reached number four on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot Dance Club Play]] and peaked at number 8 at Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1047352/billboard-bits-nicole-scherzinger-polvo-myspace |title=Bits: Nicole Scherzinger, Polvo, MySpace |publisher=Billboard |date=November 9, 2007 |access-date=May 23, 2014}}</ref>


==Music video==
==Music video==
[[File:Nicole Scherzinger Baby Love music video.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Scherzinger lying on a yacht as seen in the music video.]]
The music video made its premiere via [[MuchOnDemand]] on [[September 24]] [[2007]]. The video starts with Scherzinger on a boat with her love interest, in which they move around the boat taping each other. The sequence then moves to a beach where her love interest is once again video taping her with will.i.am making an appearance.{{fact|date=September 2007}}
The video was shot on [[Santa Catalina Island, California|Catalina Island]], [[California]], and was directed by [[Francis Lawrence]]. The [[music video]] premiered on September 24, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2007/09/24/video-nicole-scherzinger-f-william-baby-love/|title=Video: Nicole Scherzinger f/ will.i.am – 'Baby Love'|date=September 24, 2007|publisher=[[Rap-Up]]|access-date=July 22, 2016}}</ref>

===Synopsis===
The video opens with Scherzinger in bed, inserting a video memory stick into a laptop. She is just in her white bra and panties. We then see lots of clouds, before seeing Scherzinger waking up lying in bed with her lover. She rolls on top of him, before going outside still in her underwear with a grey cardigan over the top. The boat then cruises along and Nicole makes several appearances in a white bikini. Then we see her lie on a sun bed under her lover in a black bikini. He is shirtless, and gazes down at her. She then shows the video footage to him on her camera. She then sings to the camera presumably naked, with us only seeing her face and her legs. She then lies in the sun in her white bikini. She then dives into the ocean in her black bikini, followed by her lover. They then appear underwater, hugging each other. After that, on a beach, Nicole kisses her lovers shoulders. She then dances in front of the camera in a black and peach bikini. She then is seen hugging her lover (they both are presumed naked, making love) on the beach. Nicole and her lover take a trip on a motorbike (a [[Ducati]] Hypermotard) soon after. Nicole is in hot pants and a black jacket. Will.i.am then makes his debut singing a solo verse in the distance.

We then see Nicole in her black and peach bikini lying down on the sand. Her lover is filming her from above. Nicole then is seen semi nude, with her hands covering her breasts. Then she is seen playing around with her lover in the sea. They splash around and Nicole then is seen on the edge of the boat, in a blue dress. More semi nude appearances follow. But then we return to the bed, which was seen at the start. Nicole is now kneeling on top of her boyfriend, in her white bra and panties. She sings to him whilst he strokes her hips and touches the sides of her panties. She then leans down to kiss his cheek softly. He kisses her arm. The video ends with Scherzinger making one final semi nude appearance, covering her breasts with her hands. She giggles and the scene fades.

== Live performances ==
In October 2007 she performed at [[KIIS-FM]]’s Homecoming concert at the [[Honda Center]] and performed "[[Whatever U Like]]", "Baby Love" and "Supervillain".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ocregister.com/2007/10/28/kiis-fms-homecoming-concert-misses-more-than-it-hits/|title=KIIS-FM's Homecoming concert misses more than it hits|date=March 19, 2011|work=[[Orange County Register]]|access-date=June 6, 2017}}</ref> The same month she performed the latter two songs along with "Happily Never After" for ''[[Sessions@AOL]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.interscope.com/pussycatdolls/news|title=Watch Nicole perform live on AOL Sessions!|date=October 29, 2007|publisher=[[Interscope Records]]|access-date=March 29, 2022|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071216104612/http://www.interscope.com:80/pussycatdolls/news|archive-date=December 16, 2007}}</ref>

==Track listings==
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* '''Digital download'''
# "Baby Love" (featuring [[will.i.am]]) – 4:43

* '''German and UK CD single'''
# "Baby Love" (featuring will.i.am) – 4:43
# "[[Whatever U Like]]" (featuring [[T.I.]]) – 3:53

* '''Australian and German enhanced CD single'''
# "Baby Love" (featuring will.i.am) – 4:43
# "Whatever U Like" (featuring T.I.) – 3:53
# "Baby Love" (instrumental) – 4:43
# "Baby Love" (video) – 4:43
{{col-2}}
* '''Japanese CD single'''
# "Baby Love" (featuring will.i.am) – 4:43
# "Whatever U Like" (featuring T.I.) – 3:53
# "Baby Love" (instrumental) – 4:43
# "Whatever U Like" (instrumental) – 3:53
# "Baby Love" (video) – 4:51
# "Whatever U Like" (video) – 3:56
{{col-end}}

==Credits and personnel==
Credits are adapted from the "Baby Love" liner notes.
* Nicole Scherzinger – [[songwriter]] and [[singing|vocals]]
* [[will.i.am]] (William Adams) – songwriter, [[record producer|producer]] and vocals
* [[Kara DioGuardi]] – songwriter
* [[Keith Harris (producer)|Keith Harris]] – songwriter

==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col"|Chart (2007–2008)
!scope="col"|Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row" {{single chart|Australiapandora|58|url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20071219130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20071220-0000/Issue927.pdf|urltitle=Issue927|access-date=July 16, 2016}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
|-
! scope="row" {{single chart|Australiaurban|15|url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20071219130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20071220-0000/Issue927.pdf|urltitle=Issue927|access-date=April 14, 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
|-
! scope="row" {{single chart|Austria|21|song=Baby Love|artist=Nicole Scherzinger feat. will.i.am|access-date=July 16, 2016}}
|-
! scope="row" {{single chart|Flanders Tip|2|song=Baby Love|artist=Nicole Scherzinger feat. will.i.am|access-date=July 16, 2016}}
|-
! scope="row" {{single chart|Wallonia Tip|7|song=Baby Love|artist=Nicole Scherzinger feat. will.i.am|access-date=July 16, 2016}}
|-
! scope="row" {{single chart|CIS|178|artist=Nicole Scherzinger feat. will.i.am|song=Baby Love|songid=9656|access-date=November 2, 2020|refname="cis"}}
|-
! scope="row" {{single chart|Czech Republic|4|year=2008|week=04|song=Baby Love|artist=Nicole Scherzinger feat. will.i.am|access-date=July 16, 2016}}
|-
! scope="row" {{single chart|Denmark|37|song=Baby Love|artist=Nicole Scherzinger feat. will.i.am|access-date=July 16, 2016}}
|-
! scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2007/BB-2007-11-24.pdf|title=Hits of the World – Eurocharts|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|volume=119|issue=47|page=73|date=November 24, 2007|access-date=July 30, 2020}}</ref>
| 13
|-
! scope="row" {{single chart|Germany|5|artist=Nicole Scherzinger feat. will.i.am|song=Baby Love|songid=360666}}
|-
! scope="row" {{single chart|Hungary|11|year=2008|week=07}}
|-
! scope="row" {{single chart|Ireland2|15|song=Baby Love|access-date=January 15, 2020}}
|-
! scope="row" {{single chart|Italy|9|song=Baby Love|artist=Nicole Scherzinger feat. will.i.am|access-date=July 16, 2016}}
|-
! scope="row" {{single chart|Dutch40|27|year=2008|week=1|access-date=February 13, 2019}}
|-
! scope="row" {{single chart|Dutch100|56|artist=Nicole Scherzinger feat. will.i.am|song=Baby Love}}
|-
! scope="row" {{single chart|Norway|10|song=Baby Love|artist=Nicole Scherzinger feat. will.i.am|access-date=July 16, 2016}}
|-
! scope="row"| Poland ([[Polish Music Charts|Airplay Chart]])<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071206201150/http://www.nielsenmusiccontrol.com/index_pol|title=Nielsen Music Control|archive-date=December 6, 2007|url=http://www.nielsenmusiccontrol.com/index_pol}}</ref>
| 4
|-
!scope="row"|Romania ([[Romanian Top 100]])<ref name="rt100">{{cite web|url=http://www.rt100.ro/top-100-edition.html/|title=Romanian Top 100: Issue nr: 5/2008 (11 Februarie - 17 Februarie 2008)|language=ro|publisher=[[Romanian Top 100]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215205449/http://www.rt100.ro:80/top-100-edition.html|archive-date=February 15, 2008|access-date=October 30, 2022}}</ref>
| 9
|-
! scope="row" {{single chart|Scotland|13|date=20071117|song=Baby Love|artist=Nicole Scherzinger feat. will.i.am|access-date=March 12, 2018}}
|-
! scope="row" {{single chart|Slovakia|8|year=2008|week=04}}
|-
! scope="row" {{single chart|Sweden|51|song=Baby Love|artist=Nicole Scherzinger feat. will.i.am|access-date=July 16, 2016}}
|-
! scope="row" {{single chart|Switzerland|14|song=Baby Love|artist=Nicole Scherzinger feat. will.i.am|access-date=July 16, 2016}}
|-
! scope="row" {{single chart|UK|14|artist=Nicole Scherzinger|song=Baby Love|date=20071117|access-date=March 27, 2015}}
|-
! scope="row" {{single chart|UKrandb|5|artist=Nicole Scherzinger|song=Baby Love|date=20071117|access-date=March 27, 2015}}
|-
! scope="row" {{single chart|Billboardbubbling100|8|artist=will i am|access-date=July 30, 2020}}
|-
! scope="row" {{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|4|artist=will i am|access-date=July 30, 2020}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!scope="col"|Chart (2007)
!scope="col"|Position
|-
!scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC)<ref name="UKchartPlus">{{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2007.pdf|title=Charts Plus Year end 2007|work=[[UKChartsPlus]]|access-date=November 11, 2013}}</ref>
| 183
|}
{{col-end}}

==Release history==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Release dates and formats for "Baby Love"
|-
! scope="col"| Region
! scope="col"| Date
! scope="col"| Format(s)
! scope="col"| Label
! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref(s).|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row"| United States
| September 18, 2007
| {{hlist|[[Contemporary hit radio]]|[[music download|digital download]]}}
| [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Baby-Love-Nicole-Scherzinger/dp/B001O07896|title = Baby Love|website = Amazon}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239#2007 |title=FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more! |website=fmqb.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071228114948/http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239#2007 |archive-date=28 December 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Germany
| October 23, 2007
| rowspan="4"| [[CD single|CD]]
| [[Universal Music Group|Universal]]
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/Baby-love-Single-CD/dp/B000WGN3NS|title = Baby Love|website = Amazon Germany}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/Nicole-Feat-Will-I-am-Scherzinger/dp/B000WGN3MY|title=Baby Love|website=Amazon Germany}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Australia
| rowspan="2"| November 5, 2007
| rowspan="2"| Interscope
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue922.pdf|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20071119130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20071120-0000/issue922.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-11-19|title=The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 5th November 2007|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|page=32|date=November 5, 2007|access-date=May 25, 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| United Kingdom
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite magazine|title=Music Upfront: November 5|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=13|date=November 3, 2007}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| Japan
| November 30, 2007
| Universal
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/UICS-5034?s_ssid=e417906074433f1f88|title=Baby Love: Feat.Will.i.am / Whatever U Like Feat.T.i. Nicole Scherzinger CD Maxi|website=CDJapan}}</ref>
|}


==References==
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Latest revision as of 15:47, 20 May 2024

"Baby Love"
Single by Nicole Scherzinger featuring will.i.am
B-side"Whatever U Like"
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2007 (2007-09-18)
GenreR&B
Length4:43
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)will.i.am
Nicole Scherzinger singles chronology
"Whatever U Like"
(2007) 		"Baby Love"
(2007) 		"Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)"
(2009)
will.i.am singles chronology
"I Got It from My Mama"
(2007) 		"Baby Love"
(2007) 		"Wait a Minute (Just a Touch)"
(2007)
Music video
"Baby Love" on YouTube

"Baby Love" is a song recorded by American singer Nicole Scherzinger. The song was produced by and features will.i.am. Scherzinger and will.i.am co-wrote the song with Kara DioGuardi and Keith Harris. "Baby Love" was released from September 18, 2007, by A&M and Interscope Records, as the second single from Scherzinger's unreleased debut studio album, Her Name Is Nicole. The folk-inspired R&B ballad is about a person's first premature love with someone.

"Baby Love" received a mixed reception from contemporary critics, with reviewers complementing Scherzinger's vocal ability, but dismissing the song for not being the type of song to launch a career with. However, the song managed to peak in the top twenty in thirteen countries including Germany, Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom and Ireland. An accompanying music video directed by Francis Lawrence and was filmed on Catalina Island in California. Scherzinger performed "Baby Love" in a series of live appearances such as a performance at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007.

Background and composition

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Following the poor commercial success of "Whatever U Like", it was announced that Scherzinger would release a new single.[1] The song was used for German Vybemobile's TV commercial and Samsung's campaign.[2] "Baby Love" is included on several international editions of The Pussycat Dolls' second studio album Doll Domination (2008) and is listed as an original song, performed by Scherzinger and will.i.am entitled as the "Final Version" on the standard edition.[3] The version on the album is the official remix of the song by J. R. Rotem with a new arrangement and re-recorded vocals.

"Baby Love" is a mid-tempo folk-inspired R&B ballad,[4][5] and produced by will.i.am.[5] It was written by Scherzinger, William Adams, Kara DioGuardi and Keith Harris,[6] in the musical key of F minor.[7] The "laid-back vibe" of the song was compared to that of the Pussycat Dolls' song "Stickwitu" (2005)[5] and Fergie's song "Big Girls Don't Cry" (2006),[4] that was also produced by will.i.am. According to the sheet music published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the song has a time signature set in common time, with a tempo of 90 beats per minute. The melody is mainly composed with piano and guitar instruments.[7]

Reception

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"Baby Love" (2007)
A sample of "Baby Love"'s chorus, backed by guitars and drums.
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A reviewer for the Manchester Evening News wrote that it's "a nice little number which highlights her above average vocals."[8]

The single achieved reasonable success outside of the United States, particularly in Europe. This is likely due to Scherzinger's performance at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007 on November 1, 2007, in which she sang the song with will.i.am, the producer and featured artist of the song. The song peaked at number fourteen on the UK Singles Chart. It also became a top ten hit in the Germany and Italy. Although the song was not successful on the Billboard Hot 100, it reached number four on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play and peaked at number 8 at Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[9]

Music video

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Scherzinger lying on a yacht as seen in the music video.

The video was shot on Catalina Island, California, and was directed by Francis Lawrence. The music video premiered on September 24, 2007.[10]

Synopsis

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The video opens with Scherzinger in bed, inserting a video memory stick into a laptop. She is just in her white bra and panties. We then see lots of clouds, before seeing Scherzinger waking up lying in bed with her lover. She rolls on top of him, before going outside still in her underwear with a grey cardigan over the top. The boat then cruises along and Nicole makes several appearances in a white bikini. Then we see her lie on a sun bed under her lover in a black bikini. He is shirtless, and gazes down at her. She then shows the video footage to him on her camera. She then sings to the camera presumably naked, with us only seeing her face and her legs. She then lies in the sun in her white bikini. She then dives into the ocean in her black bikini, followed by her lover. They then appear underwater, hugging each other. After that, on a beach, Nicole kisses her lovers shoulders. She then dances in front of the camera in a black and peach bikini. She then is seen hugging her lover (they both are presumed naked, making love) on the beach. Nicole and her lover take a trip on a motorbike (a Ducati Hypermotard) soon after. Nicole is in hot pants and a black jacket. Will.i.am then makes his debut singing a solo verse in the distance.

We then see Nicole in her black and peach bikini lying down on the sand. Her lover is filming her from above. Nicole then is seen semi nude, with her hands covering her breasts. Then she is seen playing around with her lover in the sea. They splash around and Nicole then is seen on the edge of the boat, in a blue dress. More semi nude appearances follow. But then we return to the bed, which was seen at the start. Nicole is now kneeling on top of her boyfriend, in her white bra and panties. She sings to him whilst he strokes her hips and touches the sides of her panties. She then leans down to kiss his cheek softly. He kisses her arm. The video ends with Scherzinger making one final semi nude appearance, covering her breasts with her hands. She giggles and the scene fades.

Live performances

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In October 2007 she performed at KIIS-FM’s Homecoming concert at the Honda Center and performed "Whatever U Like", "Baby Love" and "Supervillain".[11] The same month she performed the latter two songs along with "Happily Never After" for Sessions@AOL.[12]

Track listings

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Credits and personnel

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Credits are adapted from the "Baby Love" liner notes.

Charts

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Release history

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Release dates and formats for "Baby Love"
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref(s).
United States September 18, 2007
Interscope [40][41]
Germany October 23, 2007 CD Universal [42][43]
Australia November 5, 2007 Interscope [44]
United Kingdom [45]
Japan November 30, 2007 Universal [46]

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