"Baby" is a song by Australian electronic house band Pnau. "Baby" was released on 3 March 2008 as the second single from the band's third studio album, Pnau (2007). The song peaked at number 34 on the Australian Singles Chart and became the band's first top-40 single.
| "Baby" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Pnau | ||||
| from the album Pnau | ||||
| Released | 3 March 2008 | |||
| Genre | Electronic, house | |||
| Label | Etcetc | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Pnau | |||
| Pnau singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Baby" on YouTube | ||||
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2008, the song was nominated for Best Video.[1]
The song gained further attention in 2010, when the Breakbot remix of the song was added into the video game Gran Turismo 5 as the music that plays after a race.
In 2013, French electronic duo Faul & Wad Ad released "Changes" which samples the refrain from "Baby".
In 2015, the song was listed at number 38 in In the Mix's "100 Greatest Australian Dance Tracks of All Time" with Lachlan Kanoniuk said "'Baby' stands as a cute, humble artefact from the weird and wonderful indie dance explosion of the mid-to-late 2000s".[2]
Music video
editBaby’s accompanying video has the members of Pnau interacting with the characters from the cover artwork in a white backdrop with cylinders with a group of children dressed up as ghosts, singing the song. A group of humans can be seen dressed up as the characters as well. Pnau are also shown playing the instruments, including a side whistle. As the video finishes, all the characters gather around in the same scene as colorful balloons are shown flying.
Track listing
editCD single
- "Baby" (Radio edit)
- "Baby" (Breakbot remix)
- "Baby" (The Aston Shuffle 'Just Woah' remix)
- "Wild Strawberries"
Charts
edit| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[3] | 34 |
Release history
edit| Country | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 3 March 2008 | CD single | Etcetc | ETCETCD5001 | [4] |
| 2008 | 12-inch vinyl | ETCETC12002 |
References
edit- ^ "Winners by Year: 2008". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 13 August 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "The 100 Greatest Australian Dance Tracks of All Time". 2015. Archived from the original on 16 December 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "Pnau – Baby". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 3rd March 2008" (PDF). ARIA. 3 March 2008. p. 33. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2021.