"Baby Baby" is a song by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation, released on March 17, 2008, through SM Entertainment as the lead single off of the repackaged edition of their debut studio album Girls' Generation, also titled Baby Baby.
| "Baby Baby" | ||||
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| Single by Girls' Generation | ||||
| from the album Baby Baby | ||||
| Released | March 17, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:11 | |||
| Label | SM | |||
| Composer(s) | Hwang Sung-jae | |||
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| Girls' Generation singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Baby Baby" on YouTube | ||||
Background and release
editIt was the lead single of the repackage of Girls' Generation, titled Baby Baby who was released on March 17, 2008.[1] The album was released in two versions, each edition features the same contents, however the cover art used for one of them was used as back cover for the other one, and the other way around. A MV for "Baby Baby" was released as well, containing scenes of the Making of video of the Girls' Generation MV, and footage of the girls working on their first album.
The song was produced by Hwang Sung-jae (BJJ), who also co-wrote with Jenny Yoo.
Music video and promotion
editThe music video for "Baby Baby" was released on March 17. The Music Video consists of behind the scene footage from other music videos.
Girls' Generation had their comeback performance on Music Bank, on March 21, 2008. The group also performed "Baby Baby" on various music shows such as Music Core, Inkigayo and M! Countdown in March and April. The album promotions was concluded on April 13, 2008, at Inkigayo.[2]
Awards and nominations
edit| Program | Date |
|---|---|
| M Countdown | April 10, 2008 |
| Show! Music Core | April 12, 2008 |
Credits and personnel
editCredits adapted from album's liner notes.[3]
Studio
- SM Blue Ocean Studio – recording
- SM Concert Hall Studio – recording, strings recording, mixing
- T_BJJ Studio – recording
- Sonic Korea – mastering
Personnel
- SM Entertainment – executive producer
- Lee Soo-man – producer
- Kim Young-min – executive supervisor
- Girls' Generation – vocals, background vocals
- Jenny Yoo – lyrics
- Hwang Sung-jae – lyrics, composition, arrangement, keyboards, piano, recording
- Lee Ju-hyung – vocal directing, line makeup, Pro Tools editor, recording
- Kim Bo-ah – background vocals
- Lee Seong-ryeol – guitar
- Shin Hyun-kwon – bass
- Yoo Ji-sang a.k.a. G-High – keyboards, piano, rhythm programming, sound effect, recording
- K String – strings
- Nile Lee – strings conducting, strings arrangement
- Heo Jeong-hee a.k.a. KAT – recording
- Nam Koong-jin – recording, strings recording, mixing
- Jeon Hoon – mastering
References
edit- ^ (in Korean) 소녀시대, 13일 리패키지 앨범 'Baby Baby' 출시 (Girls' Generation Release Repackaged Album Baby Baby on the 13th). The Chosun Ilbo. March 12, 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
- ^ (in Korean) 소녀시대 1집 활동 공식 마무리 "팬들 아쉬워~ (Girls completed a formal House action "disappointed fans~) Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine Newsen. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
- ^ Girls' Generation (CD liner notes) (in Korean). Girls' Generation. SM Entertainment. 2007. SMK0076.
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