"Wrong Baby Wrong Baby Wrong" (re-titled as "Wrong Baby Wrong" for its single release) is a song by American country music recording artist Martina McBride, recorded for her tenth studio album Shine (2010) and is the opening track to the album. The track was written by The Warren Brothers, a duo made up of brothers Brad and Brett Warren, Robert Ellis Orrall, and Stephen Barker Liles of the duo Love and Theft. Sent for country radio on February 1, 2010, the song not only was her first single release of the 2010's, but was also her final single released under RCA Nashville Records, the label she had been signed with since 1991.
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| Single by Martina McBride | ||||
| from the album Shine | ||||
| Released | February 1, 2010[1] | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Studio | Blackbird (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:39 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
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| "Wrong Baby Wrong Baby Wrong" at CMT.com | ||||
The single would reach number 11 on the US Hot Country Songs chart, becoming her 29th top-20 hit but also making Shine McBride's third album to not have a song crack the top ten at country radio following The Time Has Come (1992) and Timeless (2005).
Content
edit"Wrong Baby Wrong Baby Wrong" is a moderate up-tempo, backed primarily by electric guitar, that features a hook where the beginning of each lyrical phrase in the verses are repeated to match the song's title. In the song, a female narrator describes telling another woman to pick herself back up after her man has walked out on her, describing that everyone experiences these moments as part of life.
Critical reception
editEngine 145 reviewer Blake Boldt gave the song a thumbs-up, stating that while the song "stumbles in telling its story," it "offers the listener a blast of sass that’s sorely missing from country radio." He also favorably described the song's production as having a "bluesier edge," with a "groovy energy [that] breathes life into a slight little ditty."[2]
Commercial performance
edit"Wrong Baby Wrong" debuted at number 51 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart the week of February 6, 2010.[3] It would peak at number eleven on June 19, 2010, spending 23 weeks in total; on Mediabase's Country Aircheck chart, the track would reach number ten. The song would peak at number 74 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 54 on the Radio Songs chart.[4]
Music video
editThe music video, which was directed by Theresa Wingert, premiered on CMT on March 18, 2010.[5]
Synopsis
editIn the video, McBride is shown driving her car to pick up her friends, who appear to be upset after their boyfriends' walked out on them, to take them out for a good time. The first woman she picks up is drinking coffee alone in a diner, the second is at a laundromat doing her laundry, and the third woman is shown staring out her apartment window. After picking up her friends, McBride takes them to a bar so that the women can enjoy themselves, while she performs the song on stage.
Personnel
editTaken from the Shine liner notes.[6]
- Dann Huff – electric guitar
- Eric Darken – percussion
- Tim Akers – organ
- Tom Bukovac – electric guitar
- Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass
- Harry Stinson – background vocals
- Matt Chamberlain – drums
- Charles Judge – synthesizer
- Ilya Toshinskiy – acoustic guitar
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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| Canada Country (Billboard)[7] | 18 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 74 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] | 11 |
| US Country Aircheck (Mediabase)[10] | 10 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (2010) | Position |
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| US Country Songs (Billboard)[11] | 52 |
References
edit- ^ "Aircheck Add Dates" (PDF). Country Aircheck. No. 176. January 25, 2010.
- ^ Engine 145: Martina McBride – “Wrong Baby Wrong Baby Wrong”
- ^ "Chart Highlights: Pop, Country, Rock Songs & More". Billboard. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
- ^ "Martina McBride Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ CMT Videos: Music Binge - 3.18.10 : Wrong Baby Wrong
- ^ Shine (liner notes). Martina McBride. RCA Nashville Records. 2009. 88697-34019-2
- ^ "Martina McBride Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
- ^ "Martina McBride Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ "Martina McBride Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ "Country Aircheck Chart Page 1" (PDF). Country Aircheck. No. 196. June 14, 2010.
- ^ "Best of 2010: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2010. Retrieved December 13, 2010.