American Baby

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"American Baby"
Single by Dave Matthews Band
from the album Stand Up
Released 2005
Format CD single
Digital download
Recorded Haunted Hollow Studio, Charlottesville, Virginia
Genre Rock
Length 4:35 (Album version)
3:42 (Radio edit)
Label RCA
Producer Mark Batson
Dave Matthews Band singles chronology
"Grey Street"
(2002)
"American Baby"
(2005)
"Dreamgirl"
(2005)
Stand Up track listing
"American Baby Intro"
(Track 5)
"American Baby"
(Track 6)
"Smooth Rider"
(Track 7)
The Best of What's Around Vol. 1 track listing
"Hunger for the Great Light"
(Track 11)
"American Baby"
(Track 12)
"Don't Drink the Water (Live)"
(Track 1)

"American Baby" is the first radio single from Dave Matthews Band from their 2005 studio album, Stand Up. The song is also featured on the band's greatest hits album, The Best of What's Around Vol. 1. The song, written the day after U.S. president George W. Bush won re-election in 2004[citation needed], encourages Americans not to lose their culture in the midst of political and social trouble.

In concert, "American Baby Intro" is often played by itself as an all instrumental song that begins with a violin solo by Boyd Tinsley and grows until it reaches a frenetic pace featuring Carter Beauford's work on the drums and Dave Matthews' screaming.[citation needed] The music video was filmed at various locations around the United States, including The Citadel and UC Berkeley's Sproul Plaza.[citation needed]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] iTunes digital single

  1. "American Baby" - 4:36

[edit] U.S. radio promo

  1. "American Baby" (Radio Edit) - 3:42
  2. "American Baby" (Album Version) - 4:36
  3. Suggested Callout Hook - 0:10

[edit] Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 16
U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 8
U.S. Triple A 1