Give It to Me Baby
| "Give It to Me Baby" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 One of side-A labels of the US vinyl single | ||||
| Single by Rick James | ||||
| from the album Street Songs | ||||
| B-side | "Don't Give Up on Love" | |||
| Released | February 20, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Funk • disco | |||
| Length | 4:08 | |||
| Label | Gordy | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Rick James | |||
| Producer(s) | Rick James | |||
| Rick James singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Give It To Me Baby" on YouTube | ||||
"Give It to Me Baby" is a song written by American singer Rick James. Taken from his album Street Songs, the song charted on the Billboard Hot 100, spending two weeks at No. 40 and spent five weeks at No. 1 on the R&B chart.[1] Along with two other tracks from Street Songs, "Super Freak" and "Ghetto Life", topped the American dance chart for three weeks in the summer of 1981.[2] The song proved to be even more successful with R&B and dance club audiences.
Charts
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] | 40 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles[4] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[5] | 1 |
See also
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 291.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 134.
- ^ "Rick James Chart History: Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ "Rick James Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- ^ "Rick James Chart History: Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2019.