Baby (Ashanti song)

ReleasedSeptember 9, 2002 (2002-09-09)^[1]

StudioCrackhouse (New York City)

Length4:31

LabelMurder Inc.

"Baby"
Single by Ashanti
from the album Ashanti
Released	September 9, 2002 (2002-09-09)[1]
Studio	Crackhouse (New York City)
Length	4:31
Label	Murder Inc.
Songwriters	Ashanti Douglas Andre Parker Irving Lorenzo 7 Aurelius Mike Dean Brad Jordan
Producers	Chink Santana Irv Gotti
Ashanti singles chronology
"Happy" (2002) "Baby" (2002) "Mesmerize" (2002)
Music video
"Baby" on YouTube

"Baby" is the third single from American R&B singer Ashanti's self-titled debut album (2002). Written by Ashanti, Chink Santana, Irv Gotti, and 7 Aurelius, the song was released as the album's third and final single on September 9, 2002. "Baby" contains an interpolation of Scarface's "Mary Jane", which was also co-produced by 7 Aurelius, so Scarface and Mike Dean are credited as writers.^[2] A remix of the song features Scarface.

"Baby" reached number 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number seven on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, becoming Ashanti's fifth top-10 entry on the latter chart. Internationally, the song charted at numbers 48 and 89 in the Netherlands and Germany, respectively.