Baby Cakes (song)
2004 single by 3 of a Kind
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"Baby Cakes" is the only single released by British garage trio 3 of a Kind. It debuted atop the UK Singles Chart on 15 August 2004, becoming the band's only chart hit. Mixmag included "Baby Cakes" on their "40 of the best UK garage tracks released from 1995 to 2005" list.[1] The music video shows the band in a cake shop and contains several double-entendres. A follow-up song, "Wink One Eye" was recorded but was never released.
| "Baby Cakes" | |
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| Single by 3 of a Kind | |
| Released | 9 August 2004 |
| Genre | UK garage |
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| Label | Relentless |
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Background
The song's title was inspired by the 1989 American made-for TV movie Baby Cakes, which starred Ricki Lake in the title role. In the book 1000 UK Number One Hits, member Liana 'Miz Tipzta' Caruana said the song was written in 1998, and she came up with the title after having seen the film that mirrored her own experiences: "The words are written about someone I knew, but generally it's based on the film's love story. Basically, the girl knows the man is 'The One' but he doesn't realise it".[2]
Track listings
All tracks are written by Liana Caruana, Nicholas Gallante, Marc Portelli.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Baby Cakes" (full length original) | |
| 2. | "Baby Cakes" (radio edit) | |
| 3. | "Baby Cakes" (Qualifide remix) | |
| 4. | "Baby Cakes" (Angel Farringdon remix) |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Baby Cakes" (radio version) | 2:36 |
| 2. | "Baby Cakes" (original) | 6:16 |
| 3. | "Baby Cakes" (Qualifide remix) | 5:37 |
| 4. | "Baby Cakes" (Angel Farringdon remix) | 6:47 |
| 5. | "Baby Cakes" (CD-ROM video) |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Baby Cakes" (radio edit) | 2:36 |
| 2. | "Baby Cakes" (Qualifide remix) | 5:37 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Baby Cakes" (radio version) | 2:37 |
| 2. | "Baby Cakes" (original) | 6:20 |
| 3. | "Baby Cakes" (Qualifide remix) | 5:42 |
| 4. | "Baby Cakes" (Angel Farringdon remix) | 6:48 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Babycakes" | 2:34 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[21] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
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Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| United Kingdom | 9 August 2004 |
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Relentless | [22] |
| Australia | 13 September 2004 | CD | [23] |
"Bbycakes" version
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| Single by Mura Masa, Lil Uzi Vert, and PinkPantheress featuring Shygirl | ||||
| from the album Demon Time | ||||
| Released | 22 February 2022 | |||
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| Length | 2:53 | |||
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| Producer | Mura Masa | |||
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In February 2022, a version by Guernsey producer Mura Masa, American rapper Lil Uzi Vert and British singer-songwriter PinkPantheress featuring British rapper Shygirl was released as the third single from Mura Masa's third studio album Demon Time, titled "Bbycakes". The song peaked at number 71 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Shygirl's first entry on the chart.
Mura Masa described the song as "a mission statement for the vicarious and playful nature that I think popular music needs to be looking to in order to soundtrack those crucial moments of fun and hedonism in an increasingly cynical culture".[24]
Personnel
- Nathan Boddy – mixing engineer
- Liana Caruana – songwriting (sample)
- Nicholas Gallante – songwriting (sample)
- Ema Gaspar – art direction
- John Greenham – mastering engineer
- Lil Uzi Vert – songwriting, vocals
- Mura Masa – production, songwriting, synthesizer, drum programming, engineer
- PinkPantheress – songwriting, vocals
- Marc Portelli – songwriting (sample)
- Shygirl – songwriting, vocals
Charts
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[26] | 24 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts)[27] | 71 |