Baby Girl (Sugarland song)
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| "Baby Girl" | ||||
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| Single by Sugarland | ||||
| from the album Twice the Speed of Life | ||||
| B-side | "Stand Back Up"[1] | |||
| Released | July 12, 2004 | |||
| Studio | Sound Emporium Studios (Nashville, TN)[2] | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 4:13 | |||
| Label | Mercury Nashville | |||
| Songwriters | Kristian Bush Kristen Hall Jennifer Nettles Troy Bieser | |||
| Producer | Garth Fundis | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Baby Girl" at CMT.com | ||||
"Baby Girl" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music group Sugarland. Originally released in 2003 as part of Premium Quality Tunes,[3] it was re-released in July 2004 as the first single from the group's debut album Twice the Speed of Life.
The single reached a peak position of number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in April 2005. The song spent a total of 46 weeks on the country music charts; setting a new record for the longest chart run since the inception of Nielsen SoundScan digital chart tabulation in 1990. In addition, "Baby Girl" became the highest-peaking debut single for a country music group in 14 years. It was written by group members Jennifer Nettles, Kristian Bush, and Kristen Hall, along with Troy Bieser.
"Baby Girl" is about a struggling female musician relying on help from her parents prior to her becoming successful. Lead singer Jennifer Nettles thought that the song "could apply to anyone out there making it but needs a little help from mom and dad."[4]
In 2024, Rolling Stone ranked the song at number 170 on its 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time ranking.[5] Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe reviewed the song favorably, praising the group's harmonies. He also thought the song would be appealing to women aspiring to become country music singers.[6]