Baby (Clean Bandit song)

"Baby" is a song by British electronic music group Clean Bandit featuring Welsh singer Marina and Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi, released as the sixth single from Clean Bandit's second album, What Is Love?, on 2 November 2018.

"Baby" is Marina's first single where she is not credited as Marina and the Diamonds, a stage name she had used on prior releases. It is included on her fourth studio album, Love + Fear. A version without Fonsi appears on the album's vinyl release.

Composition
Baby is composed in the key  of C minor. Lyrically, the song deals with a love triangle, with the singer telling somebody that they are "already someone else's."

The song has a tempo of 117 beats per minute, and has a time signature of common time. It also features a complete descending circle of fifths, which propels the music forward throughout the circle of fifths and back to C minor.

Promotion
On 29 October 2018, the group announced the release on Twitter and shared its cover art. On 2 November 2018, the group performed on BBC Two's Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two.

Critical reception
Mike Wass of Idolator called the preview of the song a "sultry banger that already sounds like a hit", saying Marina "coos" the line "But I'm already someone else's baby" over Clean Bandit's "seductive, Latin-tinged house beats". Billboard labelled "Baby" a "flamenco-infused track", opining that Fonsi's verse in Spanish provides it with a "distinctive Latin flare".

Music video
Clean Bandit also released the video on YouTube on 2 November 2018, which largely takes place at a wedding. The video features Fonsi, Marina, and Australian singer Starley. In the music video, Marina plays the friend of the bride (Grace Chatto) and was a witness to a past romance between her and another woman (Starley) at a summer camp.

Track listing
Digital download
"Baby" – 3:25

Digital download – acoustic
"Baby"  – 3:37

Digital download – remixes
"Baby"  – 3:02
"Baby"  – 3:28

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

Category:2018 singles
Category:2018 songs
Category:Clean Bandit songs
Category:Luis Fonsi songs
Category:LGBT-related songs
Category:Marina and the Diamonds songs
Category:Number-one singles in Israel
Category:Songs written by Camille Purcell
Category:Songs written by Jack Patterson (Clean Bandit)
Category:Songs written by Jason Evigan
Category:Songs written by Luis Fonsi
Category:Songs written by Marina Diamandis