Sweet Baby (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Sweet Baby


Artist = Macy Gray featuring Erykah Badu
Album = The Id
B-side = "Better Where You Are"
Released = September 3, 2001
Format = CD single, 12" single
Recorded = 2001
Genre = Soul
Length = 3:49
Label = Epic
Writer = Macy Gray, Joe Solo
Producer = Rick Rubin, Macy Gray, Darryl Swann
Chronology = Macy Gray singles
Last single = "Why Didn't You Call Me"
(2000)
This single = "Sweet Baby"
(2001)
Next single = "Sexual Revolution"
(2001)
Misc = Extra chronology
Artist = Erykah Badu
Type = singles
Last single = "Cleva"
(2001)
This single = "Sweet Baby"
(2001)
Next single = "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)"
(2002)

"Sweet Baby" is the lead single from Macy Gray's second studio album "The Id", released in 2001. The single was a collaboration with Erykah Badu, who was a featured vocalist, and John Frusciante from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, who played the guitar.

In the UK, "Sweet Baby" became Gray's third highest-charting single behind "Still" and "I Try", peaking at number twenty-three on the UK Singles Chart. The single was also a hit in Canada peaking at number sixteen on the Canadian Singles Chart. "Sweet Baby" also peaked at number twenty-four on the Adult Top 40 in the U.S. and number thirty-nine in Australia.

"Sweet Baby" was released on one CD format and a 12" vinyl format in the UK. The CD single contained a previously unreleased track named "Better Where You Are".

Track listings

;CD single
#"Sweet Baby" (featuring Erykah Badu)
#"Sweet Baby" (8 Jam Remix featuring Erykah Badu)
#"Better Where You Are"
#"Sweet Baby" (Video)

;12" single
#"Sweet Baby" (8 Jam Remix featuring Erykah Badu)
#"Hey Young World Part 2" (featuring Slick Rick)
#"Sweet Baby" (featuring Erykah Badu)

Charts

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