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Styx You Know Its You Babe

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"Baby"
StyxBabe.jpg
Single past Styx
from the album Cornerstone
B-side "I'thousand O.K."
Released September 1979
Recorded 1979
Genre Soft rock[1]
Length 4:01 (unmarried version)
4:25 (album version)
Characterization A&Thousand
Songwriter(s) Dennis DeYoung
Producer(south)
  • Dennis DeYoung
  • John Panozzo
  • Chuck Panozzo
Styx singles chronology
"Renegade"
(1979) 		"Babe"
(1979) 		"Why Me"
(1980)

"Babe" is a song past the American rock band Styx. Information technology was the lead single from the band's 1979 triple-platinum album Cornerstone. The song was Styx'due south outset, and but, US number-one single, spending two weeks at No. 1 in December 1979, serving every bit the penultimate number-1 unmarried of the 1970s. "Babe" likewise went to No. 9 on the Adult Contemporary nautical chart.[2] It additionally held the number-one spot for six weeks on the Canadian RPM national singles chart, charting in December 1979 and becoming the opening chart-topper of the 1980s. It was likewise the ring'due south only United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland Top xl hit, peaking at No. 6. It also reached No. 1 in Due south Africa.[three]

Background and content [edit]

The song was written by member Dennis DeYoung as a birthday present for his wife Suzanne. The finished track was recorded as a demo with only DeYoung and Styx members John Panozzo and Chuck Panozzo playing on the track, with DeYoung singing all of the harmonies himself.

The song was not originally intended to be a Styx rail, but Styx members James "J.Y." Young and Tommy Shaw convinced DeYoung to put the song on Cornerstone. Every bit a consequence, DeYoung's demo was placed on Cornerstone with Shaw overdubbing a guitar solo in the song's centre section. The track became a major hit, reaching No. ane on the United states Billboard Hot 100, and was their only major Uk hit single, reaching No. half-dozen.

Cash Box said it has "crystalline singing and airy electric piano leads" merely that the "high harmonies are the highlight."[4]

In 1999, "Babe" was included in the soundtrack to the moving-picture show Big Daddy, starring Adam Sandler, whose character is a huge fan of Styx.[ citation needed ]

Personnel [edit]

  • Dennis DeYoung – lead and backing vocals, Fender Rhodes electric pianoforte, synthesizer
  • Tommy Shaw – lead guitar
  • Chuck Panozzo – bass
  • John Panozzo – drums

Chart history [edit]

Certifications [edit]

Caught in the Human action version [edit]

"Babe"
Single by Defenseless in the Act
from the album Vibe
Released September v, 1997
Recorded 1997
Genre Pop
Length iv:28 (single version)
4:27 (anthology version)
Label ZYX
Songwriter(due south) Dennis DeYoung
Producer(s) Phil Harding, Ian Curnow
Caught in the Act singles chronology
"Do It For Love"
(1997) 		"Babe"
(1997) 		"Baby Come Back"
(1998)

In 1997 Dutch boy ring Caught in the Human action covered "Babe" on their album Vibe. The song'south success was small.

Music video [edit]

In the music video, the ring members play soldiers and perform the vocal both in a barracks and on patrol. They take a look at a waitress.[26]

Rails listing [edit]

CD maxi

  1. "Babe" (Radio Mix) – 4:28
  2. "Babe" (Cloud 9 Mix) – 4:25
  3. "Babe" (Gee Extended Mix) – 6:42
  4. "Don't Just Get out Me Now" (Radio Version) – iv:46

Charts [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "VH1'southward 40 Most Softsational Soft-Rock Songs". Stereogum. May 31, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Tiptop Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Enquiry. p. 236.
  3. ^ "Springbok SA Peak xx". Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  4. ^ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. September 29, 1979. p. 18. Retrieved 2022-01-01 .
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, North.South.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 299. ISBN0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ "Styx – Baby" (in Dutch). Ultratop fifty. Retrieved Nov 16, 2018.
  7. ^ "Detail Brandish - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". December 29, 1979. Retrieved Baronial 19, 2018.
  8. ^ "The Irish gaelic Charts – Search Results – Babe". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  9. ^ "Styx – Infant" (in Dutch). Single Peak 100. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  10. ^ "Styx – Babe". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved Nov 16, 2018.
  11. ^ "Springbok SA Top 20". Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  12. ^ "Styx: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Visitor. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  13. ^ "Styx Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  14. ^ "Styx Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  15. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, North.S.W.: Australian Nautical chart Volume. ISBN0-646-11917-six.
  16. ^ "1979 Height 200 Singles". RPM. Vol. 32, no. 13. December 22, 1979. Retrieved March 3, 2018 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  17. ^ http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/1979YESP.html Archived July thirteen, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Cash Box Twelvemonth-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 29, 1980
  18. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Volume, St Ives, Northward.S.Due west. ISBN0-646-11917-6.
  19. ^ "Top 100 Singles (1980)". RPM. Archived from the original on April 25, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  20. ^ "Elevation 20 Hit Singles of 1980". Retrieved Dec 26, 2018.
  21. ^ "Height 100 Hits of 19__/Meridian 100 Songs of 1980". musicoutfitters.com . Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  22. ^ "Billboard Hot 100 60th Ceremony Interactive Chart". Billboard . Retrieved December ten, 2018.
  23. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Styx – Babe". Music Canada.
  24. ^ "British single certifications – Styx – Babe". British Phonographic Industry.
  25. ^ "American single certifications – Styx – Babe". Recording Industry Association of America.
  26. ^ Music video on Youtube.de
  27. ^ "Caught in the Act – Babe" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  28. ^ "Caught in the Act – Babe" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  29. ^ "Defenseless in the Act – Infant" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved July 31, 2020.

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