"Baby, It's OK" | ||||
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Single by Follow Your Instinct featuring Alexandra Stan | ||||
from the album Animal Kingdom and Alesta | ||||
Released | 16 August 2013 | |||
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Genre | Dance | |||
Length | 3:00 | |||
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"Baby, It's OK" is a song recorded by German group Follow Your Instinct featuring Romanian recording artist Alexandra Stan for their debut studio album, Animal Kingdom (2016), and the latter's Alesta. It was made available for digital and physical consumption on 16 August 2013 through Epic Records, Sony Music and Cat Music in Germany and Romania. The recording was written by Harry Wayne Casey, Davon Dixon, Patrick Greska, Addis Mussa, Manuela Necker, Andrei Nemirschi, Prodan, David Ritter, Marcian Alin Soare and Rainer Wetenkamp, while production was managed by Greska, Mussa, Ritter and Wetenkamp. Musically, "Baby, It's OK" is a dance song that samples elements of KC and the Sunshine Band's "Give It Up" (1983).
While being generally well received by music critics for being "catchy" and "anthemic", the song experienced moderate success in European territories; it peaked at number seventeen in Germany and within the top fifty in Austria and Switzerland. "Baby, It's OK" was accompanied by the release of a music video shot in Marabella, Spain, which presents the group and Stan performing to the track near a body of water. For further promotion, Follow Your Instinct also made various appearances for media and television.
In an interview, the band confessed that they have worked with Stan for long time, and that their collaboration occurred after a demo version of "Baby, It's OK" was sent to the singer's team, with her eventually accepting the offer. Recording took place before Stan's alleged June 2013 physical altercation with her then-manager, Marcel Prodan.
"Baby, It's OK" was written by Harry Wayne Casey, Davon Dixon, Patrick Greska, Addis Mussa, Manuela Necker, Andrei Nemirschi, Prodan, David Ritter, Marcian Alin Soare and Rainer Wetenkamp, while the production process was handled by Greska, Mussa, Ritter and Wetenkamp. Stan delivers guest vocals for the song, whilst band members Viper and Lionezz have appearances throughout track. A dance recording, "Baby, It's OK" samples elements of "Give It Up" by KC and the Sunshine Band. German magazine Klatsch-Tratsch described the recording to include "anthemic melodies, crisp beats and an extra portion 'eye candy'", while labelling Stan a "pop princess".