"Baby Love" is a song by American recording artist Nicole Scherzinger. The song was produced by and features will.i.am. The artists co-wrote the song with Kara DioGuardi and Keith Harris. "Baby Love" was released from September 18, 2007 by A&M and Interscope Records, as the mixed single from Scherzinger's unreleased debut studio album, Her Name Is Nicole. The folk-inspired R&B ballad is about a person's first premature love with someone.

"Baby Love" received a mixed reception contemporary critics, with reviewers complementing Scherzinger's vocal ability, but dismissing the song for not being the type of song to launch a career with. However, the song managed to peak in the top twenty in thirteen countries including Germany, Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom and Ireland. An accompanying music video directed by Francis Lawrence and was filmed on Catalina Island in California. Scherzinger performed "Baby Love" in a series of live appearances such as a performance at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007.

Following the poor commercial success of "Whatever U Like", it was announced that Scherzinger would release a new single. The song was used for German Vybemobile's TV commercial and Samsung's campaign. "Baby Love" is included on several editions of The Pussycat Dolls' second studio album Doll Domination (2008) and is listed as an original song, performed by Scherzinger and will.i.am entitled as the "Final Version" on the standard edition. The version on the album is the official remix of the song by J. R. Rotem with slightly edited background vocals.

"Baby Love" is a mid-tempo folk-inspired R&B ballad, and produced by will.i.am. It was written by Scherzinger, William Adams, Kara DioGuardi and Keith Harris, in the musical key of F minor. The "laid-back vibe" of the song was compared to that of the Pussycat Dolls' song "Stickwitu" (2005) and Fergie's song "Big Girls Don't Cry" (2006), that was also produced by will.i.am. According to the sheet music published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the song has a time signature set in common time, with a tempo of 90 beats per minute. The melody is mainly composed with piano and guitar instruments.

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