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Single by Macy Gray featuring Erykah Badu | |||||||||||
from the album The Id | |||||||||||
B-side | "Better Where You Are" | ||||||||||
Released | September 3, 2001 | ||||||||||
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Recorded | 2001 | ||||||||||
Genre | Soul | ||||||||||
Length | 3:49 | ||||||||||
Label | Epic | ||||||||||
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"Sweet Baby" is the lead single from Macy Gray's second studio album The Id, released in 2001. The single is 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 Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks chart in the United States 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".