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Always Be My Baby

"Always Be My Baby" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey from her fifth studio album Daydream (1995). It was released by Columbia Records in March 9, 1996 as the third US single and fourth overall. The song was written by Carey, Jermaine Dupri and Manuel Seal. A mid-tempo song, "Always Be My Baby" became Carey's eleventh number one single on the Billboard 100.

"Always Be My Baby"
Song by Mariah Carey
from Daydream"
B-side
  • "Slipping Away"
  • "Long Ago"
ReleasedMarch 9, 1996 (1996-03-09)
RecordedDecember 1994
Genre
Length4:18
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Mariah Carey
  • Jermaine Dupri
  • Manuel Seal
Mariah Carey singles chronology
"Open Arms"
(1995) 		"'"
(1996) 		"Forever"
(1996)

Track listings

Worldwide CD single[1][2]

  1. "Always Be My Baby" (album version) – 4:19
  2. "Always Be My Baby" (Mr. Dupri Mix) [feat. Da Brat & Xscape] – 4:43
  3. "Always Be My Baby" (Mr. Dupri Extended Mix) [feat. Da Brat & Xscape] – 5:33
  4. "Always Be My Baby" (Reggae Soul Mix) [feat. Lil' Vicious] – 4:56
  5. "Always Be My Baby" (Mr. Dupri No Rap Radio Mix) [feat. Xscape] – 3:44

U.S. 7" single[3][4]

  1. "Always Be My Baby" – 4:18
  2. "Long Ago" – 4:32

Worldwide 12" single[5][6]

  1. "Always Be My Baby" (Always Club) – 10:51
  2. "Always Be My Baby" (Dub-A-Baby) – 7:16
  3. "Always Be My Baby" (Groove a Pella) – 7:15
  4. "Always Be My Baby" (ST Dub) – 7:12

U.S. CD single

  1. "Always Be My Baby" (album version) – 4:18
  2. "Always Be My Baby" (Mr. Dupri Mix) – 4:40
  3. "Slipping Away" – 4:30

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the Daydream liner notes.[7]

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 17
Canada (The Record)[9] 16
Canada (The Record's Hit Parade Chart)[10] 2
Illegal chart entered Canadatopsingles 1
Illegal chart entered Canadaadultcontemporary 1
Canada Dance (RPM)[11] 20
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[12] 19
Germany (Official German Charts)[13] 76
Illegal chart entered Ireland2 10
Japan (Oricon Singles Chart)[14] 79
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15] 30
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[16] 27
New Zealand (RIANZ)[17] 5
Scotland (The Official Charts Company)[18] 18
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 38
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[20] 3
UK R&B (The Official Charts Company)[21] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[22] 1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[23] 2
US Adult Pop Songs (Billboard)[24] 2
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[25] 6
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[26] 1
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[27] 3
US Rhythmic Songs (Billboard)[28] 1

Decade-end charts

Chart (1990–99) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[29] 49

Year-end charts

Chart (1996) Position
Australia (ARIA)[30] 64
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[31] 21
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[32] 6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[33] 245
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[34] 28
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[35] 57
US Billboard Hot 100[36] 5
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[36] 11
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[36] 21
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[36] 19

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[37] 2× Platinum 140,000 
New Zealand (RIANZ)[38] Gold 7,500*
United Kingdom (BPI)[39] Gold 400,000 
United States (RIAA)[41] 3× Platinum 1,254,000 (physical)[40]
890,000 (digital)
[40]

*sales figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Mariah Carey (1996). Always Be My Baby (US CD Single liner notes). Columbia Records. 44K 78277. 
  2. ↑ Mariah Carey (1996). Always Be My Baby (UK CD Single liner notes). Columbia Records. 663334 2. 
  3. ↑ Mariah Carey (1996). Always Be My Baby (US 12-inch Single liner notes). Columbia Records. 38-78276. 
  4. ↑ Mariah Carey (1996). Always Be My Baby (UK 12-inch Single liner notes). Columbia Records. 38-78276. 
  5. ↑ Mariah Carey (1996). Always Be My Baby (US 12-inch Single liner notes). Columbia Records. 44 78313. 
  6. ↑ Mariah Carey (1996). Always Be My Baby (UK 12-inch Single liner notes). Columbia Records. 09-870783-17. 
  7. ↑ Mariah Carey (1995). Daydream (Liner Notes) (Compact Disc). New York City, New York: Columbia Records. 
  8. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Mariah Carey – Always Be My Baby". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Hits of the World". Billboard: 78. April 6, 1996. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1996/BB-1996-04-06.pdf. Retrieved June 1, 2015. 
  10. ↑ Nanda Lwin (1999). Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide. Music Data Canada. ISBN 978-1-896594-13-2.
  11. ↑ "RPM Dance". RPM. July 1, 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  12. ↑ "The Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. July 6, 1996. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Mariah Carey - Always Be My Baby" (in Deutsch). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  14. ↑ マライア・キャリーのアルバム売り上げランキング (in 日本語). Oricon. Archived from the original on December 6, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 17, 1996" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Mariah Carey – Always Be My Baby" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Mariah Carey – Always Be My Baby". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Archive Chart". Scottish Singles Top 40. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Mariah Carey – Always Be My Baby". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Mariah Carey: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Archive Chart" UK R&B Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Illegal name entered Mariah Carey/Mariah+Carey/chart?f=379 Mariah Carey Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Mariah Carey. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Illegal name entered Mariah Carey/Mariah+Carey/chart?f=341 Mariah Carey Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs for Mariah Carey. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Illegal name entered Mariah Carey/Mariah+Carey/chart?f=343 Mariah Carey Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for Mariah Carey. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  25. ↑ "Illegal name entered Mariah Carey/Mariah+Carey/chart?f=359 Mariah Carey Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play for Mariah Carey. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  26. ↑ "Illegal name entered Mariah Carey/Mariah+Carey/chart?f=367 Mariah Carey Album & Song Chart History" Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Mariah Carey. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Illegal name entered Mariah Carey/Mariah+Carey/chart?f=381 Mariah Carey Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Pop Songs for Mariah Carey. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  28. ↑ "Illegal name entered Mariah Carey/Mariah+Carey/chart?f=378 Mariah Carey Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Mariah Carey. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  29. ↑ "Hot 100 Singles of the '90s". Billboard. December 25, 1999. https://books.google.com/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA4. Retrieved October 15, 2010. 
  30. ↑ Gavin Ryan (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  31. ↑ "RPM Year End Top 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. December 16, 1996. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  32. ↑ "RPM Year End Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks". RPM. December 16, 1996. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  33. ↑ "Jaarlijsten 1996" (in Nederlands). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  34. ↑ "Top Selling Singles of 1996". RIANZ. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  35. ↑ "Najlepsze single na UK Top 40-1996 wg sprzedaży" (in polski). Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on June 4, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2 36.3 "The Year in Music: 1996". Billboard. December 28, 1996. http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1996/BB-1996-12-28.pdf. Retrieved May 23, 2015. 
  37. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  38. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Mariah Carey – Always Be My Baby". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand.
  39. ↑ "British single certifications – Mariah Carey – Always Be My Baby". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Always Be My Baby in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Click Go
  40. ↑ 40.0 40.1 Trust, Gary (February 17, 2014). "Ask Billboard: Katy Perry Regains No. 1 Momentum". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/5908434/ask-billboard-katy-perry-regains-no-1-momentum?page=0%2C1. Retrieved May 7, 2015. 
  41. ↑ "American single certifications – Mariah Carey – Always Be My Baby". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH

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Preceded by
"Closer to Free" by BoDeans 		Canadian RPM 100 number-one single
May 20, 1996 		Succeeded by
"Old Man & Me" by Hootie & the Blowfish
Preceded by
"Because You Loved Me" by Céline Dion 		Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
May 4, 1996 – May 11, 1996 		Succeeded by
"Tha Crossroads" by Bone Thugs N Harmony
Preceded by
"You're the One" by SWV 		Billboard Hot R&B Singles number one single
May 4, 1996
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