Дженнифер Лопез – «Baby I Love U!» әні туралы

2003 single by Jennifer Lopez

"Baby I Love U!" (stylized as "Baby I ♡ U!") is a song recorded by American singer Jennifer Lopez for her third studio album, This Is Me Then (2002). It was written by Lopez, Cory Rooney, Dan Shea and John Barry and produced by Rooney and Shea. The song contains an interpolation of the theme for the film Midnight Cowboy (1969). "Baby I Love U" is about unconditional love, with critics pointing out that it was inspired by her relationship with the actor Ben Affleck. Lopez would also meaningfully quote some of the lyrics from the song several times throughout her memoir, True Love. The song was well received by critics who complimented Lopez’s vocals. Commercially, the song was as successful as the other singles from the album in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number three. In the United States, the song peaked at number 72 on the Billboard Hot 100, and reached the top 30 of the Mainstream Top 40 chart.

While recording her then upcoming album, Lopez listened to blues and soul, the music she had often turned to while growing up. Using songs by Stevie Wonder, Luther Vandross and others as inspiration, she attempted to elicit a similar feeling in her own songwriting, claiming, "Those were just songs that made my heart sing", she said. "They just stay with you. I wanted to do something that's true to me and how I grew up, but I also wanted to make beautiful songs. So I'd listen to records from today and I would listen to records from back then, and [eventually] I'd go, 'That's what I want.'" Among the songs on the album, "Baby I Love U!" was written, with the help of her longtime collaborator and friend Cory Rooney. "He's so talented", she said. "And he's so 'behind the scenes,' especially when it comes to me. He's really, really just dedicated to music for the pure love of music." and on March 8, 2004, in the United Kingdom.

"Baby I Love U!" was written by Jennifer Lopez, Cory Rooney and Dan Shea, with production being handled by Rooney and Shea. The song contains an interpolation of the "haunting melody" from the theme of Midnight Cowboy, written by John Barry. The track has a "vintage sound", where Lopez "gushes for Ben Affleck", according to Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine. A remix version featuring R. Kelly was released on the CD single of the song. Kelly's part talks about 'rollin' with 'some fine females' against J Lo's heart on the sleeve declaration of passion. The version with Kelly was also included on her second remix album "The Reel Me".

"Baby I Love U!" performed much lower than Lopez's previous singles from This Is Me Then, missing the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, debuting and peaking at number 72, on the issue date April 3, 2004. Eventually, the song became Lopez's lowest charting English single on the Billboard charts, until "Papi" became her lowest charting single, later in 2011. The song also made its debut on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart at number 75. The song received a Billboard Spin Award on March 25, 2006, for 50,000 spins. Elsewhere, the song proved to be more successful. First time Jennifer performed this song on Telman Ismailov's 50 years anniversary as a birthday gift. In the United Kingdom, the song was a huge success, debuting and peaking at number three, on March 20, 2004, becoming her third top three single of the same album. The video was also included on the DVD "The Reel Me". There is a version of the music video featuring scenes from the movie Gigli released on MTV. The bed sequence of the music video has a link to a later Lopez music video, Marry Me (Ballad Version), as both music videos have a bed sequence. In "Baby I Love U!" she is alone in bed and looking at the camera, but in Marry Me (Ballad Version) she is seen in bed alongside Ben Affleck.

Region Date Format Label Ref. (Reference) United States August 4, 2003 Contemporary hit radio Epic September 22, 2003 Hot adult contemporary radio United Kingdom March 8, 2004 CD single