"Big Daddy" was the lead single from Heavy D's sixth album, Waterbed Hev

Waterbed Hev

Waterbed Hev is the first solo album and sixth album overall by rapper Heavy D. The album was released on April 22, 1997 for Uptown Records and was produced by Heavy D, DJ Battle Cat and Tony Dofat. This marked Heavy D's first album without "The Boyz", DJ Eddie F and G-Wiz. Waterbed Hev made it...

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Produced by Heavy D and Tony Dofat and featuring vocals from Keanna Henson, "Big Daddy" was a success, peaking at 18 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

, becoming Heavy D's second biggest hit after 1991's "Now That We Found Love

Now That We Found Love

"Now That We Found Love" was written by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff and originally recorded by The O'Jays. Cover versions have been an album track by Martha Reeves, a reggae-disco hit by the reggae band Third World and a breakthrough hit for Heavy D...

", which reached No. 11 on the Hot 100. The single also earned a gold certification on May 6, 1997 for sales of 500,000 copies and reached 73 on Billboard's

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Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1997. The official remix sampled Soul II Soul

Soul II Soul

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's 1989 hit "Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)" and featured a guest verse from McGruff

McGruff (rapper)

Herbert Brown, better known as McGruff, is an American rapper from Harlem.McGruff originally started his career as a member of the rap group, Children of the Corn, alongside Big L, Cam'ron and Mase, all of whom would go on to have successful careers in the music industry...

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Single track listing

1. "Big Daddy" (LP Version)- 3:55
2. "Big Daddy" (Radio Version)- 3:47
3. "Big Daddy" (Acappella)- 3:53

Peak positions

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Billboard Hot 100	18
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	5
Billboard Hot Rap Singles	2
Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	4

Year-End charts

End of year chart (1997)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	73