Give It to Me Baby
Encyclopedia
"Give It to Me Baby" is the title of a 1981 song by American
R&B / funk
singer Rick James
. Taken from his album Street Songs
, the song charted on the Billboard Hot 100
, spending two weeks at #40 in July of 1981. However, the song proved to be more successful with R&B and dance club audiences. It spent five weeks at #1 on the R&B chart
, and together with two other tracks from Street Songs, "Super Freak
" and "Ghetto Life", topped the American dance chart
for three weeks in the summer of 1981. This song was also featured in the 1999 comedy
She's All That
. DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
's "I'm All That" used a sample the song as the opening track from the Homebase
album in 1991.
This song is featured in video game DJ Hero
.
This song is featured on the soundtrack of the video game, Skate.
This song is featured on the video game Scarface: The World Is Yours
accompanied by Rick James' song Super Freak
.
United States
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R&B / funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
singer Rick James
Rick James
James Ambrose Johnson, Jr. , better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. James was a popular performer in the late 1970s and 1980s, scoring four number-one hits on the U.S. R&B charts performing in the genres of funk and R&B...
. Taken from his album Street Songs
Street Songs (album)
-Track listing:All tracks composed and arranged by Rick James; except where indicated# "Give It to Me Baby" # "Ghetto Life" # "Make Love to Me" # "Mr...
, the song charted 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...
, spending two weeks at #40 in July of 1981. However, the song proved to be more successful with R&B and dance club audiences. It spent five weeks at #1 on the R&B chart
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
, and together with two other tracks from Street Songs, "Super Freak
Super Freak
"Super Freak" is a 1981 hit single produced and performed by Rick James. The song, co-written by James and Alonzo Miller, was first released on James' album Street Songs and became one of James' signature songs. It features background vocals from Motown labelmates The Temptations, in which the bass...
" and "Ghetto Life", topped the American dance chart
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
for three weeks in the summer of 1981. This song was also featured in the 1999 comedy
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
She's All That
She's All That
She's All That is a 1999 American romantic comedy film directed by Robert Iscove, and is a modern adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion...
. DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince is a hip hop duo from West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Vocalist Will Smith met Jeff Townes while trying to make a name for himself in West Philadelphia's local hip hop scene. After joining forces with Clarence Holmes the team members became local celebrities...
's "I'm All That" used a sample the song as the opening track from the Homebase
Homebase (album)
Homebase is the fourth studio album released by hip-hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. The album was released in July 1991, reaching #12 on the Billboard 200 charts and #5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart...
album in 1991.
This song is featured in video game DJ Hero
DJ Hero
DJ Hero is a music video game, developed by FreeStyleGames and published by Activision as a rhythm game spin-off of the Guitar Hero franchise. It was released on October 27, 2009 in North America and on October 29, 2009 in Europe...
.
This song is featured on the soundtrack of the video game, Skate.
This song is featured on the video game Scarface: The World Is Yours
Scarface: The World is Yours
Scarface: The World Is Yours is a video game developed by Radical Entertainment and published by Vivendi Universal Games. The game is based on and is a quasi-sequel to the 1983 motion picture Scarface starring Al Pacino reprising his role as Tony Montana, with André Sogliuzzo providing Montana's...
accompanied by Rick James' song Super Freak
Super Freak
"Super Freak" is a 1981 hit single produced and performed by Rick James. The song, co-written by James and Alonzo Miller, was first released on James' album Street Songs and became one of James' signature songs. It features background vocals from Motown labelmates The Temptations, in which the bass...
.
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- R&B number-one hits of 1981 (USA)R&B number-one hits of 1981 (USA)These are the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart number one hits of 1981:See also: 1981 in music, List of number-one R&B hits -Chart comparisons:...