"Who Needs You Baby" is a song co-written and recorded by country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist Clay Walker. It is the lead-off single to his 1995 album Hypnotize the Moon

Hypnotize the Moon

-Critical reception:The editors at Billboard wrote in their review of the album "Walker is a big-voiced Texas singer with smart song selection and a minimalist honky-tonk production. He sounds unassuming until you realize that's what he's all about. He gets in your yard without ever getting in your...

. It peaked at #2 in both the United States and Canada.

Reception

Larry Flick of Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

gave the song a positive review writing "It boasts a catchy chorus, lots of steel, and Walker's enjoyable delivery. Country radio readily embraces Walker, and this solid effort should give them lots to be happy about."

Music video

The music video features kids and people at a movie theater watching Clay Walker in an old black and white themed movie titled "The Singing Cowboy". It was directed by Steven T. Miller and R. Brad Murano. The video was film at the Plaza Theatre in Carrollton, Texas

Carrollton, Texas

-Climate:*On average, the warmest month is July.*The highest recorded temperature was 112°F in 1980.*The average coolest month is January.*The lowest recorded temperature was 1°F in 1989.*The most precipitation on average occurs in May....

 and on a ranch near Santa Fe, New Mexico

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Santa Fe is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and is the seat of . Santa Fe had a population of 67,947 in the 2010 census...

. It peaked at #1 on CMT's Top 12 Countdown (now CMT's Top 20 Countdown) in 1995. The music video also received a "Special Jury Award" at Worldfest Houston in 1996.

Live performances

Walker performed "Who Needs You Baby" with the 350 member University of Texas marching band at half time of the Utah/Oklahoma University game at the Cotton Bowl

Cotton Bowl (stadium)

The Cotton Bowl is a stadium which opened in 1929 and became known as "The House That Doak Built" due to the immense crowds that former SMU running back Doak Walker drew to the stadium during his college career in the late 1940s. Originally known as Fair Park Stadium, it is located in Fair Park,...

on October 14, 1995.

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	2
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100	20
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	2