"Wrong Baby Wrong Baby Wrong", or its shortened name when released as a single, "Wrong Baby Wrong", is the title of a song recorded by American country

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 Martina McBride

Martina McBride

Martina McBride is an American country music singer and songwriter. McBride has been called the "Céline Dion of Country Music" for her big-voiced ballads and soprano range....

. It was written by Brad and Brett Warren (who comprise The Warren Brothers), along with Robert Ellis Orrall

Robert Ellis Orrall

Robert Ellis Orrall is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Signed to RCA Records in 1980, Orrall debuted that year with the album "Fixation". His first Top 40 single was "I Couldn't Say No", a duet with Carlene Carter...

 and Love and Theft

Love and Theft (band)

Love and Theft, an American country music duo, is composed of Stephen Barker Liles and Eric Gunderson, both of whom sing lead vocals and play guitar. Love and Theft originally formed as a trio, along with Brian Bandas , in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2006...

 member Stephen Barker Liles. The song was released in February 2010 as the third single from her tenth studio album, Shine

Shine (Martina McBride album)

Shine is the tenth studio album from American country music singer Martina McBride. It was released on March 24, 2009 through RCA Records Nashville. The album spun three Top 20 hits on the Billboard country chart: "Ride" and "Wrong Baby Wrong" both reached #11, and "I Just Call You Mine" peaked at...

, as well as her last single for RCA Nashville.

Content

"Wrong Baby Wrong Baby Wrong" is a moderate up-tempo, backed primarily by electric guitar, that features a hook where the beginning of each lyrical phrase in the verses are repeated to match the song's title. In the song, a female narrator describes telling another woman to pick herself back up after her man has walked out on her, describing that everyone experiences these moments as part of life.

Reception

The 9513 reviewer Blake Boldt gave the song a thumbs-up, stating that while the song "stumbles in telling its story," it "offers the listener a blast of sass that’s sorely missing from country radio." He also favorably described the song's production as having a "bluesier edge," with a "groovy energy [that] breathes life into a slight little ditty."

Music video

The music video, which was directed by Theresa Wingert, premiered on CMT

Country Music Television

Country Music Television, or CMT, is an American country music-oriented cable television network. Programming includes music videos, taped concerts, movies, biographies of country music stars, game shows, and reality programs...

 on March 18, 2010. In the video, McBride is shown driving her car to pick up her friends, who appear to be upset after their boyfriends' walked out on them, to take them out for a good time. The first woman she picks up is drinking coffee alone in a diner, the second is at a laundromat doing her laundry, and the third woman is shown staring out her apartment window. After picking up her friends, McBride takes them to a bar so that the women can enjoy themselves, while she performs the song on stage.

Chart performance

"Wrong Baby Wrong Baby Wrong" debuted at #51 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of February 6, 2010. It also debuted at #95 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of April 10, 2010. The song reached a peak of #11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of June 19, 2010. > >

Chart (2010)	Peak position