Always Be My Baby

"Always Be My Baby"
"Always Be My Baby"
Song by Mariah Carey
from the album Daydream
B-side	"Slipping Away"; "Long Ago";
Released	March 9, 1996
Recorded	December 1994
Genre	Pop; R&B;
Length	4:18
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Mariah Carey; Jermaine Dupri; Manuel Seal;
Producer(s)	Mariah Carey; Jermaine Dupri; Manuel Seal;
Mariah Carey singles chronology

"Always Be My Baby" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey from her fifth studio album Daydream (1995). It was released by Columbia Records in March 9, 1996 as the third US single and fourth overall. The song was written by Carey, Jermaine Dupri and Manuel Seal. A mid-tempo song, "Always Be My Baby" became Carey's eleventh number one single on the Billboard 100.

Track listings

Worldwide CD single^[1]^[2]

"Always Be My Baby" (album version) – 4:19
"Always Be My Baby" (Mr. Dupri Mix) [feat. Da Brat & Xscape] – 4:43
"Always Be My Baby" (Mr. Dupri Extended Mix) [feat. Da Brat & Xscape] – 5:33
"Always Be My Baby" (Reggae Soul Mix) [feat. Lil' Vicious] – 4:56
"Always Be My Baby" (Mr. Dupri No Rap Radio Mix) [feat. Xscape] – 3:44

U.S. 7" single^[3]^[4]

"Always Be My Baby" – 4:18
"Long Ago" – 4:32

Worldwide 12" single^[5]^[6]

"Always Be My Baby" (Always Club) – 10:51
"Always Be My Baby" (Dub-A-Baby) – 7:16
"Always Be My Baby" (Groove a Pella) – 7:15
"Always Be My Baby" (ST Dub) – 7:12

U.S. CD single

"Always Be My Baby" (album version) – 4:18
"Always Be My Baby" (Mr. Dupri Mix) – 4:40
"Slipping Away" – 4:30

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the Daydream liner notes.^[7]

Mariah Carey – co-production, arrangement, songwriting, vocals, background vocals
Jermaine Dupri – co-production, songwriting
Manuel Seal Jr. – co-production, songwriting

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[8]	17
Canada (The Record)^[9]	16
Canada (The Record's Hit Parade Chart)^[10]	2
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[11]	1
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)^[12]	1
Canada Dance (RPM)^[13]	20
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)^[14]	19
Germany (Official German Charts)^[15]	76
Ireland (IRMA)^[16]	10
Japan (Oricon Singles Chart)^[17]	79
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[18]	30
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[19]	27
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[20]	5
Scotland (OCC)^[21]	18
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[22]	38
UK Singles (OCC)^[23]	3
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)^[24]	2
US Billboard Hot 100^[25]	1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[26]	2
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)^[27]	2
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[28]	6
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[29]	1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)^[30]	3
US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[31]	1

Decade-end charts

Chart (1990–99)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[32]	49

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[33]	64
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[34]	21
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)^[35]	6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[36]	245
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[37]	28
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[38]	57
US Billboard Hot 100^[39]	5
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[39]	11
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)^[39]	21
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[39]	19

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[40]	2× Platinum	140,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[41]	Gold	5,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)^[42]	Gold	400,000
United States (RIAA)^[44]	3× Platinum	1,254,000 (physical)^[43] 890,000 (digital) ^[43]
^*sales figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

↑ Mariah Carey (1996). Always Be My Baby (US CD Single liner notes). Columbia Records. 44K 78277.
↑ Mariah Carey (1996). Always Be My Baby (UK CD Single liner notes). Columbia Records. 663334 2.
↑ Mariah Carey (1996). Always Be My Baby (US 12-inch Single liner notes). Columbia Records. 38-78276.
↑ Mariah Carey (1996). Always Be My Baby (UK 12-inch Single liner notes). Columbia Records. 38-78276.
↑ Mariah Carey (1996). Always Be My Baby (US 12-inch Single liner notes). Columbia Records. 44 78313.
↑ Mariah Carey (1996). Always Be My Baby (UK 12-inch Single liner notes). Columbia Records. 09-870783-17.
↑ Mariah Carey (1995). Daydream (Liner Notes) (Compact Disc). New York City, New York: Columbia Records.
↑ "Mariah Carey – Always Be My Baby". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
↑ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. April 6, 1996. p. 78. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
↑ Nanda Lwin (1999). Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide. Music Data Canada. ISBN 978-1-896594-13-2.
↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2976." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
↑ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 2970." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
↑ "RPM Dance". RPM. July 1, 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
↑ "The Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. July 6, 1996. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
↑ "Mariah Carey - Always Be My Baby" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Always Be My Baby". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
↑ マライア・キャリーのアルバム売り上げランキング (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on December 6, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 17, 1996" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
↑ "Mariah Carey – Always Be My Baby" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
↑ "Mariah Carey – Always Be My Baby". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
↑ "Mariah Carey – Always Be My Baby". Singles Top 100. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
↑ "Mariah Carey: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
↑ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
↑ "Mariah Carey Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
↑ "Mariah Carey Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
↑ "Mariah Carey Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
↑ "Mariah Carey Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
↑ "Mariah Carey Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
↑ "Mariah Carey Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
↑ "Mariah Carey Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
↑ "Hot 100 Singles of the '90s". Billboard. December 25, 1999. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
↑ Gavin Ryan (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
↑ "RPM Year End Top 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. December 16, 1996. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
↑ "RPM Year End Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks". RPM. December 16, 1996. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
↑ "Jaarlijsten 1996" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
↑ "Top Selling Singles of 1996". RIANZ. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
↑ "Najlepsze single na UK Top 40-1996 wg sprzedaży" (in Polish). Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on June 4, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
↑ ^39.0 ^39.1 ^39.2 ^39.3 "The Year in Music: 1996" (PDF). Billboard. December 28, 1996. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Mariah Carey – Always Be My Baby". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
↑ "British single certifications – Mariah Carey – Always Be My Baby". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
↑ ^43.0 ^43.1 Trust, Gary (February 17, 2014). "Ask Billboard: Katy Perry Regains No. 1 Momentum". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
↑ "American single certifications – Mariah Carey – Always Be My Baby". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 7, 2015.

Works cited

Argenson, Jim (2010), Mariah Carey Concert Tours, St. Martin's Press, ISBN 978-1-155-56204-9
Bronson, Fred (2003), The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, Billboard Books, ISBN 978-0-8230-7677-2

Other websites

Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "Closer to Free" by BoDeans	*Canadian RPM* 100 number-one single** May 20, 1996	Succeeded by "Old Man & Me" by Hootie & the Blowfish
Preceded by "Because You Loved Me" by Céline Dion	Billboard Hot 100 number-one single May 4, 1996 – May 11, 1996	Succeeded by "Tha Crossroads" by Bone Thugs N Harmony
Preceded by "You're the One" by SWV	Billboard Hot R&B Singles number one single May 4, 1996	Succeeded by "Tha Crossroads" by Bone Thugs N Harmony

[1] Mariah Carey (1996). Always Be My Baby (US CD Single liner notes). Columbia Records. 44K 78277.

[2] Mariah Carey (1996). Always Be My Baby (UK CD Single liner notes). Columbia Records. 663334 2.

[3] Mariah Carey (1996). Always Be My Baby (US 12-inch Single liner notes). Columbia Records. 38-78276.

[4] Mariah Carey (1996). Always Be My Baby (UK 12-inch Single liner notes). Columbia Records. 38-78276.

[5] Mariah Carey (1996). Always Be My Baby (US 12-inch Single liner notes). Columbia Records. 44 78313.

[6] Mariah Carey (1996). Always Be My Baby (UK 12-inch Single liner notes). Columbia Records. 09-870783-17.

[7] Mariah Carey (1995). Daydream (Liner Notes) (Compact Disc). New York City, New York: Columbia Records.

[sc_Australia_Mariah_Carey-8] "Mariah Carey – Always Be My Baby". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved May 23, 2015.

[9] "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. April 6, 1996. p. 78. Retrieved June 1, 2015.

[10] Nanda Lwin (1999). Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide. Music Data Canada. ISBN 978-1-896594-13-2.

[sc_Canadatopsingles_-11] "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2976." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 23, 2015.

[sc_Canadaadultcontemporary_-12] "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 2970." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 31, 2015.

[13] "RPM Dance". RPM. July 1, 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2015.

[14] "The Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. July 6, 1996. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved May 23, 2015.

[15] "Mariah Carey - Always Be My Baby" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved May 23, 2015.

[sc_Ireland2_-16] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Always Be My Baby". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved May 23, 2015.

[jap-17] マライア・キャリーのアルバム売り上げランキング (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on December 6, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2015.

[sc_Dutch40_-18] "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 17, 1996" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved May 20, 2015.

[sc_Dutch100_Mariah_Carey-19] "Mariah Carey – Always Be My Baby" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 23, 2015.

[sc_New_Zealand_Mariah_Carey-20] "Mariah Carey – Always Be My Baby". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved May 23, 2015.

[sc_Scotland_Mariah_Carey-21] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 23, 2015.

[sc_Sweden_Mariah_Carey-22] "Mariah Carey – Always Be My Baby". Singles Top 100. Retrieved May 23, 2015.

[sc_UKsinglesbyname_Mariah_Carey-23] "Mariah Carey: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 23, 2015.

[sc_UKrandb_Mariah_Carey-24] "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 23, 2015.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Mariah_Carey-25] "Mariah Carey Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2015.

[sc_Billboardadultcontemporary_Mariah_Carey-26] "Mariah Carey Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2015.

[sc_Billboardadultpopsongs_Mariah_Carey-27] "Mariah Carey Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2015.

[sc_Billboarddanceclubplay_Mariah_Carey-28] "Mariah Carey Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2015.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Mariah_Carey-29] "Mariah Carey Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2015.

[sc_Billboardpopsongs_Mariah_Carey-30] "Mariah Carey Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2015.

[sc_Billboardrhythmic_Mariah_Carey-31] "Mariah Carey Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2015.

[1990sbb-32] "Hot 100 Singles of the '90s". Billboard. December 25, 1999. Retrieved October 15, 2010.

[33] Gavin Ryan (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.

[34] "RPM Year End Top 100 Hit Tracks". RPM. December 16, 1996. Retrieved May 23, 2015.

[35] "RPM Year End Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks". RPM. December 16, 1996. Retrieved May 23, 2015.

[36] "Jaarlijsten 1996" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved May 25, 2015.

[37] "Top Selling Singles of 1996". RIANZ. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2015.

[38] "Najlepsze single na UK Top 40-1996 wg sprzedaży" (in Polish). Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on June 4, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2015.

[usyearend-39] 39.0 ^39.1 ^39.2 ^39.3 "The Year in Music: 1996" (PDF). Billboard. December 28, 1996. Retrieved May 23, 2015.

[auscert-40] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved August 17, 2020.

[New_ZealandMariah_CareyAlways_Be_My_BabysingleCertRef-41] "New Zealand single certifications – Mariah Carey – Always Be My Baby". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved May 7, 2015.

[United_KingdomMariah_CareyAlways_Be_My_BabysingleCertRef-42] "British single certifications – Mariah Carey – Always Be My Baby". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 17, 2020.

[us_sales-43] 43.0 ^43.1 Trust, Gary (February 17, 2014). "Ask Billboard: Katy Perry Regains No. 1 Momentum". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 7, 2015.

[United_StatesMariah_CareyAlways_Be_My_BabysingleCertRef-44] "American single certifications – Mariah Carey – Always Be My Baby". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 7, 2015.

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