Why Me Baby?
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| Single by Keith Sweat featuring LL Cool J | ||||
| from the album Keep It Comin' | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1991 | |||
| Length | 5:27 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
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| "Why Me Baby?" on YouTube | ||||
"Why Me Baby?" is a song by American singer Keith Sweat featuring American rapper LL Cool J, and the second single from the former's third studio album Keep It Comin' (1991). It was produced by Sweat and Teddy Riley.
A remix of the song titled "Why Me Baby (Part 2)", produced by Sweat and Marley Marl, was released in 1992.
Composition
[edit]Arion Berger of Entertainment Weekly wrote of Keith Sweat's performance, "For the first time, the singer sounds more relaxed and insinuating on the smoothies than on the workouts, letting his not-very-supple voice flutter mournfully around 'Why Me Baby'".[1]
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[2] | 44 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[3] | 2 |
| US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[4] | 4 |
References
[edit]- ^ Berger, Arion (November 22, 1991). "Keep It Comin'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Keith Sweat Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ "Keith Sweat Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ "Keith Sweat Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2024.