Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)

"Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)" (released outside the US as "Baby Come On Over") is a song by Irish pop singer Samantha Mumba from her debut studio album Gotta Tell You (2000). It was released as the second single in the United States, and as the fourth single worldwide on 10 September 2001 by A&M and Polydor Records. The song was written by Mumba, and producers Anders Bagge and Arnthor Birgisson, with production handled by the latter two, Dino Esposito, E. Dawk, and Ron Fair. The single was released as a remix not included in the original album, with lyrics describing a girl's desire to make a move on a man. "Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)" peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart and charted on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 49. A music video was filmed by Korean-American director Joseph Kahn, which portrays Mumba dancing in front of several backgrounds with various dancers.

"Baby Come On Over" redirects here. For the Christina Aguilera song, see Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You).
"Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)"
Single by Samantha Mumba
from the album Gotta Tell You
Released10 September 2001 (2001-09-10)
Length3:33
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Bagge
  • Arnthor
  • Dino Esposito
  • E. Dawk
  • Ron Fair
Samantha Mumba singles chronology
"Always Come Back to Your Love"
(2001)		 "Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)"
(2001)		 "Don't Need You To (Tell Me I'm Pretty)"
(2001)

Background and release

"Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)" was one of the first songs Samantha Mumba co-wrote and recorded in Sweden for her debut studio album Gotta Tell You (2000).[1] Alongside Mumba, producers Anders Bagge and Arnthor Birgisson also co-wrote the song, with production handled by the latter two, Dino Esposito, E. Dawk, and Ron Fair.[2] In an interview with Billboard, she stated that it "shows a bit of my personality more than anything else".[3] The song was released on 10 September 2001 as a remixed version, which was not included on initial pressings of the album.[4] The remix samples funk band Kool And The Gang's 1979 song "Ladies' Night".[5]

Composition

"Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)" is a bass-heavy club anthem. The lyrics describe a girl attempting to make the first move on a man.[6] According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Alfred Music, it is based on 4
4 common time, with a tempo of 96 beats per minute, while composed in the key of F major. Mumba's vocal range spans from the low note of D3 to the high note of D♭5, while the song is constructed in verse–chorus form.[7]

Commercial performance

"Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)" peaked on the UK Singles Chart on 22 September 2001 at number five in its debut week, charting for 10 weeks.[8] On the Irish Singles Chart, the song peaked at number two,[9] while it also bowed at number six on the Scottish Singles Chart in its first week before remaining on the chart for 14 weeks.[10] In Switzerland, it debuted on 7 October 2001 before peaking at number 67 on 21 October 2001. The song charted for four weeks before exiting.[11]

On the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, "Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)" first entered the chart at number 39 on 16 September 2001, before peaking at number 35 on 7 October 2001 and remaining for six weeks.[12] The song bowed at number 50 on the Official New Zealand Music Chart for one week on 14 October 2001.[13] "Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)" peaked on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart dated 9 June 2001 at number 49, remaining on the chart for 17 weeks.[14] It peaked at number 14 on the Dance Club Songs chart, and bowed at number 16 on the Mainstream Top 40.[15][16]

Music video

The Joseph Kahn-directed music video features Mumba and several others dancing in different scenes, such as in an orange background, and on several giant steps above water. Several dancers are also seen dancing in a multi-coloured room, which is viewed through a first-person perspective of a telescope. Mumba also holds a microphone while standing in a blue hallway with white holes splattered on the walls.

The music video was played several times on Disney Channel in April, which was promoted by Mumba performing on the Disney Channel In Concert special with Aaron Carter on 30 March 2001.[17]

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Recording

Personnel

  • Samantha Mumba – songwriter
  • Anders Bagge – songwriter, producer
  • Arnthor Birgisson – songwriter, producer, mixing
  • Dino Esposito – producer
  • E. Dawk – producer
  • Ron Fair – producer
  • Samantha Olsson – background vocals
  • Jeanette Olsson – background vocals
  • Aaron Chakraverty – mastering

Credits adapted from the back cover of "Baby Come On Over".[2]

Charts
Weekly chart performance for "Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)"
Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[12] 35
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[22] 2
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] 50
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[10] 6
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 67
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8] 5
US Billboard Hot 100[14] 49
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[15] 14
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[16] 16
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References
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  2. Baby Come On Over (back cover). Samantha Mumba. Europe: Polydor Records. 2001. 587025-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. Boorstyn, Andrew (4 November 2000). "Interscope's Samantha Mumba Offers Her Own Slant on Youth Pop". Billboard. Vol. 112 no. 45. p. 20-23.
  4. "Play it again Sam". The News Letter. 7 September 2001. p. 36-37.
  5. Gould, Phil (21 February 2001). "Pop profile: Samantha goes stateside". Birmingham Post. p. 5.
  6. "Meet Mumba". Malay Mail. 13 December 2000. p. 3.
  7. "Baby, Come Over". Musicnotes.com. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  8. "Samantha Mumba: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  9. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Samantha Mumba". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  10. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  11. "Swisscharts.com – Samantha Mumba – Baby Come On Over". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  12. "Australian-charts.com – Samantha Mumba – Baby Come On Over". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  13. "Charts.nz – Samantha Mumba – Baby Come On Over". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  14. "Samantha Mumba Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  15. "Samantha Mumba Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  16. "Samantha Mumba Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  17. Hay, Carla (28 April 2001). "Appearances Make a Difference for Aspiring Acts: Mumba's Makeover Spells Success for A&M". Billboard. Vol. 113 no. 17. p. 17, 81.
  18. Baby Come On Over (back cover). Samantha Mumba. Australia: Polydor Records. 2001. 587235-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
  19. Baby Come On Over (back cover). Samantha Mumba. United Kingdom: Polydor Records. 2001. 587235-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
  20. Baby Come On Over (back cover). Samantha Mumba. Japan: Polydor Records. 2001. UICP-5005.CS1 maint: others (link)
  21. Baby Come On Over (back cover). Samantha Mumba. United Kingdom: Polydor Records. 2001. 587235-4.CS1 maint: others (link)
  22. "Ultratop.be – Samantha Mumba – Baby Come On Over" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
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