"Baby Love" | ||||
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![]() Side A of the Australian single | ||||
Single by the Supremes | ||||
from the album Where Did Our Love Go | ||||
B-side | "Ask Any Girl" | |||
Released | September 17, 1964 | |||
Studio | Hitsville U.S.A. (Studio A) | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 2:34 | |||
Label | Motown | |||
Songwriter(s) | Holland–Dozier–Holland[1] | |||
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The Supremes singles chronology | ||||
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"Baby Love" is a song by American music group the Supremes from their second studio album, Where Did Our Love Go. It was written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland[1] and was released on September 17, 1964.
"Baby Love" topped the Billboard pop singles chart in the United States from October 25, 1964, through November 21, 1964,[2][3][4][5] and in the United Kingdom pop singles chart concurrently. Beginning with "Baby Love", the Supremes became the first Motown act to have more than one American number-one single, and by the end of the decade, would have more singles hitting the top slot than any other Motown act (or American pop music group) with 12, a record they continue to hold.
It was nominated for the 1965 Grammy Award for Best Rhythm & Blues Recording, losing to Nancy Wilson's "How Glad I Am". It is considered one of the most popular songs of the late 20th century; "Baby Love" was ranked number 324 on the Rolling Stone list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[6] It dropped to number 499 on the 2021 update of the list.[7] The BBC ranked "Baby Love" at number 23 on The Top 100 Digital Motown Chart, which ranks Motown releases by their all time UK downloads and streams.[8]