Released 1 October 1999 Recorded 1999 Length 3:46 | Format CD single
cassette Genre Dance
house Label EMI International | |
"Don't Call Me Baby" is a song by Australian house duo Madison Avenue. The song is the band's biggest hit, reaching number one in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. In the latter country, the song was the 31st best selling of 2000. The song features a bassline sample from Ma Quale Idea by Italo disco artist Pino D'Angiò, which in turn is based on "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" by McFadden & Whitehead.
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Commercial performance
"Don't Call Me Baby" debuted at number three on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart on 31 October 1999. Three weeks later, the track reached its peak at number two, where it stayed for six non-consecutive weeks. The recording was certified triple platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), denoting 210,000 shipments of the single. In New Zealand, the song entered the RIANZ Singles Chart at number 39. Two weeks later, the single achieved a big gain when it jumped from number 34 in the previous week, to number two. By its seventh week in the top 40, "Don't Call Me Baby" peaked at number one, where it stayed for one week. The song was given a Gold certification by Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) for shipments of 7,500 copies.
In the UK, "Don't Call Me Baby" debuted at number 1 with first-week sales of 93,794, knocking off Britney Spears' "Oops!... I Did It Again". As of May 2016, the song has sold 365,605 copies in the UK.
Track listing
- "Don't Call Me Baby" (Original 7" mix)
- "Don't Call Me Baby" (12" mix)
- "Don't Call Me Baby" (dub)
- "Don't Call Me Baby" (Alexander Purkart Meets the Plastic Park remix)
- "Don't Call Me Baby" (Dronez Old School vocal mix)
- "Don't Call Me Baby" (Original Mix Edit)
- "Don't Call Me Baby" (Armin Van Buuren's stalker mix)
- "Don't Call Me Baby" (Madison Babe from outta space remix)