Baby Jane (Rod Stewart song)

"Baby Jane" is a 1983 song by British singer Rod Stewart. It was a significant hit worldwide and remains his final UK number one single to date.

"Baby Jane"
Single by Rod Stewart
from the album Body Wishes
B-side	"Ready Now"
Released	27 May 1983[1]
Length	4:45
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Rod Stewart Jay Davis
Producer(s)	Rod Stewart and Tom Dowd Jim Cregan and George Tutko (co-producers)
Rod Stewart singles chronology
"Tora, Tora, Tora (Out with the Boys)" (1982) "Baby Jane" (1983) "What Am I Gonna Do (I'm So in Love with You)" (1983)

Background

Written by Rod Stewart and Jay Davis and produced by Stewart, Tom Dowd, George Cutko and Jim Cregan, the song was the lead single from his Body Wishes album and was his most successful single since "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" in 1978.

Chart performance

"Baby Jane" peaked at No. 1 in the UK, remaining at the top of the chart for three weeks; it was Stewart's sixth UK number one single, and his most recent to date. In the US, the song was also a big hit, peaking at no. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[2] The single also charted highly in Australia, peaking at no. 10.

Weekly charts Chart (1983) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 10 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 3 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 1 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[6] 13 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] 1 France (IFOP)[8] 2 Ireland (IRMA)[9] 1 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 6 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 9 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 14 Norway (VG-lista)[13] 10 South Africa (Springbok Radio)[14] 1 Spain (AFYVE)[15] 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 3 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 2 UK Singles (OCC)[18] 1 US Billboard Hot 100[2] 14 US Billboard Dance/Disco Top 80[2] 47 US Cash Box[19] 18 West Germany (Official German Charts)[20] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1983) Position Australia (Kent Music Report)[21] 80 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[22] 17 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[23] 86 France (IFOP)[24] 30 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[25] 50 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[26] 85 South Africa (Springbok Radio)[27] 7 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] 14 West Germany (Official German Charts)[29] 9 Certifications and sales Region Certification Certified units/sales France (SNEP)[30] Gold 584,000[31] United Kingdom (BPI)[32] Silver 250,000^^ ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of European number-one hits of 1983
• List of number-one hits of 1983 (Germany)
• List of number-one singles of 1983 (Ireland)
• List of number-one singles of 1983 (Spain)
• List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1980s

References

1. "News > Rod's new baby". Record Mirror. 21 May 1983. p. 6. Retrieved 15 December 2020 – via Flickr.
2. "Body Wishes – Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
3. "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
4. "Austriancharts.at – Rod Stewart – Baby Jane" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
5. "Ultratop.be – Rod Stewart – Baby Jane" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
6. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6244." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
7. "MusicSeek.info – UK, Eurochart, Billboard & Cashbox No.1 Hits". MusicSeek.info. Archived from the original on 14 June 2006.
8. "Le Détail par Artiste". InfoDisc (in French). Select "Rod Stewart" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
9. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Baby Jane". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
10. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Rod Stewart - Baby Jane" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
11. "Dutchcharts.nl – Rod Stewart – Baby Jane" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
12. "Charts.nz – Rod Stewart – Baby Jane". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
13. "Norwegiancharts.com – Rod Stewart – Baby Jane". VG-lista. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
14. "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (S)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
15. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
16. "Swedishcharts.com – Rod Stewart – Baby Jane". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
17. "Swisscharts.com – Rod Stewart – Baby Jane". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
18. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
19. "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending JULY 30, 1983". Cash Box. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012.
20. "Offiziellecharts.de – Rod Stewart – Baby Jane". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
21. "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts – 1980s". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
22. "Jaaroverzichten 1983" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
23. "The Top Singles of 1983". RPM. Vol. 39 no. 17. 24 December 1983. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
24. "TOP – 1983" (in French). Top-france.fr. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
25. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1983" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
26. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1983" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
27. "Top 20 Hit Singles of 1983". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
28. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1983" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
29. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts: 1983". Offiziellecharts.de (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015.
30. "Les Singles en Or" (in French). InfoDisc. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
31. "Les Meilleures Ventes "Tout Temps" de 45 T. / Singles / Téléchargement" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
32. "British single certifications – Rod Stewart – Baby Jane". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Baby Jane in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

External links

• Rod Stewart - Baby Jane