Give It to Me Baby

"Give It to Me Baby" is a song written by American singer Rick James. Taken from his album Street Songs, the song charted on the Billboard Hot 100, spending two weeks at No. 40 and spent five weeks at No. 1 on the R&B chart.[1] Two other tracks from Street Songs, "Super Freak" and "Ghetto Life", topped the American dance chart for three weeks in the summer of 1981.[2] The song proved to be even more successful with R&B and dance club audiences.

"Give It to Me Baby"
One of side-A labels of the US vinyl single
Single by Rick James
from the album Street Songs
B-side	"Don't Give Up on Love"
Released	February 20, 1981
Recorded	1980
Genre	Funk disco
Length	4:08
Label	Gordy
Songwriter(s)	Rick James
Producer(s)	Rick James
Rick James singles chronology
"Big Time" (1980) "Give It to Me Baby" (1981) "Super Freak" (1981)
Music video
"Give It to Me Baby" on YouTube

Charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3]	40
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles[4]	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[5]	1

See also

• List of Billboard number-one dance club songs
• List of number-one R&B singles of 1981 (U.S.)

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 291.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 134.
3. "Rick James Chart History: Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
4. "Rick James Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
5. "Rick James Chart History: Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2019.