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I See You Baby
1999 single by Groove Armada
1999 single by Groove Armada
| Field | Value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | I See You Baby | |||||
| cover | I_See_You_Baby.jpg | |||||
| type | single | |||||
| artist | Groove Armada featuring Gram'ma Funk | |||||
| album | Vertigo | |||||
| * November 1999<ref>{{cite web | url | https://www.nme.com/news/music/groove-armada-16-1394974 | title=Groove Armada Scratch Ass! | website=NME | date=7 April 2000 | access-date=8 October 2021}} |
| * 20 September 2004 (remix)<ref>{{cite magazine | title | New Releases: Singles | magazine=Music Week | page=31 | date=18 September 2004}} | |
| genre | Big beat (Fatboy Slim remix) | |||||
| producer | Groove Armada | |||||
| chronology | Groove Armada | |||||
| prev_title | At the River | |||||
| prev_year | 1997 | |||||
| next_title | Superstylin' | |||||
| next_year | 2001 |
- November 1999
- 20 September 2004 (remix)
- 4:40
- 4:05 (remix)
- Jive Electro
- BMG (remix)
- Tom Findlay
- Andy Cato
- Toi Sacchi
"I See You Baby" is a song by British duo Groove Armada, featuring Gram'ma Funk on vocals. The song was later remixed by Fatboy Slim, with this latter version appearing in airplay. It was also remixed by Futureshock.
The Fatboy Slim remix featured extensively in a Renault Megane television advertising campaign in the United Kingdom in 2003. The Futureshock dance version is used as the theme for the show MTV Cribs since 2000.
Although the single peaked at number 17 on the UK Singles Chart upon its original release in November 1999, it became very popular due to its inclusion on its parent album Vertigo, and various dance compilations. A reissue of the song on the compilation album The Best of Groove Armada saw it reach a new peak of number 11 on the chart almost five years later on 20 September 2004.
Critical reception
David Stubbs from NME commented, "A fairly Spanish Armada this one, as, though the tide may have gone out on this year's festival of concrete and kit-off, there is a part of the English psyche that is forever Ibiza. A moderately salacious theme is set up by the worrying "I see you baby/Shaking that ass" refrain but the obligatory refusal of the tune to develop would seemingly confine the designated shaking to the gym and the stationary sweat of the travelator rather than anything more 'saucy'. Yes of course there's a Fatboy Slim remix. Are you mad?"
Music videos
First version
The first version of the music video, in the vein of 20 Minute Workout, features women in an aerobics class in a white room, exercising to the song.
Fatboy Slim Remix
The second version of the music video utilizes the Fatboy Slim remix and features a security guard, played by David Pires, watching women and some men stripping in a restroom. Towards the end of the video, the people become wise to the cameras and start ripping them out. Panicked, the guard closes the laptops he is watching the cameras through, packs them away and flees the room, shutting off the lights on the way out.
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1999–2000) | Peak | |
|---|---|---|
| position | Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) | |
| 64 |
| Chart (2004) | Peak | |
|---|---|---|
| position | Ireland Dance (IRMA) | |
| 2 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2000) | Position | Australia (ARIA) | US Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | |||
| 42 |
Certifications
References
References
- (7 April 2000). "Groove Armada Scratch Ass!".
- (18 September 2004). "New Releases: Singles".
- (March 6, 2000). "Groove Armada doles out frigid album with Vertigo".
- Day, Julia. (27 May 2003). "Renault Megane ad prompts 139 complaints". [[The Guardian]].
- Stubbs, David. "This Week's Singles November 6 1999". [[NME]].
- (4 December 1999). "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles".
- (May 2020). "Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 23 September 2004". [[GfK Chart-Track]].
- "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2000". [[Australian Recording Industry Association.
- (30 December 2000). "The Year in Music 2000: Hot Dance Maxi-Singles Sales".
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