Be My Baby
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"Be My Baby" is a classic 1963 pop song, produced by Phil Spector and performed by The Ronettes, widely regarded as one of the most influential recordings in rock and roll history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Be My Baby canonical | 8 |
| Be My Baby reached the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6966389 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Be My Baby Context triple: [Jeff Barry, notableWork, Be My Baby]
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A.
Be My Baby
"Be My Baby" is a 1992 pop song by French singer Vanessa Paradis, produced and co-written by Lenny Kravitz, that became one of her signature international hits.
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B.
If You Be My Baby
"If You Be My Baby" is a blues-rock song performed by Irish guitarist Gary Moore, featured on his 1995 tribute album to Peter Green, "Blues for Greeny."
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C.
Baby, I Love You
"Baby, I Love You" is a classic pop song most famously covered by the Ramones and featured on their 1980 album *End of the Century*.
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D.
Everybody’s Trying to Be My Baby
"Everybody’s Trying to Be My Baby" is a rockabilly song written and first recorded by Carl Perkins that later became widely known through a cover by the Beatles.
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E.
Love to Love You Baby
"Love to Love You Baby" is a landmark 1975 disco song by Donna Summer, famous for its sensual vocals and extended dance-floor arrangement that helped define the genre.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Be My Baby Target entity description: "Be My Baby" is a classic 1963 pop song, produced by Phil Spector and performed by The Ronettes, widely regarded as one of the most influential recordings in rock and roll history.
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A.
Be My Baby
"Be My Baby" is a 1992 pop song by French singer Vanessa Paradis, produced and co-written by Lenny Kravitz, that became one of her signature international hits.
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B.
If You Be My Baby
"If You Be My Baby" is a blues-rock song performed by Irish guitarist Gary Moore, featured on his 1995 tribute album to Peter Green, "Blues for Greeny."
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C.
Baby, I Love You
"Baby, I Love You" is a classic pop song most famously covered by the Ramones and featured on their 1980 album *End of the Century*.
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D.
Everybody’s Trying to Be My Baby
"Everybody’s Trying to Be My Baby" is a rockabilly song written and first recorded by Carl Perkins that later became widely known through a cover by the Beatles.
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E.
Love to Love You Baby
"Love to Love You Baby" is a landmark 1975 disco song by Donna Summer, famous for its sensual vocals and extended dance-floor arrangement that helped define the genre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| backingVocals |
Estelle Bennett
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nedra Talley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| belongsToMovement | girl group era ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 4 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 2 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drummer | Hal Blaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresEnsemble | The Wrecking Crew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
pop
ⓘ
rock and roll ⓘ |
| hasBside | Tedesco and Pitman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableCoverVersionBy |
Andy Kim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ike & Tina Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ John Lennon NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ronettes (live performances beyond original recording) ⓘ |
| hasSignatureDrumIntro | yes ⓘ |
| includedInList |
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inductedInto | Grammy Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedArtist |
Billy Joel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brian Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ Bruce Springsteen NERFINISHED ⓘ The Beach Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ The Beatles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRegardedAs |
classic 1960s pop song
ⓘ
one of the most influential recordings in rock and roll history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocal | Ronnie Spector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | 2:41 ⓘ |
| openingDrumPatternPlayedBy | Hal Blaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMedium | mono ⓘ |
| performer | The Ronettes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Phil Spector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Gold Star Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1963 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Philles Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1963-08-01 ⓘ |
| songwriter |
Ellie Greenwich
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jeff Barry NERFINISHED ⓘ Phil Spector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studioLocation | Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | musicological analysis of Phil Spector's production style ⓘ |
| usesProductionTechnique | Wall of Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalist |
Ronnie Spector
NERFINISHED
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Veronica Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfGrammyHallOfFameInduction | 1999 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Be My Baby Description of subject: "Be My Baby" is a classic 1963 pop song, produced by Phil Spector and performed by The Ronettes, widely regarded as one of the most influential recordings in rock and roll history.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Be My Baby reached the Billboard Hot 100 top 10