Baby Likes to Rock It - Composition

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"Baby Likes to Rock It" is a song written by Steve Ripley and Walt Richmond, and recorded by American country music group The Tractors. It was released in August 1994 as the first single from their self-titled album. The song reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at number 8 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[1]

"Baby Likes to Rock It"

Single by The Tractors

from the album The Tractors

B-side

"Tulsa Shuffle"

Released

August 2, 1994

Genre

Country rock, rockabilly

Length

3:56

Label

Arista

Songwriter(s)

Steve Ripley, Walt Richmond

Producer(s)

Steve Ripley, Walt Richmond

The Tractors singles chronology

"Baby Likes to Rock It"
(1994)

"Tryin' to Get to New Orleans"
(1995)

Music video

"Baby Likes to Rock It" on YouTube

The song was rewritten as "Santa Claus Is Comin' (In a Boogie Woogie Choo Choo Train)" on the 1995 album Have Yourself a Tractors Christmas.

Music video

The music video, which features photo name checks for Jimmy Swaggart and Jerry Lee Lewis, was directed by Michael Salomon and premiered in late 1994. The video won Music Video of the Year at the Country Music Association Awards in 1995.[2]

Awards

In 1995 The Tractors were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for their performance of "Baby Likes to Rock It."[3]

Chart performance

"Baby Likes to Rock It"

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4]	8
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5]	11

"Santa Claus Is Comin' (In a Boogie Woogie Choo Choo Train)"

Chart (1995–96)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5]	43
Chart (1998–99)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5]	65

References

Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 350.
"Baby Likes to Rock It". babylikestorockit.com. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
"The 37th Grammy Nominations". 6 January 1995. Retrieved 26 October 2017 – via LA Times.
"Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2680." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. December 12, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
"The Tractors Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

External links

Lyrics at babylikestorockit.com

v t e CMA Video of the Year
1985-1990	"All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight" (1985) "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes" (1986) "My Name is Bocephus" (1987) "There's a Tear in My Beer" (1989) "The Dance" (1990)
1991-2000	"The Thunder Rolls" (1991) "Midnight in Montgomery" (1992) "Chattahoochee" (1993) "Independence Day" (1994) "Baby Likes to Rock It" (1995) "My Wife Thinks You're Dead" (1996) "455 Rocket" (1997) "This Kiss" (1998) "Wide Open Spaces" (1999) "Goodbye Earl" (2000)
2001-2010	"Born to Fly" (2001) "I'm Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin' Song)" (2002) "Hurt" (2003) "Whiskey Lullaby" (2004) "As Good as I Once Was" (2005) "Believe" (2006) "Online" (2007) "Waitin' on a Woman" (2008) "Love Story" (2009) "The House That Built Me" (2010)
2011-2020	"You and Tequila" (2011) "Red Solo Cup" (2012) "Highway Don't Care" (2013) "Drunk on a Plane" (2014) "Girl in a Country Song" (2015) "Fire Away" (2016) "It Ain't My Fault" (2017) "Marry Me" (2018) "Rainbow" (2019) "Bluebird" (2020)
2021-present	"Half of My Hometown" (2021)

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