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'''"Baby Got Back'''" is a [[1992 in music|1992]] [[List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1992 (U.S.)|Number One single]] by [[Hip hop music|hip hop artist]] [[Sir Mix-a-Lot]], from his album ''[[Mack Daddy]]'', and samples [[Channel One (band)|Channel One]]'s "''Technicolor''". The song's title originates from an urban slang term used to express a favorable opinion about the bust of a woman's (baby) buttocks (back). " |
'''"Baby Got Back'''" is a [[1992 in music|1992]] [[List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1992 (U.S.)|Number One single]] by [[Hip hop music|hip hop artist]] [[Sir Mix-a-Lot]], from his album ''[[Mack Daddy]]'', and samples [[Channel One (band)|Channel One]]'s "''Technicolor''". The song's title originates from an urban slang term used to express a favorable opinion about the bust of a woman's (baby) buttocks (back). "Baby got back" can be rephrased as "She has a nice butt". |
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At the time of its original release, the song caused [[controversy]] with its outspoken and blatantly sexual lyrics about women, as well as specific and objectionable references to the female anatomy. The video was briefly banned by [[MTV]].<ref name="Songfacts">[http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=604 Baby Got Back Songfacts]. ''[[Songfacts]]''. Retrieved April 5, 2007.</ref> To this day ''Baby got back'' has remained very popular and even anthemic for almost 20 years since it was originally featured on the album [[Mack Daddy]] in 1992. |
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In 2008, it was ranked number 17 on [[VH1]]'s 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.<ref>[http://www.prefixmag.com/news/vh1s-100-greatest-hip-hop-songs/21901/ Prefixmag]</ref> |
In 2008, it was ranked number 17 on [[VH1]]'s 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.<ref>[http://www.prefixmag.com/news/vh1s-100-greatest-hip-hop-songs/21901/ Prefixmag]</ref> |
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==Synopsis== |
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The first verse begins, "I like big butts and I can not lie...", and most of the song is about being attracted to big butts. The second and third verse challenge mainstream norms of beauty: "I ain't talkin' bout Playboy" and "So Cosmo says you're fat / Well I ain't down with that!". Sir Mix-a-Lot comments in a 1992 interview: "The song doesn't just say I like large butts, you know? The song is talking about women who damn near kill themselves to try to look like these beanpole models that you see in ''Vogue'' magazine." He explains that most women respond positively to the song's message, especially black women: "They all say, 'About time.'"<ref>{{Citation |first=Brian |last=Keizer |date=September 1992 |title=Big Buts |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |volume=8 |issue=6 |pages=87–88}}</ref> |
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Also brought to the forefront of pop culture by this song is what was considered to be a generally accepted white standard of beauty — a skinny body lacking in voluptuous curves. The song starts with a conversation between two (presumably) thin, white [[valley girl]]s. In the prelude that opens the song, one girl remarks to her friend, "''Oh, my God, Becky, look at her butt! It is so big [...] She's just so ... black!''" following by Sir Mix-a-Lot representing the African-American subculture's view: "You other brothers can't deny" and "Take the average black man and ask him..."<ref>{{Citation |first=Sara L. |last=Crawley |first2=Lara J. |last2=Foley |first3=Constance L. |last3=Shehan |year=2008 |title=Gendering Bodies |publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield]] |isbn=0-7425-5956-1 |pages=17–18}}</ref> |
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==Chart performance and awards== |
==Chart performance and awards== |
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Sir Mix-a-Lot's best known song, "Baby Got Back" reached number 1 on the United States ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart for five weeks in the summer of 1992, and won a [[1993 in music|1993]] [[Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance]], despite appearing on the 1989 single 'Beat Boy as a 'B' Side. For almost two decades following the song's release on the album ''[[Mack Daddy]]'', it has continued to appear in many movies, shows, music videos, and even commercials, see Covers and Parodies for more information. It was placed at number 6 on Vh1's Greatest Songs of the '90s. |
Sir Mix-a-Lot's best known song, "Baby Got Back" reached number 1 on the United States ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart for five weeks in the summer of 1992, and won a [[1993 in music|1993]] [[Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance]], despite appearing on the 1989 single 'Beat Boy as a 'B' Side. For almost two decades following the song's release on the album ''[[Mack Daddy]]'', it has continued to appear in many movies, shows, music videos, and even commercials, see Covers and Parodies for more information. It was placed at number 6 on Vh1's Greatest Songs of the '90s. |
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In a 2000 interview, Sir Mix-a-Lot reflected: "There's always butt songs. Hell, I got the idea sitting up here listing to old [[Parliament (band)|Parliament]] records—''[[Motor Booty Affair]]''. Black men like butts. That's the bottom line."<ref>{{Citation |author=Sir Mix-a-Lot |first2=Jon |last2Caramanica |title=Still Bumpin' |date=October 2000 |work=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] |volume=8 |issue=8 |page=82}}</ref> The song is part of a tradition of African-American music celebrating the female behind, including ''[[Da Butt]]'', ''[[Rump Shaker (song)|Rump Shaker]]'', ''[[Shake Your Booty]]'', ''[[Shake Your Groove Thing]]'', and ''[[Bertha Butt Boogie]]''.<ref>{{Citation |first=Erin J. |last=Aubry |chapter=The butt: its politics, its profanity, its power |editor-first=Ophira |editor-last=Edut |year=2003 |title=Body outlaws: rewriting the rules of beauty and body image |edition=2nd |publisher=[[Seal Press]] |isbn=1-58005-108-1 |page=30}}</ref> |
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The song has been covered by such diverse artists as [[Vanilla Ice]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001I1TU2Y/|title=ASIN: B001I1TU2Y|accessdate=2008-11-05|publisher=[[Amazon.com]]}}</ref> hardcore band [[Throwdown (band)|Throwdown]],{{citation needed}} lounge singer [[Richard Cheese]],{{citation needed}} Ska band Grand Skeem,{{citation needed}} comedy singer [[Jonathan Coulton]],{{citation needed}} and drag queen [[Jackie Beat]] — the latter cover as "Baby Got Front."{{citation needed}} |
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[[Parody song|Parodies]] include "Table Be Round", a parody by Sir Mix-A-Lot himself about King Arthur and the Round Table performed for the television program ''[[Robot Chicken]]''.{{citation needed}} [[Spoken word]] duo [[Athens Boys Choir]] has a parody of the song on their album ''Rhapsody in T'' called "Tranny Got Pack."{{citation needed}} An alternate version was performed at a 2006 [[Washington Mutual]] retreat in Hawaii.<ref>http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0410/35779.html</ref> The song was spoofed in an episode of ''[[In Living Color]]'', "Baby Got Snacks," featuring [[Jamie Foxx]] as the lead singer.{{citation needed}} There was a controversial 2009 [[Burger King]] commercial promoting [[SpongeBob SquarePants]] Kid's Meal toys, which used a parody called "I Like Square Butts".<ref>{{Citation |first=Claudia |last=Feldman |date=16 April 2009 |title=Burger King’s whopper of an ad |work=[[Houston Chronicle]] |url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/main/6377572.html}}</ref><ref>{{Youtube|7gMZ62PsvRM}}</ref> |
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"Baby Got Back" is a 1992 Number One single by hip hop artist Sir Mix-a-Lot, from his album Mack Daddy, and samples Channel One's "Technicolor". The song's title originates from an urban slang term used to express a favorable opinion about the bust of a woman's (baby) buttocks (back). "Baby got back" can be rephrased as "She has a nice butt".
At the time of its original release, the song caused controversy with its outspoken and blatantly sexual lyrics about women, as well as specific and objectionable references to the female anatomy. The video was briefly banned by MTV.[1] To this day Baby got back has remained very popular and even anthemic for almost 20 years since it was originally featured on the album Mack Daddy in 1992.
In 2008, it was ranked number 17 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.[2]
Synopsis
The first verse begins, "I like big butts and I can not lie...", and most of the song is about being attracted to big butts. The second and third verse challenge mainstream norms of beauty: "I ain't talkin' bout Playboy" and "So Cosmo says you're fat / Well I ain't down with that!". Sir Mix-a-Lot comments in a 1992 interview: "The song doesn't just say I like large butts, you know? The song is talking about women who damn near kill themselves to try to look like these beanpole models that you see in Vogue magazine." He explains that most women respond positively to the song's message, especially black women: "They all say, 'About time.'"[3]
Also brought to the forefront of pop culture by this song is what was considered to be a generally accepted white standard of beauty — a skinny body lacking in voluptuous curves. The song starts with a conversation between two (presumably) thin, white valley girls. In the prelude that opens the song, one girl remarks to her friend, "Oh, my God, Becky, look at her butt! It is so big [...] She's just so ... black!" following by Sir Mix-a-Lot representing the African-American subculture's view: "You other brothers can't deny" and "Take the average black man and ask him..."[4]
Chart performance and awards
Sir Mix-a-Lot's best known song, "Baby Got Back" reached number 1 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 chart for five weeks in the summer of 1992, and won a 1993 Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance, despite appearing on the 1989 single 'Beat Boy as a 'B' Side. For almost two decades following the song's release on the album Mack Daddy, it has continued to appear in many movies, shows, music videos, and even commercials, see Covers and Parodies for more information. It was placed at number 6 on Vh1's Greatest Songs of the '90s.
End of year chart (1992) | Position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] | 2 |
Related songs
In a 2000 interview, Sir Mix-a-Lot reflected: "There's always butt songs. Hell, I got the idea sitting up here listing to old Parliament records—Motor Booty Affair. Black men like butts. That's the bottom line."[6] The song is part of a tradition of African-American music celebrating the female behind, including Da Butt, Rump Shaker, Shake Your Booty, Shake Your Groove Thing, and Bertha Butt Boogie.[7]
The song has been covered by such diverse artists as Vanilla Ice,[8] hardcore band Throwdown,[citation needed] lounge singer Richard Cheese,[citation needed] Ska band Grand Skeem,[citation needed] comedy singer Jonathan Coulton,[citation needed] and drag queen Jackie Beat — the latter cover as "Baby Got Front."[citation needed]
Parodies include "Table Be Round", a parody by Sir Mix-A-Lot himself about King Arthur and the Round Table performed for the television program Robot Chicken.[citation needed] Spoken word duo Athens Boys Choir has a parody of the song on their album Rhapsody in T called "Tranny Got Pack."[citation needed] An alternate version was performed at a 2006 Washington Mutual retreat in Hawaii.[9] The song was spoofed in an episode of In Living Color, "Baby Got Snacks," featuring Jamie Foxx as the lead singer.[citation needed] There was a controversial 2009 Burger King commercial promoting SpongeBob SquarePants Kid's Meal toys, which used a parody called "I Like Square Butts".[10][11]
See also
References
- ^ Baby Got Back Songfacts. Songfacts. Retrieved April 5, 2007.
- ^ Prefixmag
- ^ Keizer, Brian (September 1992), "Big Buts", Spin, vol. 8, no. 6, pp. 87–88
- ^ Crawley, Sara L.; Foley, Lara J.; Shehan, Constance L. (2008), Gendering Bodies, Rowman & Littlefield, pp. 17–18, ISBN 0-7425-5956-1
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- ^ Sir Mix-a-Lot (October 2000), "Still Bumpin'", Vibe, vol. 8, no. 8, p. 82
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- ^ "ASIN: B001I1TU2Y". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
- ^ http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0410/35779.html
- ^ Feldman, Claudia (16 April 2009), "Burger King's whopper of an ad", Houston Chronicle
- ^ Video on YouTube