Baby Jane (Rod Stewart song)

"Baby Jane" is a 1983 song by British rock vocalist Rod Stewart. It was a significant hit worldwide and remains his final UK number one single to date.

Background

Written by Rod Stewart and Jay Davis and produced by Stewart, Tom Dowd, George Cutko and Jim Cregan, the song was the lead single from his Body Wishes album and was his most successful single since "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" in 1978.

Chart performance

To date, the song has remained as the 6th and final UK number one single for Stewart. In the US, the song was also a big hit, peaking at no. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.^[1] The single also charted highly in Australia, peaking at no. 10.

Weekly charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[2]	10
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[3]	3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[4]	1
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)^[5]	1
Canada (CHUM)^[6]	5
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[7]	13
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[8]	1
France (IFOP)^[9]	2
Germany (Official German Charts)^[10]	1
Ireland (IRMA)^[11]	1
Italy (FIMI)^[12]	15
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[13]	6
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[14]	9
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[15]	14
Norway (VG-lista)^[16]	10
Poland (LP3)^[17]	11
South Africa (Springbok Radio)^[18]	1
Spain (AFYVE)^[19]	1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[20]	3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[21]	2
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[22]	1
US Billboard Hot 100^[1]	14
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play^[1]	47
US Cash Box^[23]	18

Year-end charts

Chart (1983)	Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[24]	80
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[25]	17
Canada (RPM Top 100 Singles)^[26]	86
France (IFOP)^[27]	27
Italy (FIMI)^[12]	66
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[28]	50
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[29]	85
South Africa (Springbok Radio)^[30]	7
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[31]	14

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
France (SNEP)^[32]	Gold	784,000^[33]
United Kingdom (BPI)^[34]	Silver	250,000^{^}
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

Order of precedence
Preceded by "Comment ça va" by The Shorts	Belgian Ultratop 50 Flanders number-one single 16 July 1983 (1 week)	Succeeded by "Manuel Goodbye" by Audrey Landers
Preceded by "Comment ça va" by The Shorts	Belgian VRT Top 30 Flanders number-one single 16 July 1983 (1 week)	Succeeded by "Manuel Goodbye" by Audrey Landers
Preceded by "Moonlight Shadow" by Mike Oldfield	Eurochart Hot 100 number-one single 30 July 1983 – 6 August 1983 (2 weeks)	Succeeded by "Moonlight Shadow" by Mike Oldfield
Preceded by "Every Breath You Take" by The Police	Irish Singles Chart number-one single 26 June 1983 – 3 July 1983 (2 weeks)	Succeeded by "Moonlight Shadow" by Mike Oldfield
Preceded by "Every Breath You Take" by The Police	UK Singles Chart number-one single 2 July 1983 – 16 July 1983 (3 weeks)	Succeeded by "Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)" by Paul Young
Preceded by "Juliet" by Robin Gibb	German number-one single 18 July 1983 – 1 August 1983 (3 weeks)	Succeeded by "Codo (...düse im Sauseschritt)" by Tauchen Prokopetz
Preceded by "Flashdance... What a Feeling" by Irene Cara	South African number-one single 2 September 1983 – 30 September 1983 (5 weeks)	Succeeded by "Every Breath You Take" by The Police
Preceded by "Dolce Vita" by Ryan Paris	Spanish number-one single 3 October 1983 (1 week)	Succeeded by "Flashdance... What a Feeling" by Irene Cara

Cover versions

In 2006, Scottish group Belle and Sebastian included a cover of the song as a B-side on the 7" version of their single "White Collar Boy".

References

1 2 3 "Body Wishes – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
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↑ "Radio 2 Top 30 : 16 juli 1983" (in Dutch). Top 30. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
↑ CHART NUMBER 1384 – Saturday, July 23, 1983 at the Wayback Machine (archived 13 February 2006). CHUM. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6244." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
↑ MusicSeek.info – UK, Eurochart, Billboard & Cashbox No.1 Hits at the Wayback Machine. MusicSeek.info. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
↑ "InfoDisc : Tous les Titres par Artiste" (in French). InfoDisc. Select "Rod Stewart" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
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↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Baby Jane". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
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↑ "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (S)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
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↑ "Swisscharts.com – Rod Stewart – Baby Jane". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
↑ "Archive Chart: 1983-07-02" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
↑ CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending JULY 30, 1983 at the Wayback Machine (archived 11 September 2012). Cash Box magazine. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
↑ "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts – 1980s". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1983" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
↑ "Top Singles – Volume 39, No. 17, December 24, 1983". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
↑ "TOP – 1983" (in French). Top-france.fr. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
↑ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1983" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1983" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
↑ "Top 20 Hit Singles of 1983". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
↑ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1983" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
↑ "French single certifications – Rod Stewart – Baby Jane" (in French). InfoDisc. Select ROD STEWART and click OK
↑ "Les Singles en Or" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
↑ "British single certifications – Rod Stewart – Baby Jane". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Baby Jane in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search

External links

Rod Stewart - Baby Jane

Rod Stewart singles

1970s	"It's All Over Now" (1970) "Reason to Believe"/"Maggie May" (1971) "Every Picture Tells a Story"/"Reason to Believe" (1971) Spain only "(I Know) I'm Losing You"/"Mandolin Wind" (1971) "Handbags and Gladrags" (1972) "You Wear It Well" (1972) "Angel" (1972) "What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)" (1972) "Twistin' the Night Away" (1973, 1987) "Oh! No Not My Baby" (1973) "Farewell" / "You Send Me" (1973) "Mine for Me" (1974) "You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything" (1974) Stewart/Faces "Sailing" (1975) "This Old Heart of Mine" (1975) "Tonight's the Night" (1975) "The Killing of Georgie" (1976) "Get Back" (1976) "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (1977) "I Don't Want to Talk About It" (1977, 1990) "You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)" (1978) "Hot Legs" (1978) "I Was Only Joking" (1978) "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (1978, 1997) "Ain't Love a Bitch" (1979) "Blondes (Have More Fun)" (1979)

1980s	"(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right" (1980) "Tonight, I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)" (1981) "Young Turks" (1982) "How Long?" (1982) "Baby Jane" (1983) "That's What Friends Are For" (1983) "Infatuation" (1984) "Some Guys Have All the Luck" (1984) "All Right Now" (1984) "People Get Ready" (1985, 1991, 1993) Stewart/Beck "Love Touch" (1986) "In My Life" (1987) "Forever Young" (1988) "My Heart Can't Tell You No" (1988) "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" (1989)Stewart/Isley "Downtown Train" (1989)

1990s	"It Takes Two" (1990)Stewart/Turner "Rhythm of My Heart" (1991) "The Motown Song" (1991) "Your Song" (1992) "Ruby Tuesday" (1993) "Have I Told You Lately" (1993) "Reason to Believe" (unplugged, 1993) "All for Love" (1993) Stewart/Adams/Sting "Lady Luck" (1996) "Ooh La La" (1998) "Rocks" (1998) "Cigarettes and Alcohol" (1998) "Faith of the Heart" (1999)

2000s	"These Foolish Things" (2002) "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (2003) "Time After Time" (2003) "What a Wonderful World" (2004) "Blue Moon" (2004) "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (2005) "I've Got a Crush on You" (2005) "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" (2006) "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" (2006)

2010s	"Everybody Hurts" (2010) "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" (2012) "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (2012) "She Makes Me Happy" (2013) "It's Over" (2013) "Brighton Beach" (2013) "Everyday" (2015) "Love Is" (2015)

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