Baby Jane (Rod Stewart song)

"Baby Jane"
Single by Rod Stewart
from the album Body Wishes
B-side"Ready Now"
Released27 May 1983[1]
Genre
Length4:45
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriters
ProducersRod Stewart and Tom Dowd
Jim Cregan and George Tutko (co-producers)
Rod Stewart singles chronology
"Tora, Tora, Tora (Out with the Boys)"
(1982)		 "Baby Jane"
(1983)		 "What Am I Gonna Do (I'm So in Love with You)"
(1983)

"Baby Jane" is a 1983 song by British singer Rod Stewart, written by Stewart and Jay Davis. It was released as the lead single from his twelfth studio album, Body Wishes. Produced by Stewart, Tom Dowd, George Cutko and Jim Cregan, it was his most successful single since "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" in 1978, peaking at No. 1 in the UK (his last number one single to date) remaining at the top of the chart for three weeks. In the United States, the song was also a hit, peaking at No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1983) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 10
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5]3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6]1
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[7]13
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[8] 1
France (IFOP)[9] 2
Ireland (IRMA)[10]1
Israel (Kol Yisrael)[11] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12]9
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13]14
Norway (VG-lista)[14]10
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[15] 1
Spain (AFYVE)[16] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17]3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18]2
UK Singles (Official Charts)[19]1
US Billboard Hot 100[20] 14
US Dance/Disco Top 80 (Billboard)[21] 47
US Cash Box Top 100 Singles[22] 18
West Germany (GfK)[23]1
Zimbabwe (ZIMA)[24] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1983) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[25] 80
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[26] 17
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[27] 86
France (IFOP)[28] 30
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[29] 50
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[30] 85
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[31] 7
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[32] 14
UK Singles (Official Charts)[33] 21
West Germany (Media Control)[34] 9

Certifications and sales

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
France (SNEP)[35] Gold 500,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[36] Silver 250,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "News > Rod's new baby". Record Mirror. 21 May 1983. p. 6. Retrieved 15 December 2020 – via Flickr.
  2. 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Rod Stewart - Body Wishes (1983) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
  3. ↑ Stanley, Bob (6 February 2024). "The Bunker". The Story of the Bee Gees - Children of the World. New York City: Pegasus Books. p. 273. ISBN 9781639365531. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  4. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ↑ "Rod Stewart – Baby Jane" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "Rod Stewart – Baby Jane" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Image 6244". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  8. ↑ "UK, Eurochart, Billboard & Cashbox No.1 Hits". MusicSeek.info. Archived from the original on 14 June 2006.
  9. ↑ "Le Détail par Artiste". InfoDisc (in French). Select "Rod Stewart" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  10. ↑ "Baby Jane | IRMA". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  11. ↑ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 6 August 1983. p. 54. Retrieved 21 May 2026 – via worldradiohistory.com.
  12. ↑ "Rod Stewart – Baby Jane" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  13. ↑ "Rod Stewart – Baby Jane". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  14. ↑ "Rod Stewart – Baby Jane". VG-lista. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  15. ↑ "South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (S)". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  16. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  17. ↑ "Rod Stewart – Baby Jane". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  18. ↑ "Rod Stewart – Baby Jane". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  19. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 2/7/1983 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  20. ↑ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. 30 July 1983. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  21. ↑ "Dance Club Songs". Billboard. 30 July 1983. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  22. ↑ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending July 30, 1983". Cashbox. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012.
  23. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts (West Germany)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  24. ↑
    • Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare, Zimbabwe: C. Kimberley, 2000
  25. ↑ "Kent Music Report – National Top 100 Singles for 1983". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 22 January 2023 – via Imgur.
  26. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1983" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  27. ↑ "The Top Singles of 1983". RPM. Vol. 39, no. 17. 24 December 1983. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  28. ↑ "Top – 1983" (in French). Top-france.fr. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  29. ↑ "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1983" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  30. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1983" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  31. ↑ "Top 20 Hit Singles of 1983". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  32. ↑ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1983". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  33. ↑ Scaping, Peter, ed. (1984). "Top 100 singles: 1983". BPI Year Book 1984. British Phonographic Industry. pp. 42–43. ISBN 0-906154-04-9.
  34. ↑ "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts: 1983" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015.
  35. ↑ "French single certifications – Rod Stewart – Baby Jane" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 26 November 2021. Select ROD STEWART and click OK. 
  36. ↑ "British single certifications – Rod Stewart – Baby Jane". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Formats field. Type Baby Jane Rod Stewart in the "Search:" field.
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