Samantha Mumba 'Baby Come On Over'

[Pet Shop Boy]

The second hit for Samantha, this peaked at #13 on CHR pop. I believe it had a very strange run in that it jumped exactly 2 places every week for a large part of its ascent up the charts. A big hit on TRL too, this kinda made her name a bit, and pushed her album up the charts. Unfortunately, after that they screwed her around and her career fizzled.

Not her best single, but i like it. The remix was way better than the dull original album version.

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06/07/01- "Baby Come On Over" [#5] [20 weeks]

[strong4PMB!]

SMASH!! I loved it. I think it was my #2 single of 2001.

[FreakyFlyBry]

I liked it, but not as much as "Gotta Tell You". It peaked at #24 on my chart.

[Mega248]

I liked the other two singles better, but this one was okay.

[mst3k]

I love the single remix (the album version was kinda bland).

[krazymack]

I liked this song and the video for it was cool.

[Sean]

Never got why they released this as the 2nd US single.... very mediorce song and "Always Come Back To Your Love" and "Body 2 Body" were MUCH better. The remix is better than the album version for sure.

[Chromeozone]

I really, really loved this song when it was out. Of course, I was a huge Sam Mumba fan at the time, too. 9 weeks @ #1 and my #3 song of 2001 (behind In My Pocket & He Loves U Not).

I, too, agree that the remix was superior to the original album version (speaking of which, the original album release in the US had the ugliest cover... ever... lol)

[jimmy74747]

Best song on her album.

[Keith3000]

Sean said:

Never got why they released this as the 2nd US single.... very mediorce song and "Always Come Back To Your Love" and "Body 2 Body" were MUCH better.

I agree, so was "Gotta Tell You".

[JCMF3]

Fabolous song. Peaked at #3 on my chart.

Why they didn't release "Always Come Back To Your Love" is beyond me! :(

[irice22]

I like this song, better than "Gotta Tell You."

[reception]

It's alright.

[Leafstorm]

The remixed version was good. Too bad that it didn't do nearly as well compared to ''Gotta Tell You'' in the U.S.. She had so much potential.

[BFMR]

never really liked this... found it bland

[Unexpected]

Never was really crazy for any of her singles/

[ExActLy99]

It was decent, but I liked "Gotta Tell You" a lot more.

[Hybrid0NE]

I loved this song! It made my Top Ten singles of 2001.

[cartman2002]

This tune reached #49 on the Hot 100 in 2001.

[johnnywest]

irice22 said:

I like this song, better than "Gotta Tell You."

Reverse that for me.

[Positive Tension]

This song is a jam! One of my favorites of 2001, though I didn't listen to a whole lot back then.

Whatever happened to Samantha Mumba, anyway? Her first album was so good.

[johnnywest]

FreakyFlyBry said:

I liked it, but not as much as "Gotta Tell You".

[Longshot]

I love this Jam. Very fun and infectious. Perhaps my favorite pop song of the decade.

It's a shame she's fallen off the map.

[JamaicaFunk²]

i think her last release I'm Right Here was her best. that song was amazing. this one was pretty good too though.

[ct2874]

IIRC, there was a version of this song that had something during the chorus that sounded as if a frog was croaking...couldn't stand that, so I liked the other version better.

[Hervard]

This was a great song. I still don't see how I overlooked this song when writing my personal Top 30 charts from spring, 2001. The same thing happened with "Underneath Your Clothes" by Shakira. I guess it was just a case of carelessness.

[reception]

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[cartman2002]

Baby Come On Over reached #49 on the Hot 100 in 2001

[CammyCan]

Heard this on the radio today, totally forgot about it. Great song.