Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)

"Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)" was one of the first songs Samantha Mumba wrote and recorded in Sweden for her debut studio album Gotta Tell You (2000).[1] Alongside Mumba, producers Anders Bagge and Arnthor Birgisson also co-wrote the song, with production handled by the latter two, Dino Esposito, E. Dawk, and Ron Fair.[2] In an interview with Billboard, Mumba stated that the song "shows a bit of my personality more than anything else".[3] "Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)" was released as a remixed version on 10 September 2001, which was not included on initial pressings of the album.[4]

"Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)" is a bass-heavy club anthem. The lyrics describe a girl attempting to make the first move on a man.[5] The song's remix samples funk band Kool And The Gang's 1979 song "Ladies' Night".[6] According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Alfred Music, it is based on ⁴
₄ common time, with a tempo of 96 beats per minute, while composed in the key of F major. Mumba's vocal range spans from the low note of D₃ to the high note of D♭₅, while the song is constructed in verse–chorus form.[7]

Writing on the 3 March 2001 issue of Billboard about the song's promotional release in the US, Chuck Taylor wrote that the song's production was a "change of pace" for pop radio stations, praising the instrumental layers and salsa beat that contrasted other songs receiving airplay at the time.[8] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic considered "Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)" to be a "stand out" track on Mumba's album.[9]

"Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)" debuted at the number five peak on the UK Singles Chart dated 22 September 2001, where it charted for 10 weeks.[10] On the Irish Singles Chart, the song peaked at number two,[11] while it also bowed at number six on the Scottish Singles Chart in its first week before remaining on the chart for 14 weeks.[12] In Switzerland, it debuted on 7 October 2001, before peaking at number 67 on the chart dated 21 October 2001. The song charted for four weeks before exiting.[13]

On the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, "Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)" first entered the chart at number 39 on the chart dated 16 September 2001. It peaked at number 35 on the chart dated 7 October 2001, and remained for six weeks.[14] The song bowed at number 50 on the Official New Zealand Music Chart for one week on the chart dated 14 October 2001.[15] "Baby, Come Over (This Is Our Night)" peaked at number 49 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart dated 9 June 2001, where it remained for 17 weeks.[16] It peaked at number 14 on the Dance Club Songs chart, and bowed at number 16 on the Mainstream Top 40.[17][18]

The Joseph Kahn-directed music video depicts Mumba and several dancers in different scenes such as in front of an orange background, giant steps above water, and in a multi-coloured room viewed through a first-person perspective of a telescope. Mumba also holds a microphone while standing in a blue hallway with white holes splattered on the walls.

The music video debuted on the Disney Channel in February 2001.[8] It was promoted by Mumba performing on the Disney Channel In Concert special with Aaron Carter on 30 March 2001, which subsequently received heavy rotation.[19]

Credits adapted from the back cover of "Baby Come On Over".[2]

Recording

• Mixed at Murlyn Studios

Personnel

• Samantha Mumba – songwriter
• Anders Bagge – songwriter, producer
• Arnthor Birgisson – songwriter, producer, mixing
• Dino Esposito – producer
• E. Dawk – producer
• Ron Fair – producer
• Samantha Olsson – background vocals
• Jeanette Olsson – background vocals
• Aaron Chakraverty – mastering