“Be My Baby” by The Ronettes

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“Be My Baby” by The Ronettes is a landmark 1963 girl-group pop song produced by Phil Spector, renowned for its “Wall of Sound” production and enduring influence on popular music.

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instanceOf single
song
associatedMovement Brill Building era
associatedProducerStyle Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound
linked to: Wall of Sound
B-side "Tedesco and Pitman"
backingMusiciansEnsemble The Wrecking Crew
chartPosition Canada #1
UK Singles Chart top 5
US Billboard Hot 100 #2
countryOfOrigin United States
culturalImpact highly influential on 1960s pop production
landmark girl-group recording
drummer Hal Blaine
engineer Larry Levine
era early 1960s American pop
featuresOpeningDrumFigure iconic four-beat drum intro
firstReleasedAs 7-inch single
genre Brill Building pop
girl group
pop
rock and roll
includedInList Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
influencedArtist Billy Joel
Brian Wilson
Bruce Springsteen
The Beach Boys
The Beatles
influencedWork "Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen
"Don’t Worry Baby" by The Beach Boys
linked to: Don't Worry Baby
language English
length 2:39
notableRecognition widely regarded as one of the greatest pop singles of all time
orchestration dense orchestral arrangement with strings and percussion
performer The Ronettes
producer Phil Spector
recordedAt Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles
linked to: Gold Star Studios
recordingDate 1963-07-05
recordLabel Philles Records
releaseDate 1963-08-01
side A-side
songwriter Ellie Greenwich
Jeff Barry
Phil Spector
theme romantic devotion
usesProductionTechnique Wall of Sound
vocalArrangement lead vocal with girl-group harmonies
vocalist Veronica Bennett (Ronnie Spector)
linked to: Ronnie Spector

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Mean Streets soundtrackFeature “Be My Baby” by The Ronettes