American Baby

2005 single by Dave Matthews Band

"American Baby"

Single by Dave Matthews Band

from the album Stand Up

Released

March 17, 2005

Recorded

Haunted Hollow Studio, Charlottesville, Virginia

Genre

Soft rock

Length

4:35 (album version)
3:42 (radio edit)

Label

RCA

Songwriter(s)

Mark Batson
Carter Beauford
Stefan Lessard
Dave Matthews
LeRoi Moore
Boyd Tinsley

Producer(s)

Mark Batson

Dave Matthews Band singles chronology

"Grey Street"
(2002)

"American Baby"
(2005)

"Dreamgirl"
(2005)

"American Baby" is a song by American rock band Dave Matthews Band, released as the first single from their sixth studio album Stand Up. The song encourages Americans not to lose their culture in the midst of political and social trouble. It peaked number 16 on Billboard Hot 100, making their highest-charting single in the United States. A music video was also filmed for the song and premiered on April 18, 2005 on VH1.^[1]

The song is also featured on the band's greatest hits album, The Best of What's Around Vol. 1.

Track listing

iTunes digital single

"American Baby" – 4:36

American radio promo

"American Baby" (radio edit) – 3:42
"American Baby" (album version) – 4:36
Suggested callout hook – 0:10

EC promo single CD

"American Baby" (radio edit) – 3:42
"American Baby" (album version) – 4:35

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[2]	16
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)^[3]	2
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[4]	39
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)^[5]	8

References

^ "Radio & Records March 25, 2005" (PDF).
^ "Dave Matthews Band Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
^ "Dave Matthews Band Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
^ "Dave Matthews Band Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
^ "Dave Matthews Band Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2018.