"Rock wit U (Awww Baby)"
Single by Ashanti
from the album Chapter II
ReleasedMay 19, 2003 (2003-05-19)
StudioCrackhouse (New York City)[1]
Length3:40
LabelMurder Inc.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Ashanti singles chronology
"Mesmerize"
(2002) 		"Rock wit U (Awww Baby)"
(2003) 		"Rain on Me"
(2003)

"Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" is a song by American R&B singer Ashanti. Written by her along with Irv Gotti and Chink Santana for her second studio album, Chapter II (2003), and produced by Gotti and Santana, the song was released by Murder Inc. on May 19, 2003, as the lead single from Chapter II, peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 for one week and became her first international hit from her second album, reaching number 7 in the UK and number 19 in Australia.

Music video

Directed by Paul Hunter and filmed in Miami in early May 2003,[2] the music video for "Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" features Ashanti at a beach with her boyfriend while they flirt in bed together and driving down the road in a Jeep. In some scenes, the boyfriend watches Ashanti dance for him in the house and behind some trees at night. There is also a scene where she rides on an elephant in the water. The video was nominated at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards for Best R&B Video.

Samples

The song was sampled for British rapper Aitch's single "Baby". The single was released on 10 March 2022.[3] It debuted on the UK Official Singles Top 100 on 18 March 2022, placing at number 2.[4]

Track listings

US 12-inch single[5]
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" (main)
3:38
2."Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" (instrumental)
  • Santana
  • Gotti
3:38
3."Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" (acapella)
  • Santana
  • Gotti
3:26
UK CD single[1]
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" (album version clean)
  • Santana
  • Gotti
3:38
2."Baby" (clean remix featuring Crooked I)
4:54
3."Baby" (Panjabi Hit Squad mix)
  • Santana
  • Gotti
  • 7[a]
4:32
UK 12-inch single[6]
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" (album version clean)
  • Santana
  • Gotti
3:38
2."Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" (Taz & Vanguard remix)
  • Santana
  • Gotti
  • Taz & Vanguard[a]
4:24
3."Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" (JD remix)
  • Santana
  • Gotti
  • JD[a]
3:54
4."Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" (Jay Hannan Lazy Dog mix)
  • Santana
  • Gotti
  • Jay Hannan[a]
6:30
European CD single[7]
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" (album version clean)
  • Santana
  • Gotti
3:38
2."Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" (instrumental)
  • Santana
  • Gotti
3:38
Australian CD single[8]
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" (album version clean)
  • Santana
  • Gotti
3:38
2."Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" (instrumental)
  • Santana
  • Gotti
3:38
3."Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" (Taz & Vanguard remix)
  • Santana
  • Gotti
  • Taz & Vanguard[a]
4:24
4."Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" (Jay Hannan Lazy Dog mix)
  • Santana
  • Gotti
  • Hannan[a]
6:30
Japanese CD single[9]
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" (radio edit)
  • Santana
  • Gotti
3:40
2."Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" (album version)
  • Santana
  • Gotti
3:33
3."Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" (instrumental)
  • Santana
  • Gotti
3:39

Notes

Credits and personnel

Credits lifted from the liner notes of Chapter II.[10]

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[41] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States May 19, 2003
Murder Inc. [42]
United Kingdom June 16, 2003 CD [43]
Japan June 25, 2003 [44]
Australia June 30, 2003 [45]

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