"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]
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^Rock wit U (Awww Baby) (Australian CD single liner notes). Ashanti. Murder Inc. Records. 2003. 9807307.{{
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^Rock wit U (Awww Baby) (Japanese CD single liner notes). Ashanti. Murder Inc. Records. 2003. UICD-5007.{{
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^Chapter II (booklet). Ashanti. Murder Inc., Island Def Jam. 2003.{{
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