American Baby

"American Baby"
Single by Dave Matthews Band
from the album Stand Up
ReleasedMarch 28, 2005 (2005-03-28)
RecordedHaunted Hollow (Charlottesville, Virginia)
Length
  • 4:35 (album version)
  • 3:42 (radio edit)
LabelRCA
Songwriters
ProducerMark 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 peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100, making their highest-charting single in the United States. A music video was filmed for the song.

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "American Baby"
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Canada Hot AC Top 30 (Radio & Records) 18
US Billboard Hot 10016
US Adult Alternative Airplay (Billboard)2
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)39
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)8

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "American Baby"
Chart (2005) Position
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard) 29
US Triple-A (Billboard) 7

Release history

Release dates and formats for "American Baby"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States March 28, 2005 RCA
June 7, 2005 Contemporary hit radio

References

  1. ↑ "R&R Canada Hot AC Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1609. June 3, 2005. p. 55. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Dave Matthews Band Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Dave Matthews Band Chart History (Adult Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Dave Matthews Band Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Dave Matthews Band Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  6. ↑ "2005 The Year in Charts: Top Adult Top 40 Songs". Billboard Radio Monitor. Vol. 13, no. 50. December 16, 2005. p. 31.
  7. ↑ "2005 The Year in Charts: Top Triple-A Songs". Billboard Radio Monitor. Vol. 13, no. 50. December 16, 2005. p. 57.
  8. ↑ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1599. March 25, 2005. p. 23.
  9. ↑ "FMQB: Modern Rock". FMQB. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2026.
  10. ↑ "FMQB: CHR". FMQB. Archived from the original on June 2, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2026.