Baby Don't Hurt Me

"Baby Don't Hurt Me"
Big words – BABY DON'T HURT ME – one per line, in pink on black
Single by David Guetta, Anne-Marie and Coi Leray
Released6 April 2023 (2023-04-06)
Recorded2021–2022
GenreDance-pop[1]
Length
  • 2:20
  • 3:18 (extended mix)
Label
  • What a DJ
  • Warner UK
Songwriter(s)
  • Akil King
  • Anne-Marie Rose Nicholson
  • Coi Leray Collins
  • David Guetta
  • Dee Dee Halligan
  • Ed Sheeran
  • Feli Ferraro
  • Johnny McDaid
  • Junior Torello
  • Mikkel Cox
  • Steve Mac
  • Tobias Frederiksen
Producer(s)
  • David Guetta
  • Johnny Goldstein
  • Mike Hawkins
  • Toby Green
David Guetta singles chronology
"Here We Go Again"
(2023) 		"Baby Don't Hurt Me"
(2023) 		"Live Without Love"
(2023)
Anne-Marie singles chronology
"Expectations"
(2023) 		"Baby Don't Hurt Me"
(2023) 		"Unhealthy"
(2023)
Coi Leray singles chronology
"Nonsense" (remix)
(2023) 		"Baby Don't Hurt Me"
(2023) 		"Flip a Switch" (remix)
(2023)
Music video
"Baby Don't Hurt Me" on YouTube

"Baby Don't Hurt Me" is a collaborative single by French DJ David Guetta with British singer Anne-Marie and American rapper Coi Leray. It was released on 6 April 2023 through What a DJ and Warner UK. The song prominently interpolates Haddaway’s 1993 hit "What Is Love". It is included on the "Super Unhealthy" edition of Anne-Marie's third studio album Unhealthy.

The single was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Dance Recording at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, the first nominations for Leray and Anne-Marie.

Background and composition

The song was co-written by Ed Sheeran, who talked about the collaboration in an interview in March 2023.[2] Guetta and Leray previewed the song at the 2023 Ultra Music Festival on 27 March 2023.[3] The song was described as a "modern" reimagination of the 1993 song,[4] with Guetta having found a formula "that works for him when it comes to scoring new hits" and sticking with it.[1] For the song, Guetta utilised the "iconic" riff, melodies and a few lyrics from the original, putting a modern spin to it.[5] The song release was accompanied by a lyric video.[6]

Music video

A music video, directed by Hannah Lux Davis, was filmed in late March 2023 and was released on 5 May 2023.[4][7] The video pays homage to A Night at the Roxbury with characters dressed similarly to the Butabi brothers doing the head bob motion from the film in one scene.[8][9]

Remixes

The song has received remixes by Hypaton & Giuseppe Ottaviani, DJs From Mars, Borai & Denham,[10] Joel Corry, Cedric Gervais,[11] Robin Schulz, Sofi Tukker, and Ozone & Diagnostix.[12]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Baby Don't Hurt Me"
Chart (2023-2024) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[13] 67
Australia Dance (ARIA)[14] 7
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[15] 13
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[16] 10
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[17] 4
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[18] 15
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[19] 25
CIS (TopHit)[20] 1
Croatia (HRT)[21] 4
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[22] 4
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[23] 27
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[24] 28
France (SNEP)[25] 20
Germany (Official German Charts)[26] 9
Global 200 (Billboard)[27] 41
Greece International (IFPI)[28] 28
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[29] 12
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[30] 1
Hungary (Single Top 40)[31] 2
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[32] 11
Ireland (IRMA)[33] 10
Italy (FIMI)[34] 26
Latvia Airplay (LAIPA)[35] 3
Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[36] 3
Lithuania (AGATA)[37] 38
Luxembourg (Billboard)[38] 6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[39] 5
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[40] 8
Nigeria (TurnTable Top 100)[41] 57
Norway (VG-lista)[42] 14
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[43] 18
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)[44] 35
Portugal (AFP)[45] 54
Romania (UPFR)[46] 7
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[47] 1
San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50)[48] 7
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[49] 1
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[50] 31
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[51] 89
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[52] 36
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[53] 6
UK Singles (OCC)[54] 13
UK Dance (OCC)[55] 4
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[56] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[57] 48
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[58] 15
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[59] 8
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[60] 2
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[61] 12
Venezuela (Record Report)[62] 41

Monthly charts

Monthly chart performance for "Baby Don't Hurt Me"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Paraguay (SGP)[63] 82
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[64] 3
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[65] 3

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Baby Don't Hurt Me"
Chart (2023) Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[66] 27
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[67] 42
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[68] 22
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[69] 47
Germany (Official German Charts)[70] 28
Global 200 (Billboard)[71] 125
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[72] 46
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[73] 7
Italy (FIMI)[74] 59
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[75] 30
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[76] 31
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[77] 94
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[78] 26
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[79] 88
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[80] 21
UK Singles (OCC)[81] 93
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[82] 30
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[83] 42
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[84] 37
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[85] 4
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[86] 40

Certifications

Certifications for "Baby Don't Hurt Me"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[87] Platinum 70,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[88] Platinum 30,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[89] 2× Platinum 160,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[90] Gold 45,000‡
France (SNEP)[91] Platinum 200,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[92] Gold 300,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[93] 2× Platinum 200,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[94] Platinum 50,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[95] Platinum 10,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[96] Platinum 60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[97] Gold 400,000‡
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece)[98] Gold 1,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

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