"Baby Cakes" is the only single released by British

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trio 3 of a Kind. It debuted atop the

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on 15 August 2004, becoming the band's only chart hit. ''

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'' included "Baby Cakes" on their "40 of the best UK garage tracks released from 1995 to 2005" list. The

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shows the band in a cake shop and contains several double-entendres. A follow-up song, "Wink One Eye" was recorded but was never released.

Background

The song's title was inspired by the 1989 American made-for TV movie '' Baby Cakes'', which starred

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in the title role. In the book ''1000 UK Number One Hits'', member Liana 'Miz Tipzta' Caruana said the song was written in 1998, and she came up with the title after having seen the film that mirrored her own experiences: "The words are written about someone I knew, but generally it's based on the film's love story. Basically, the girl knows the man is 'The One' but he doesn't realise it".

Track listings

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

"Bbycakes" version

In February 2022, a version by Guernsey producer

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, American rapper

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and English singer/producer

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featuring English rapper Shygirl was released as the third

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from Mura Masa's third studio album ''Demon Time'', titled "Bbycakes". The song peaked at number 71 on the

, becoming Shygirl's first entry on the chart. Mura Masa described the song as "a mission statement for the vicarious and playful nature that I think popular music needs to be looking to in order to soundtrack those crucial moments of fun and hedonism in an increasingly cynical culture".

Personnel

* Nathan Boddy – mixing engineer * Liana Caruana – songwriting * Nicholas Gallante – songwriting * Ema Gaspar – art direction * John Greenham – mastering engineer *

– songwriting, vocals *

– production, songwriting, synthesizer, drum programming, engineer *

– songwriting, vocals * Marc Portelli – songwriting * Shygirl – songwriting, vocals

Charts

References

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