Connie Francis’ 1962 track “Pretty Little Baby” has made an unexpected comeback, capturing the hearts of a new generation. Although the song wasn’t a major hit when the then 23-year-old Francis first released it, it has gone viral 63 years later.
Millions of TikTok users are now lip-syncing to the song, pairing it with retro-inspired fashion and heartwarming clips of babies, children, pets, and more in a wave of nostalgic creativity.
@xsb3lPretty little baby✨♬ Pretty Little Baby – Stereo Mix – Connie Francis
“I am thrilled and overwhelmed at the success of ‘Pretty Little Baby’, – I recorded that song 63 years ago and to know that an entire new generation now knows who I am, and my music is thrilling for me. Thank you so much everybody, thank you TikTok.” said Connie
“Pretty Little Baby” is reportedly averaging 600K+ daily creates on TikTok, including posts from celebs and influencers like, including Kim Kardashian & North West, Kylie Jenner, Brook Monk, Jarred Jermaine, Abbie Herbert and many more.
@kyliejenneri know we’re over this song but i had toooo 🥹♬ original sound – 🫐
In the United States, the song is No. 1 on both TikTok’s Viral 50 and Top 50 charts. Currently it has nearly 15 million creates this year totaling more than 10 billion views across all sounds on TikTok.
The trending song has reportedly also crossed over to streaming where it has received more than 14 million streams globally in the last week.
“Pretty Little Baby” entered Spotify’s Viral Charts in 65 countries, including the top spot in India, Indonesia, Philippines, Egypt and Morocco and top five in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Singapore, Denmark, Romania and many more.
The song also broke into Spotify’s Global and U.S. charts for the first time this week, where it’s currently No. 67 on the Global Top 100 and No. 132 on the Global Weekly chart. It is No. 2 on the Global Daily Viral Songs chart.
As of the week ending April 10, the song was earning just over 17,000 official streams a week in the U.S., five weeks later it has increased to 4 million a week.
Additionally, “Pretty Little Baby” is No. 1 on YouTube Shorts U.S. Daily Chart and No. 2 on the YouTube Shorts Global Daily Chart. It is currently No. 1 on Shazam’s Viral Chart.
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