<P> In the United States, "Baby" debuted at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Bieber's highest charting single in the US . Bieber then went on to surpass this chart position when "Boyfriend" debuted at number two in April 2012 . The song was also Ludacris's biggest song to date, solo or featuring, since 2007's "Glamorous". "Baby" was beaten out as the week's highest debut by Taylor Swift's "Today Was a Fairytale", which debuted at number two . The debuting of the pair of songs was just the third time in history that the Hot 100 had two new top - five debuts . The instance had last happened in 2003 when American Idol's Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken's debut singles charted at number one and two . During its first week of radio impact, the song had over 1400 spins, and was the top gainer for mainstream and rhythmic radio formats . The song debuted at thirty - three on the Pop Songs chart on the week labeled February 13, 2010 . The song missed out becoming the greatest gainer by one spot, which was Kesha's "Blah Blah Blah". However the following week, the song did collect greatest gainer recognition, jumping to twenty - five on the chart, and has since peaked at sixteen . On August 2, 2010, the song was certified double - platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of 2,000,000 units . As of May 2013, the song has sold 3.9 million digital downloads in the United States . With the inclusion of streaming in the RIAA certifications in 2013, the song became the highest certificated single of all time with 12XPlatinum (passing "Candle in the Wind 1997" by Elton John with 11XPlatinum). </P> <P> "Baby" debuted and peaked on the Canadian Hot 100 at number three, becoming his highest charting single at the time . On the issue dated February 8, 2010, the song debuted in Australia on the official ARIA Singles Chart at number thirty - seven . After twelve weeks of ascending and descending the charts the single reached a peak of three . "Baby" has since been certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipments of 70,000 units . In New Zealand, the song entered the chart at nineteen . After weeks of ascending and descending the charts, "Baby" reached a peak of four . The song dropped to the number five position the following week and after weeks of fluctuating around the chart it attained the number four position once again . It has since been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ). The song peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart on the issue date March 14, 2010 . The following week, "Baby" fell to number four, but climbed back to its previous peak position of three on the issue date March 28, 2010 . In the process of climbing the charts, "Baby" gained a new peak of two on the R&B Singles Chart . As of June 2012, Baby has sold 442,432 copies in the United Kingdom . </P> <P> Filming for the music video began during the week of January 25, 2010, in Los Angeles . It was filmed at Universal CityWalk by director Ray Kay, who had previously directed videos for Beyoncé Knowles, Lady Gaga, Alexandra Burke, and Cheryl Cole, among others . Ludacris said that the video "is like a 2010 version of Michael Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel"." Bieber said that the video "will capture the song's message of trying to woo back a girl ." In explaining the concept of the video, Bieber said, "It starts off, I really like this girl, but we didn't (get) along; we couldn't be together . Basically I want her back and (I'm) kind of going through the whole thing . I'm chasing her around, trying to get her, and she's kind of playing hard to get, but I'm persistent . I keep going ." The video premiered exclusively on Vevo on Friday, February 19, 2010 . Singer and actress Jasmine Villegas portrays Bieber's love interest in the video . Bieber's friends, Young Money artists Drake and Lil Twist also appeared in the video, along with Tinashe and jerkin' crew The Rangers . </P> <P> The video takes place in a mall - like setting with a bowling alley and more . After the video was released, MTV commented on the video being the new version of "The Way You Make Me Feel" saying, "...and the choreography does use a few of Jackson's less - suggestive moves ." The MTV review goes on saying, "most of the video takes place in the bowling alley, there are also scenes of Bieber in other settings, hanging out with Luda, doing the moonwalk, messing with his hair and mugging for the camera . Regardless of his lady's apparent frustration with him, Bieber eventually wins her over . The video concludes with the pair walking off into the night holding hands ." Rapper Drake appears in the video . </P>

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