Peak
11
Weeks
13
Score
1,955
Chart Year
1968
When this was first released there appeared to be little enthusiasm for the single until BBC's newly founded Radio 1 began to play it. The song got onto the station's playlist mainly because they wanted to avoid any records being played by the pirate radio broadcasters, so they looked back at recent releases that the pirates had missed. The song's co-writer Tony Macaulay recalls in 1000 UK #1 Hits by Jon Kutner and Spencer Leigh: "I woke up that morning with a stinking headache and when I got to the studio and heard The Foundations, I thought they were pretty terrible. I decided my hangover was to blame, and so I gave them the benefit of the doubt. The only song I could think of was something John McLeod and I had had for some time, 'Baby Now That I've Found You.' I didn't have a lot of faith in the song but they recorded it with a lot of energy and I learned a lot from making that record." It went on to become an international hit. Clem Curtis, the lead vocalist of The Foundations recalls in the same book "Tony Macaulay gave us 2 songs. One was 'Let The Heartaches Begin' and the other was 'Baby Now That I've Found You' and we chose 'Baby Now That I've Found You.' Long John Baldry recorded the other one and that knocked us off the top." This was used in the 2001 film Shallow Hal. >> This was the first song by a multiracial band to top the UK singles chart. A cover version by Alison Krauss was featured in the 1997 Australian comedy, The Castle.
Baby, now that I've found you, I can't let you go I'll build my world around you, I need you so Baby, even though you don't need me You don't need me Baby, now that I've found you, I can't let you go I'll build my world around you, I need you so Baby, even though you don't need me You don't need me Baby, baby, since first we met I knew in this heart of mine (I wanna tell you) The love we had could not be bad Play it right and bide my time Spent a lifetime looking for somebody To give me love like you Now you've told me that you wanna leave me Darling, I just can't let you Baby, now that I've found you, I can't let you go I'll build my world around you, I need you so Baby, even though you don't need me You don't need me Baby, now that I've found you, I can't let you go I'll build my world around you, I need you so Baby, even though you don't need me You don't need me Spent a lifetime looking for somebody To give me love like you Now you've told me that you wanna leave me Darling, I just can't let you Baby, now that I've found you, I can't let you go I'll build my world around you, I need you so Baby, even though you don't need me You don't need me Baby, now that I've found you, I can't let you go I'll build my world around you, I need you so
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dec 23, 1967 | 81 | 45 |
| 2 | Dec 30, 1967 | 66 | 60 |
| 3 | Jan 6, 1968 | 52 | 74 |
| 4 | Jan 13, 1968 | 38 | 88 |
| 5 | Jan 20, 1968 | 20 | 106 |
| 6 | Jan 27, 1968 | 20 | 106 |
| 7 | Feb 3, 1968 | 13 | 113 |
| 8 | Feb 10, 1968 | 12 | 114 |
| 9 | Feb 17, 1968 | 11 | 115 |
| 10 | Feb 24, 1968 | 11 | 115 |
| 11 | Mar 2, 1968 | 11 | 115 |
| 12 | Mar 9, 1968 | 12 | 114 |
| 13 | Mar 16, 1968 | 26 | 100 |