Babydoll

Album

Single

Label

Columbia Records

Genre

Pop rap

Media Type

EP

Duration

1:38

Composer(s)

Dominic Fike;Julian Cruz

Entered Chart

Feb 21, 2026

Peak Date

Apr 4, 2026

Released

October 16, 2018

Recorded

2017–2018

Catalog #

Columbia Records

In this heart-tugging love song, Dominic Fike's lover is giving him the cold shoulder, but he's not ready to let go. He's glued to the phone, channel-surfing, just hoping she'll reach out. In a nutshell, he's begging her to stick around. Even though they've been apart for a while, she's always on his mind. Fike recorded "BabyDoll" for his debut EP Don't Forget About Me, Demos. This song's lyrics also give detail about the background to the record and Fike's parents. Find me on Miami concrete Lookin' for somebody different 'cause my daddy was a pimp My mama had her issues but I miss her anyway The singer wrote most of the EP while he was under house arrest in Florida for assaulting a police officer. Fike's pimp dad was out of the picture when he was growing up while his drug addicted mom was in and out of jail. Fike chose to release Don't Forget About Me, Demos on October 16, 2018, as that was the day he'd have to drive his mom to jail. Dominic Fike co-wrote "Babydoll" with his longtime engineer Julian Cruz. A new wave of TikTok usage gave "Babydoll" a second life in early 2026, years after its 2018 release. Multiple new lyric and sped-up uploads in early February 2026 helped introduce the song to listeners who missed it the first time around. In the UK, "Babydoll" originally only scraped the lower end of the Official Singles Chart, but the streaming surge resulted in it reaching the Top 30 on the chart dated February 15, 2026. It also landed on the US Hot 100 for the first time.

I can't move on, baby doll
Waitin' on calls, flippin' through stations
I'm outclassed and it's outrageous
And I'll take it all, baby doll
Whatever's been weighin' you down

Find me on Miami concrete
Lookin' for somebody different
'Cause my daddy was a pimp
My mama had her issues but I miss her anyway
Oh, baby doll
Please don't call me for the wrong reasons
We both know exactly what I'm thinkin'
Weeks pass and I never grow tired
'Cause I never said never and I barely ever lie
I'm on the road to an original place in outer space
I didn't make it up
But you can't find it on a phone or a globe
And I can take you with me if you really wanna go
Oh, baby doll, I can't move on

And I can't move on, baby doll
Waitin' on calls, flippin' through stations
I'm outclassed and it's outrageous
And I'll take it all, baby doll
Whatever's been weighin' you down