Song · Pulp
“Babies” by Pulp
From the album His ’n’ Hers (1994)
“Babies” by Pulp appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1994 and 2025. It was first released in 1994 on the album His ’n’ Hers. Its best result is #23 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1994. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #163 alternative song of 1994.
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"Babies" started out in 1992 as a Pulp single on Gift Records, with a video Jarvis Cocker directed himself, and it went nowhere. Then it turned up again on His 'n' Hers and, remixed, on the Sisters EP in 1994, which made number 19 in the UK. It's a sneaky, grubby little story: a boy hiding in a wardrobe to spy on his friend's sister, told by Cocker with a leer and a blush in equal measure.
The riff came from drummer Nick Banks, who played it for Cocker, and the tune is credited to all five members, with the words Cocker's. Ed Buller produced, engineered and mixed. It's brighter and poppier than much of what Pulp had done before, and writers have since singled it out as one of their finest songs.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 23 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1994 | 50 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | Absolute Radio | Absolute Radio 100 Ultimate Britpop Anthems | 100 |
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