"Somebody's Baby" is a 1982 song written and recorded by Jackson Browne

Jackson Browne

Jackson Browne is an American singer-songwriter and musician who has sold over 17 million albums in the United States alone....

 for the 1982 Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a 1982 American coming-of-age teen comedy film written by Cameron Crowe and adapted from his 1981 book of the same name...

movie soundtrack. Reaching #7 on 1982's Billboard Hot 100

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, the track would be Browne's last top ten song as well as the highest-charting single of his career. It has since been released on several of Browne's greatest hits albums including The Next Voice You Hear: The Best of Jackson Browne

The Next Voice You Hear: The Best of Jackson Browne

The Next Voice You Hear: The Best of Jackson Browne is a greatest hits album by the singer-songwriter Jackson Browne released in 1997.- History :...

and The Very Best of Jackson Browne

The Very Best of Jackson Browne

The Very Best of Jackson Browne is a double-disc compilation album by Jackson Browne, released on March 16, 2004 by Rhino Entertainment and Elektra Records in celebration of Browne's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame a day earlier...

. An unplugged acoustic

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 version appears on Browne's 2008 album Solo Acoustic, Vol. 2

Solo Acoustic, Vol. 2

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Other versions

• Phantom Planet
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   covered the song for the 2001 Not Another Teen Movie
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  movie soundtrack (a film which ironically parodies 1980s teen movies like Fast Times at Ridgemont High).

• It was covered by Andru Donalds
  Andru Donalds
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   for the 1997 Good Will Hunting
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  soundtrack.

• American rock band Yo La Tengo
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   released a version on the 1996 compilation album
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   entitled Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo
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• Country music singer-songwriter Eric Heatherly
  Eric Heatherly
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   covered the song on his 2009 album 2 High 2 Cry.

• Filipino American
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   singer Mark Mejia sampled the chorus of "Somebody's Baby" for his 2009 song of the same title.

• Spoken word
  Spoken word
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   poet and rapper B. Dolan
  B. Dolan
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   featured the song on his 2008 concept album The Failure
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