( You 're ) Having My Baby - wikipedia ( You 're ) Having My Baby `` ( You 're ) Having My Baby '' Single by Paul Anka B - side `` Papa '' Released June 1974 ( US ) Format 7 '' Recorded Genre Soft rock Length 2 : 32 Label United Artists Records 454 Songwriter ( s ) Paul Anka Producer ( s ) Rick Hall Paul Anka singles chronology `` Let Me Get to Know You '' ( 1974 ) `` ( You 're ) Having My Baby '' ( 1974 ) `` One Man Woman / One Woman Man '' ( 1974 ) `` Let Me Get to Know You '' ( 1974 ) `` ( You 're ) Having My Baby '' ( 1974 ) `` One Man Woman / One Woman Man '' ( 1974 ) Audio sample file help `` ( You 're ) Having My Baby '' is a song written and recorded in 1974 by Canadian singer Paul Anka. Recorded as a duet with female vocalist Odia Coates, the song became Anka 's first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 15 years, since 1959 's `` Lonely Boy ''. The song became a Gold record. Contents 1 Song information 2 Controversy 3 Chart performance 3.1 Weekly charts 3.2 Year - end charts 4 Covers 5 References 6 External links Song information Anka, whose last chart - topping hit had been 1959 's `` Lonely Boy '', had written the song for his wife and their four daughters while appearing at Lake Tahoe. The song was going to be a solo effort by Anka, but the unknown Coates, whom Anka had met while on tour, was at the studio during the recording session. Upon suggestion by United Artists recording executive Bob Skaff, the song became a duet. Released in late June 1974, `` ( You 're ) Having My Baby '' climbed the chart and became Anka 's third No. 1 song. A follow - up single `` One Man Woman / One Woman Man '', reached the Top 10 in early 1975. Controversy Despite its commercial success, the song has been criticised for its maudlin sentimentality and perceived sexist undertones, and has appeared in `` worst song '' lists. It was voted the # 1 `` Worst Song of All Time '' in a poll conducted by CNN.com in 2006. The song was also criticized for declaring the child was the man 's, rather than the couple 's. Anka defended his choice in a 1974 interview, saying, `` it 's not meant to alienate anyone. I could have called it ' having our baby ', but the other just sounded better. It 's not a male ego trip -- my baby. '' Anka did sometimes sing the line as `` you 're having our baby '' while performing in concert. While reviewing a 2005 concert, Dan MacIntosh of PopMatters noted that while Anka had `` covered most of his career highlights '', he had `` wisely neglected to include ' You 're Having My Baby. ' '' Others criticized a line stating that while the woman could have `` swept it from ( her ) life '' ( a euphemism for having an abortion, which had recently been legalized across the United States through the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling ), she had not because it was `` a wonderful way of showing how much she loves him ''. In response, Anka said the song was `` a love song ''. He also explained in 1974, `` what I 'm saying in the song is that there is a choice. The libbers will get on me ; I ca n't help that. I am into the antihuman thing, and I do understand the other side of it. There are those who ca n't cope, and it 's not in the cards for them to have kids. I 'm a libber myself, in the sense that... if you 've got to abort, you do. Some people just ca n't cope. '' The National Organization for Women gave Anka the `` Keep Her in Her Place '' award during `` its annual putdown of male chauvinism '' in the media on Women 's Equality Day. Ms. magazine `` awarded '' Anka their `` Male Chauvinistic Pig of the Year '' award. Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1974 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) Canada ( RPM ) Germany 15 Ireland ( IRMA ) UK 6 US Billboard Hot 100 US Billboard Adult Contemporary 5 US Cashbox Top 100 Year - end charts Chart ( 1974 ) Rank Australia 15 Canada 7 UK 78 US Billboard Hot 100 28 US Cash Box 24 Covers Around the same time `` ( You 're ) Having My Baby '' was climbing the Hot 100, a female country vocalist named Sunday Sharpe recorded a cover version called `` I 'm Having Your Baby. '' With lyrics altered to the female perspective, `` I 'm Having Your Baby '' peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in October 1974. The Coolies covered `` Having My Baby '' in 1986 on their first album, dig... ? on DB Records. While Anka 's version of `` Having My Baby '' received criticism, Coolies lead singer Clay Harper takes it to another level during a brief spoken interlude at the end of the song in which he reveals that she is not the only woman in town having his baby. Thus, he must leave town. An excerpt from the song was recorded by the Circle Jerks in the 1983 medley `` Golden Shower of Hits ( Jerks on 45 ) ''. The song was also covered on November 18, 2009 episode of Glee. References Jump up ^ Fontenot, Robert ( February 21, 2016 ). `` The 10 Ickiest Soft - Rock Hits of the ' 70s ''. About.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Bronson, Fred ( 2003 ). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits. 5th ed. New York : Billboard Publications. ISBN 978 - 0 - 8230 - 7677 - 2. Jump up ^ Caramanica, Jon ( 2010 - 04 - 08 ). `` ' Glee ' : Attitude, Yes, but Without a Song in Its Heart ''. The New York Times. Jump up ^ Leopold, Todd ( 2006 - 04 - 27 ). `` The worst song of all time, part II ''. CNN. Retrieved 2010 - 08 - 05. ^ Jump up to : Nolan, Tom ( 1974 - 10 - 24 ). `` Paul Anka : The Lonely Boy Grows Up ''. Rolling Stone. Jump up ^ `` Interview with Paul Anka ''. Arlene Herson. 2005 - 06 - 25. Archived from the original on 2010 - 01 - 09. Retrieved 2010 - 08 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Paul Anka ''. PopMatters. 2005 - 07 - 22. Retrieved 2010 - 08 - 05. ^ Jump up to : Proulx, Brenda Zosky ( 1982 - 08 - 13 ). `` Paul Anka has a dark side - but he wo n't talk about it ''. The Gazette. Montreal. p. E-7. Jump up ^ `` People, Sep. 9, 1974 ''. Time. 1974 - 09 - 09. Archived from the original on 18 August 2010. Retrieved 2010 - 08 - 05. Jump up ^ Buck, Jerry ( 1986 - 02 - 20 ). `` Singer sets sights off the road ''. The Free Lance - Star. Associated Press ( Fredericksburg, VA ). ^ Jump up to : Steffen Hung. `` Forum - 1970 ( ARIA Charts : Special Occasion Charts ) ''. Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2016 - 06 - 02. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 10. Jump up ^ `` The Irish Charts -- Search Results -- ( You 're ) Having My Baby ''. Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Music : Top 100 Songs Billboard Hot 100 Chart ''. Billboard.com. 1974 - 09 - 07. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 2016 - 01 - 26. Retrieved 2015 - 08 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 1974 - UK Music Charts ''. Uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hits of 1974 / Top 100 Songs of 1974 ''. Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 2014 - 10 - 19. Retrieved 2015 - 07 - 16. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2006 ). Joel Whitburn 's Top Country Songs, 1944 -- 2005. Menomonee Falls, WI : Record Research. ISBN 978 - 0 - 89820 - 165 - 9 External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Preceded by `` The Night Chicago Died '' by Paper Lace Billboard Hot 100 number - one single August 24, 1974 -- September 7, 1974 ( three weeks ) Succeeded by `` I Shot the Sheriff '' by Eric Clapton Paul Anka Albums 3 Great Guys 30th Anniversary Collection Amigos Rock Swings Classic Songs, My Way Singles `` Diana '' `` You Are My Destiny '' `` Crazy Love '' `` Lonely Boy '' `` Put Your Head on My Shoulder '' `` Puppy Love '' `` In the Still of the Night '' `` ( You 're ) Having My Baby '' `` Times of Your Life '' `` Hold Me ' Til the Mornin ' Comes '' Songs `` Everything 's Been Changed '' `` It Does n't Matter Anymore '' `` Johnny 's Theme '' `` My Way '' `` She 's a Lady '' `` This Is It '' `` ( I 'm Watching ) Every Little Move You Make '' Related articles Anna Åberg Lonely Boy Book : Paul Anka Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=(You%27re)_Having_My_Baby&oldid=830455419 '' Categories : 1974 singles Paul Anka songs Billboard Hot 100 number - one singles Songs written by Paul Anka Canadian soft rock songs Vocal duets 1974 songs United Artists Records singles Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Ireland2 Singlechart called without artist Talk Contents About Wikipedia Eesti Español Bahasa Indonesia Nederlands Sicilianu Edit links This page was last edited on 14 March 2018, at 22 : 56. 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Question: who sang having my baby in the 70s
Answer: Canadian singer Paul Anka