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Here, Bieber starts his ascent toward becoming the king of teen pop. And \u201cBaby\u201d offers the kind of sugary heartbreak most high school kids recognize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hook is as catchy as an ancient nursery rhyme with echoes of classic doo-wop. But it was very much of the 2010s. And with help from Ludacris, \u201cBaby\u201d climbed the charts and remains a defining song for Bieber. It was so popular at the time that it replaced Lady Gaga\u2019s \u201cBad Romance\u201d as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/justin-biebers-baby-is-most-watched-video-on-youtube-957320\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">most-watched video on YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Justin Bieber - Baby ft. 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Girl, quit playing,<br>\u201cWe\u2019re just friends.\u201d What are you saying?<br>Said, \u201cThere\u2019s another.\u201d And looked right in my eyes,<br>My first love broke my heart for the first time, and I was like<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, he continues to plead his case during the chorus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Like baby, baby, baby, oh,<br>I thought you\u2019d always be mine, mine<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll buy you anything, I\u2019ll buy you any ring,\u201d he sings in the second verse. He thinks it\u2019s only a bad dream before reality sets in and he returns to the chorus without the girl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ludacris<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, Ludacris enters with a seasoned voice. This is a solidarity rap for the young pop star. Ludacris had his heart smashed at age 13. 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