Photo Credit: Connie Francis’ TikTok
Following the resurgence of Connie Francis’ 1962 song “Pretty Little Baby,” the singer has joined TikTok. The track has been featured in over 17 million videos on the platform.
Singer and actress Connie Francis’ 1962 song “Pretty Little Baby” has continued to ramp up in viral success on TikTok. The song has been given a new lease on life, featured in over 17 million videos on the platform. Now, the 87-year-old has joined TikTok to thank the community for her newfound popularity with a new generation.
“My thanks to you all for the huge reception you have given to ‘Pretty Little Baby,’” said Connie Francis in her first post on TikTok. “I am delighted to join the TikTok Community and share this moment with you.”
At its peak, “Pretty Little Baby” averaged 600,000 daily creations on TikTok, including posts from celebrities and influencers like Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, Ariana Greenblatt, MisterMainer, Brooke Monk, and many more. In the United States, the song hit No. 1 on both TikTok’s Viral 50 and Top 50 charts.
Since early April, the song’s weekly streams have increased more than 20,000%, currently generating over four million streams in the US alone across all DSPs. “Pretty Little Baby” has also reached quite a few Spotify charts, including the Viral 50, in over 65 countries. The song peaked at #67 on the Global Top 100, #85 on the Global Weekly, and #2 on the Global Daily Viral Songs. Further, it has entered the Top 5 on the US iTunes Pop Songs Chart and the Top 10 US Overall iTunes Songs chart.
“The huge viral success of ‘Pretty Little Baby’ is the perfect example of the power of music discovery on TikTok,” said Tracy Gardner, TikTok’s Global Head of Music Business Development. “Thanks to the TikTok community, this little-known track from the 1960s has been given a new lease on life, and has introduced Connie Francis and her incredible legacy to a whole new audience, both on and off the platform.”
“A living legend and groundbreaking trailblazer, Connie Francis has sold more than 200 million records worldwide, was the first woman in history to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 when ‘Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool’ topped the chart in 1960, and in her extraordinary music career had a total of 53 songs appear on the chart,” added Bruce Resnikoff, President and CEO at Universal Music Enterprises, the global catalog division of Universal Music Group. “Now, at the age of 87 years young, we are thrilled and couldn’t be happier that she has her first ‘viral hit’ with ‘Pretty Little Baby.’”
Resnikoff presented Francis with a plaque, recognizing her achievements and celebrating her viral music moment.
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