Connie Francis joins TikTok at 87 years young to thank the TikTok community for catalog song success and newfound popularity

Following the remarkable resurgence of Connie Francis’ once obscure 1962 song “Pretty Little Baby,” the legendary singer and actress has joined TikTok, the social media platform that continues to propel the song to viral success around the world. The track has gained a new lease on life after being featured in more than 17M videos created totaling over 27B views globally on TikTok. In her first TikTok post, Francis has offered a heartfelt thanks to the community for her newfound popularity with a new generation that has left her “flabbergasted and excited”.

With its infectious, lilting melody and wholesome lyrics of a bygone era, “Pretty Little Baby,” which was never released as a single, has become a viral sensation 63 years after it was first released, with millions of TikTok creators inspired to make videos with the timeless track while showing off their outfits and using it to soundtrack videos of their babies, kids, pets, and more over the past month and a half.

At its peak, “Pretty Little Baby” averaged 600K+ daily creates on TikTok, including posts from celebs and influencers alike, including Kim Kardashian & North West, Kylie Jenner, Brook Monk, Jarred Jermaine, Abbie Herbert, Ariana Greenblatt, Mistermainer, Samara and many more. In the US, the song, with a special focus on the lyrics, “You can ask the flowers/I sit for hours/Telling all the bluebirds/The bill and coo birds/Pretty little baby, I’m so in love with you,” hit No. 1 on both TikTok’s Viral 50 and Top 50 charts.

Tracy Gardner, TikTok’s Global Head of Music Business Development, said: “The huge viral success of ‘Pretty Little Baby’ is the perfect example of the power of music discovery on TikTok. Thanks to the TikTok community, this little-known track from the 1960s has been given a new lease of 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 No. 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. 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,’” said Resnikoff.

“Pretty Little Baby” is also now available in French (“La Seul Qui T'aime”), German (“Alle Jungen Leute”), Italian (“Baby”), Japanese (“Kawaī Beibi”), Spanish (“Linda Muchachita”) and Swedish (“Sjunger På Svenska”) language versions on TikTok and the new digital release Pretty Little Baby – International Versions, which brings these vintage rarities, released in their respective countries in 1962, to streaming for the first time. Fans new and old around the globe can now enjoy these delightful versions to soundtrack their videos.

The song has achieved a number of milestones thanks to its recent virality, including:

• Since early April, the song's weekly streams have increased more than 20,000%, currently generating more than 4 million streams in the U.S. alone across all music streaming services. 
• Broke onto a number of Spotify charts including the Viral 50 chart in over 65 countries. The song peaked at No. 67 on the Global Top 100, No.85 on the Global Weekly, and No.2 on the Global Daily Viral Songs.
• Entered the Top 5 on the US iTunes Pop Songs Chart and the Top 10 US  overall iTunes Songs chart.

“Pretty Little Baby” was released on Francis’ 1962 album Connie Francis Sings Second Hand Love & Other Hits, which peaked at No. 111 on the Billboard Top LPs chart. The song was released as the B-side to the single “I’m Gonna Be Warm This Winter” in the U.K., Norway, India, Denmark and South Africa, among other countries, owing to her international fame and universal appeal. More than six decades later, Francis has enchanted a completely new generation with her timeless voice and this charming, nostalgic tune.

New to TikTok? It’s easy to get involved—simply download the app for free via the Apple App Store, Google Play or Amazon and search "Connie Francis" or "Pretty Little Baby."