Background and Critical Reception
Initially "Switch" was intended to be the first single. "Swhich" was produced by Shy Carter and released digitally in the United States on July 24, 2007. It was later reported that "Switch" will not be included on the album's track listing, and that the first single would be "Hey Baby (After the Club)".
"Hey Baby (After the Club)" was released to radio and digital outlets on October 16, 2007. It did not received positive reviews. It was criticized for being too similar to the song "Last Night" of rapper P. Diddy featuring Keyshia Cole. The website That Grape Juice wrote that "though the track is good, it’s still a long way off what she should be putting out if she’s hoping for a successful ‘comeback’". Rap-Up magazine stated: "We’re hoping it will grow on us, but until then, we wish Ashanti would have gone with “Switch” with Nelly as her first single".
What happened with "Sweat" also ended up happening to "Hey Baby (After the Club)", when a new song "The Way That I Love You", which was released in February 2008, was later referred to as the real "first single" in press releases and media reports.
"Hey Baby (After the Club)" does not appear in the U.S. editions of the album. It only appears as a bonus track in select countries internationally, such as the UK.
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