Singer/songwriter Cindy Rainne shared the most adorable TikTok video of her singing Aaliyah’s “Are You That Somebody” with the help of her infant son and it is sending social media into a frenzy.
The video, posted on Aug. 30, shows Rainne and her son by the piano as she plays the song’s iconic melody. After the singer plays the melody’s introduction, her infant son lets out a coo similar to the one producer Timbaland used in the original song. Rainne laughs and goes onto sing the hit.
@cindyrainnemusic If Timbaland used a real baby 👶🏽#areyouthatsomebody #aaliyah #timbaland #blackpianist #babytok #babytok2022 #pianista #rnbpiano #babiestiktok ♬ original sound – Cindy Rainne
With nearly identical ad-libs to the ones the Timbaland included in the original, we must say, the singer’s baby boy absolutely understood the assignment. Viewers couldn’t get over how the casual rendition perfectly matches the 1998 hit. The adorable infant even put his own little regurgitated spin on the classic. Mom laughs, concluding the heartwarming clip.
The video made its way to Twitter, with many Twitter users sharing clever quips in the comments.
“Baby said vocals were SICKENING,” a viewer tweeted.
Baby said vocals were SICKENING pic.twitter.com/WyLxnTG8iS
— MarQisTired (@MrReMARQable) August 31, 2022
“Baby said ‘lemme spit (up) something,'” another wrote.
Baby said "lemme spit (up) something”
— THIQUE-Thighed Nightmare (@CrzyBeautifulCB) August 31, 2022
“That baby spit spit something nasty on the track!” Another added.
That baby spit spit something nasty on the track! pic.twitter.com/IlUX6EIKpU
— Poetry & Chess (@PoetryAndChess) August 31, 2022
TikTok users had equally hilarious responses to the video.
“You can’t tell nobody” that I threw up on mommy,” one viewer commented.
“He said ‘if I let this go,'” another added.
“The spit up is a paid actor,” a TikTok viewer chimed in.
Some viewers had mixed feelings about the video.
“Me being equally disgusted and thinking it’s cute lol,” they tweeted.
Me being equally disgusted and thinking it’s cute lol pic.twitter.com/XuWoWxdWVb
— Maya Angelique👑 (@moneyymaya) August 31, 2022
One Twitter user asked if “this the baby from the song.” It’s unclear whether they were kidding, but other viewers didn’t think so. And they were baffled by his question.
“From 1998?!” One user replied.
From 1998?! pic.twitter.com/PotDvAqMD0
— TP (@Account11C) August 31, 2022
“Is this the baby.. from the 20 year old song.. on tik tok..,” another wrote.
Is this the baby.. from the 20 year old song.. on tik tok.. pic.twitter.com/m93hidcK5p
— bish whet (@TheOGBosslaydee) August 31, 2022
For decades, there’s long been a mystery surrounding who or what was behind the cooing baby sounds that laced the popular Aaliyah track. Some rumors say the sounds were recorded from a doll. Other reports say it was an actual baby. We may never know the truth but what we do know is that we love happy babies singing at pianos.
Watch Aaliyah’s “Are You That Somebody” video below if you’re in need of a little 90s nostalgia.