"Lady Marmalade"
Single by Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya and Pink
From the Moulin Rouge soundtrack
Released	April 2001
Format	12" maxi single
Genre	Pop/R&B/Rap
Length	4:42
Label	Interscope
Writers	Bob Crewe Kenny Nolan Lil' Kim (uncredited)
Producers	Missy Elliott Rockwilder
Director	Paul Hunter
Certification	?
Chart positions	#1 (U.S., CAN, UK, AUS)
Christina Aguilera singles chronology
"Falsas Esperanzas" (2001)	"Lady Marmalade" (2001)	"Dirrty" (2002)
Lil' Kim singles chronology
"How Many Licks" (2000)	"Lady Marmalade" (2001)	"In The Air Tonite" (2001)
Mya singles chronology
"Free" (2001)	"Lady Marmalade" (2001)	"My Love Is Like...Wo" (2003)
Pink singles chronology
"You Make Me Sick" (2001)	"Lady Marmalade" (2001)	"Get The Party Started" (2001)

"Lady Marmalade" is the first single from the Moulin Rouge! Soundtrack. Released in the spring of 2001, the single, a collaboration between Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya and P!nk), peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for 5 weeks, The single also peaked at #1 in the UK and Australia. Image File history File links The CD cover of Christina Aguilera, Lil Kim, Mya and Pinks 2001 single Lady Marmalade, from the 2001 album, the Moulin Rouge! Soundtrack. ... Christina Maria Aguilera (born December 18, 1980) is an American pop singer. ... Kimberly Denise Jones (born July 11, 1975 in New York City, New York), also known as Lil Kim and the Queen Bee, is an American rap music artist, known for sexually explicit lyrics and boundary-pushing attire. ... Mýa Marie Harrison (born October 10, 1979 in Washington, D.C.) is an American R&B singer, dancer, and actress. ... 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Song information

The 2001 version of "Lady Marmalade" was produced by Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott and writing partner Rockwilder. The song was written originally in 1974 by Bob Crewe and Kenny Nolan, produced by Allen Toussaint, and recorded by Labelle (see "Lady Marmalade"). Lil' Kim wrote her rapped verse for the song, but does not receive publishing credit. Missy Elliott on the cover of her album Missy Elliott (born Melissa Arnette Elliott on July 1, 1971 in Portsmouth, Virginia) is an African American singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. ... Rockwilder and his protégée Yummy Bingham Rockwilder (born Dana Stinson) is an African-American hip hop and R&B record producer. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... Labelle (with the b written in small caps, while the spelling LaBelle exclusivelly refers to the stage surname of the groups lead vocalist, Patti LaBelle) was an American R&B/soul group, who successfully melded dance music with funk and glam rock, resulting in such memorable songs as Lady... Lady Marmalade is a 1975 #1 hit single recorded by LaBelle for the Epic Records label. ... Kimberly Denise Jones (born July 11, 1975 in New York City, New York), also known as Lil Kim and the Queen Bee, is an American rap music artist, known for sexually explicit lyrics and boundary-pushing attire. ...

In this high profile four-way duet, Christina, Lil' Kim, Mya, and P!nk recall the baudy tale of a call girl known only as "Lady Marmalade", who seduces a man she met on the street in the Moulin Rouge. (In actual fact, there are no streets in the Moulin Rouge, which is a Paris nightclub. This lyric is a change from the original song, set in New Orleans.) Although the man has moved on from the experience, when he tries to sleep the memories remain vivid. The song's chorus "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi (ce soir)?" can be translated as "Do you want to sleep with me (tonight)?" and is an unsubtle invitation for sexual intercourse. A call girl is a prostitute who is not visible to the general public, like a street walker, and who does not usually belong to an institution like a brothel. ... Moulin Rouge (French for red mill) is a traditional cabaret, built in 1889 by Joseph Oller who already owned the Paris Olympia. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... Voulez-vous coucher avec moi (ce soir)? is a French phrase. ... The missionary position is the most commonly used position for sexual intercourse in humans The cowgirl sex position is a position frequently combined with kissing, caressing, and embracing of the paramour. ...

Today, the single is most remembered for its music video, which features all four performers in lingerie. However, many give Aguilera top billing on the single due to Aguilera's voice being the most powerful on the record. Aguilera's makeup and hair, which was generally considered to have been overdone in the video, was also the topic of many conversations in the entertainment industry when the video was released. Many felt that Aguilera was oversinging on the record, and was trying to upstage the other girls with her outrageous look in the video. Many compare her image in the video to that of Dee Snider from Twisted Sister. Lingerie is a term, derived from the French language, for womens undergarments. ... Dee Snider (on right) Dee Snider (born David Daniel Snider, on March 15, 1955 in Massapequa, New York, USA) is the heavily made-up frontman for the U.S. band Twisted Sister. ... Twisted Sister is an American heavy metal band from New York City United States popularized in comedic music videos on the television channel MTV in the 1980s. ...

Still, all the attention that Christina Aguilera received from the single didn't stop the Grammy committee from awarding the girls with "The Best Pop Vocal Collaboration" Award at the 2002 Grammys, even though many feel the reason why the girls won the award was because of Aguilera, as this was her third grammy in the three years she'd been releasing music, while it was the first Grammy for the other three girls.

It should also be noted that in 1998, the All Saints released a version of this song on their self titled album. This version of the song is not as well known in the United States, though it was a number-one hit in the United Kingdom.

Chart success

Thanks partially to the star power of its four singers, "Lady Marmalade" became a #1 hit on both the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks. "Marmalade" was Aguilera's fourth number-one single, and was the first number-one single for the other three performers. The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

"Lady Marmalade" is notable for becoming the second song in Billboard history after Aaliyah's "Try Again", to hit #1 without being released in a major commercially-available single format, such as a CD/CD Maxi Single. The song topped the charts in fifty different countries, including the United Kingdom and Canada. Aaliyah on the cover of her most successful album, One in a Million. ... Try Again is a song by Aaliyah. ...

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