Under the Bridge / Lady Marmalade

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"Under the Bridge / Lady Marmalade"
"Under the Bridge / Lady Marmalade" cover
Single by All Saints
from the album All Saints
Released April 27, 1998
Format CD
Genre Pop
Length Under the Bridge: 5:03
Lady Marmalade: 4:04
Label London Records
Producer(s) Under the Bridge:Karl Gordon, Nellee Hooper
Lady Marmalade:Johnny Douglas
Chart positions
All Saints singles chronology
"Never Ever"
(1997)
Under the Bridge / Lady Marmalade "Bootie Call"
(1998)

"Under the Bridge" / "Lady Marmalade" was the third single released from the All Saints debut album, All Saints. It became their second number-one single in the UK.

A total of 429,000 singles have been sold in the UK. The songs were covers of "Lady Marmalade" by LaBelle and "Under the Bridge" by Red Hot Chili Peppers respectively and the single was released as a double A-side. The proceeds from the single went to breast cancer charities.

"Under the Bridge" was slightly altered since it was a personal song by Anthony Kiedis and the All Saints covered it because they liked the overall sound and feeling of the recording. The version of All Saints contains samples of the original recording, the most important one being the distinctive guitar playing in the beginning.

In Europe, a "Lady Marmalade"-only single was also released.

Contents

[edit] Music video

Screen capture from "Under the Bridge"
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Screen capture from "Under the Bridge"

Both videos were shot as a set and cost £500,000 to make. The videos took four months of production before release. The girls decided to their own stunts in the video and Natalie Appleton was knocked over by an explosion, but she was unhurt.[1]

The videos are in a futuristic big city. In the "Lady Marmalade" video, there is a party which causes several floors of a tall building to cave in. The "Under the Bridge" video appears to be set afterwards as there is already a hole in the floor of the room which appears to be a bottomless pit. In reality there was a hole which was indeed one floor deep. The 3D dimensional effect was computer generated and made by the team who also made the film Batman & Robin. John Frusciante does not appear in this video, amid speculation!

[edit] Track listings

CD 1
1. "Under the Bridge" 5.03  
2. "Lady Marmalade" 4.04  
3. "No More Lies" 4.08  
4. "Lady Marmalade" (Henry & Haynes La Jam mix) 9.23  
5. "Under the Bridge" (promo video) 5.00  
CD 2
1. "Lady Marmalade" (Mark!'s Miami Madness mix) 7.56
2. "Lady Marmalade" (Sharp South Park vocal remix) 8.10
3. "Under the Bridge" (Ignorance remix featuring Jean Paul e.s.q) 4.55
4. "Get Bizzy" 3.45
Lady Marmalade single

(Released in EU only)

1. "Lady Marmalade" (98 mix) 4.03
2. "Lady Marmalade" (MARK's Miami Madness mix) 7.56
3. "Lady Marmalade" (Sharp South Park vocal remix) 8.10
4. "Lady Marmalade" (Henry & Haynes La Jam mix) 6.48

[edit] Credits

"Under the Bridge"
Lyrics and music Red Hot Chili Peppers
Producers Karl Gordon, Nellee Hooper
Original album Blood Sugar Sex Magik by Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Lady Marmalade"
Lyrics and music Bob Crewe and Kenny Nolan
Producer Johnny Douglas and John Benson
Original album Nightbirds by LaBelle

[edit] Charts

Country Date Position Certication Copies
United Kingdom May 3, 1998 #1 (2 weeks) Gold [1] 429,000
Ireland April 30, 1998 #3 [2]    
Australia October 18, 1998 #5 [3] Gold [4] >35,000
Finland May 1998 #10 [5]    
The Netherlands May 1998 #12 [6]    
Norway May 1998 #16 [7]    
Sweden May 29, 1998 #16 [8]    
France July 18, 1998 #28 [9] / #31 [10]    
Austria June 21, 1998 #28 [11]    
Canada November 9, 1998 #30    
Switzerland September 13, 1998 #45 [12] / #24 [13]    

[edit] Remixes

"Lady Marmalade"

  • 98 Mix
  • 98 Mix version 2
  • Album version
  • Henry and Haynes LA Jam mix
  • Marks Miami Madness mix
  • Marks Wrecked dub
  • Sharp South Park vocal remix
  • Sharp's Trade Lite dub
  • Timberland remix

"Under the Bridge"

  • Album version
  • K-Gee's 97 mix
  • K-Gee's 98 mix
  • Ignorants remix

[edit] References

  1. ^ BPI.co.uk Certification Under the Bridge / Lady Marmalade. Accessed October 29, 2006
  2. ^ IrishCharts.ie Irish chart search (Accessed: November 2, 2006)
  3. ^ Australian-Charts.com "Under the Bridge / Lady Marmalade" page Accessed November 24, 2006
  4. ^ Aria.com.au Sales certification 1998. Accessed October 15, 2006
  5. ^ FinnishCharts.com "Under The Bridge" page. Accessed October 29, 2006
  6. ^ Top4000.nl Charts Week 20 1998. Accessed October 15, 2006
  7. ^ NorwegianCharts.com "Under The Bridge" page. Accessed October 29, 2006
  8. ^ SwedishCharts.com "Under The Bridge" page. Accessed October 29, 2006
  9. ^ LesCharts.com "Lady Marmalade" page. Accessed October 29, 2006
  10. ^ LesCharts.com "Under the Bridge" page. Accessed October 29, 2006
  11. ^ AustrianCharts.at "Under the Bridge" page Accessed October 28, 2006
  12. ^ SwissCharts.com "Lady Marmalade" page. Accessed October 29, 2006
  13. ^ SwissCharts.com "Under the Bridge" page. Accessed October 29, 2006

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Preceded by:
"All That I Need" by Boyzone
UK number-one single
May 3, 1998 for 1 week
Succeeded by:
"Turn Back Time" by Aqua
Preceded by:
"Turn Back Time" by Aqua
UK number-one single
May 17, 1998 for 1 week
Succeeded by:
"Feel It" by The Tamperer featuring Maya