Lip Gloss (song)

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“Lip Gloss”
“Lip Gloss” cover
Single by Lil Mama
from the album VYP: Voice of the Young People
B-side "No Music"
Released Flag of the United States March 6, 2007 (physical) [1]
Flag of the United States June 19, 2007 (pop radio)[2]
Genre Rap, Alternative hip hop
Length 3:24 (Radio Edit)

3:39 (Single Mix)
4:04 (Album Version)
Label Jive
Writer(s) W. Chambers
N. Kirkland
Producer James "Groove" Chambers
Certification Gold
Lil Mama singles chronology
- "Lip Gloss"
(2007)		 "Girlfriend (Dr. Luke remix)"
(2007)

"Lip Gloss" is a song by rapper Lil Mama. It was released in 2007 (see 2007 in music) and is the first single from her debut album, VYP: Voice of the Young People.

On the weekend ending June 2, the song debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at number ninety-five. The next week it fell out, but because of its release to iTunes, it re-entered at number twelve in the week ending June 16; it has since peaked at number ten. It has also charted on the United World Chart.

There is a dance called "The Lip Gloss" that accompanies the song.[3] A remix of the song features Trina and is on her mixtape Rockstarr Royalty. This song was #56 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.[4]

Contents

[edit] Music video

Lil Mama rapping in the gym of her school.
Lil Mama rapping in the gym of her school.

The music video shows Lil Mama dancing and rapping at a high school, her alma mater of Edward R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn, NY.[5] The video edit is different from the radio edit of the song. Before the third verse, the video switches to "No Music". Young Dro and The Pack make appearances in the video. The verse from "No Music" was also featured on the album verion of the "Lip Gloss" and the full version can be heard on youtube[6]

The "Lip Gloss" video peaked at number one on MTV's TRL and at number six on BET's 106 & Park. The video was featured on MTV's Battle of the Videos against videos by Linkin Park ("What I've Done") and Evanescence ("Sweet Sacrifice"); it lost to Linkin Park's "What I've Done" video by a wide margin.[7] The video was also nominated for Monster Single of the Year at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards.

[edit] Track listing

12" Promo

  1. "Lip Gloss" (Main Version)
  2. "Lip Gloss" (Instrumental)
  3. "Lip Gloss" (Acapella)

CD Single

  1. "Lip Gloss" (Album Version)
  2. "Lip Gloss" (Full Phat Remix)
  3. "Lip Gloss" (Safe Mode Lec Trow Remix)
  4. "Girlfriend" (Dr. Luke Mix) (featuring Avril Lavigne)

Digital Download

  1. "Lip Gloss" [8]

[edit] Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
United World Chart[9] 37
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 10

[edit] References

  1. ^ US Amazon.com Release
  2. ^ FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!
  3. ^ Dances From Tha Hood | Lip Gloss by dancesfromthahood | MTV
  4. ^ No byline (December 11, 2007). "The 100 Best Songs of 2007" Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-21
  5. ^ From Pucker and Pout to Hip-Hop Hit - New York Times
  6. ^ http://youtube.com/watch?v=Lt8KAZ1yj_c
  7. ^ http://www.mtvbattleofthevideos.com/2007/04/16/finally-a-winner/#comments MTVbattleofthevideos.com Retrieved on 05-18-07
  8. ^ [1]
  9. ^ aCharts.us

[edit] External links


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