Under the Bridge / Lady Marmalade
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| Single by All Saints from the album All Saints |
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| B-side | "No More Lies" "Get Bizzy" |
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| Released | April 27, 1998 | ||||
| Format | CD | ||||
| Recorded | 1997 | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | Under the Bridge: 5:03 Lady Marmalade: 4:04 |
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| Label | London Records | ||||
| Producer | Under the Bridge: Karl Gordon Nellee Hooper Lady Marmalade: Johnny Douglas |
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"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 424,799 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.
Anthony Kiedis said of All Saints' version "It seemed kinda funny, it looked as if they didn't know what they were singing about".
The guitar on "Under the Bridge" was played by Richard Hawley.[1]
In Europe, a "Lady Marmalade"-only single was also released.
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[edit] Music video
Both videos were shot as a set and cost £500,000 to make. The videos took four months of production before release. The girls chose to perform their own stunts in the video, and at one point Natalie Appleton was knocked over by an explosion, although she remained 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 immediately after 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. Both videos were shown together as "The Bridge" at cinemas before the showing of the Quentin Tarantino film, Jackie Brown.
[edit] Track listings and formats
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Under the Bridge / Lady Marmalade".
| CD 1 | |||
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| 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 | |
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| 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) |
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| 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" | |
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| 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 |
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| United Kingdom | May 3, 1998 | #1 (2 weeks) | Gold [2] | 429,000 |
| Ireland | April 30, 1998 | #3 [3] | ||
| New Zealand | May 31, 1998 | #4 [4] | ||
| Australia | October 18, 1998 | #5 [5] | Gold [6] | >35,000 |
| Finland | May 1998 | #10 [7] | ||
| The Netherlands | May 1998 | #12 [8] | ||
| Norway | May 1998 | #16 [9] | ||
| Sweden | May 29, 1998 | #16 [10] | ||
| France | July 18, 1998 | #28 [11] / #31 [12] | ||
| Austria | June 21, 1998 | #28 [13] | ||
| Canada | November 9, 1998 | #30 | ||
| Switzerland | September 13, 1998 | #45 [14] / #24 [15] |
[edit] Remixes
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"Lady Marmalade"
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"Under the Bridge"
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[edit] References
- ^ "Sheffield united"
- ^ BPI.co.uk Certification Under the Bridge / Lady Marmalade. Accessed October 29, 2006
- ^ IrishCharts.ie Irish chart search (Accessed: November 2, 2006)
- ^ charts.org.nz NZ charts search(Accessed: June 8, 2008)
- ^ Australian-Charts.com "Under the Bridge / Lady Marmalade" page Accessed November 24, 2006
- ^ Aria.com.au Sales certification 1998. Accessed October 15, 2006
- ^ FinnishCharts.com "Under The Bridge" page. Accessed October 29, 2006
- ^ Top4000.nl Charts Week 20 1998. Accessed October 15, 2006
- ^ NorwegianCharts.com "Under The Bridge" page. Accessed October 29, 2006
- ^ SwedishCharts.com "Under The Bridge" page. Accessed October 29, 2006
- ^ LesCharts.com "Lady Marmalade" page. Accessed October 29, 2006
- ^ LesCharts.com "Under the Bridge" page. Accessed October 29, 2006
- ^ AustrianCharts.at "Under the Bridge" page Accessed October 28, 2006
- ^ SwissCharts.com "Lady Marmalade" page. Accessed October 29, 2006
- ^ 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 Mainstream May 17 - May 24 - 1 Week |
Succeeded by "C'est La Vie" by B*Witched |
