Sittin' in the Lap of Luxury

"Sittin' in the Lap of Luxury"
Single by Louie Louie
from the album The State I'm In
B-side "Rodeo Clown"[1]
Released 1990
Format 7", 12", cassette, CD
Genre Pop rock, R&B, New jack swing
Length 4:04
Label WTG/Epic
Writer(s) Louie Louie, Les Pierce[2]
Producer(s) Frankie Blue, Les Pierce[3]
Louie Louie singles chronology
  • "The Girl Who Seduced the World"
    (1987)
  • "'Sittin' in the Lap of Luxury"
    (1990)
  • "I Wanna Get Back with You"
    (1990)
The State I'm In track listing
"The State I'm In"
(1)		 "Sittin' in the Lap of Luxury"
(2)		 "I Wanna Get Back with You"
(3)
Music video
"Sittin' in the Lap of Luxury" on YouTube

"Sittin' in the Lap of Luxury" is a song co-written[2] and performed by Louie Louie, issued as the lead single from his debut studio album The State I'm In. The song was his only hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #19 in 1990.[4]

Music video

The official music video for the song was directed by Michael Bay.[5]

Chart positions

Chart (1990)[4] Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 19
US Dance Music/Club Play Singles (Billboard) 11
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard) 17
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard) 74

References

  1. ↑ "Louie Louie* - Sittin' In The Lap Of Luxury at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The State I'm In - Louie Louie - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Louie Louie* - Sittin' In The Lap Of Luxury (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Louie Louie - Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  5. ↑ Garcia, Alex S. "mvdbase.com - Louie Louie - "In the lap of luxury" [sic]". Music Video DataBase. Retrieved October 22, 2014.