Lip Gloss (song)

"Lip Gloss"
Single by Lil Mama
from the album VYP: Voice of the Young People
B-side	"No Music"
Released	March 6, 2007 (physical)[1] June 19, 2007 (pop radio)[2]
Recorded	2006 - 2007
Genre	Hip hop, urban
Length	3:24 (Radio Edit) 3:39 (Single Mix) 4:04 (Album Version)
Label	Jive
Writer(s)	James "Groove" Chambers Niatia Kirkland
Producer	James "Groove" Chambers
Certification	Gold (RIAA)
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 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 off, but because of its release to iTunes,^{[citation needed]} it re-entered at number twelve in the week ending June 16; it has since peaked at number 10. The song samples "Roxanne's Revenge" by Roxanne Shante.

There is a dance called "The Lip Gloss" that accompanies the song.^[3] This song was #56 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.^[4]

This song featured primarily as the backing track for the Prada Spring/Summer 2010 womenswear fashion show.

Music video

The music video shows Lil Mama dancing and rapping at a high school, her alma mater of Edward R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn, New York.^[5] In the video, before the third verse of the song, the video switches to "No Music", which features appearances by Young Dro and The Pack. The verse from "No Music" was also featured on the album version of the "Lip Gloss".

The video was nominated for Monster Single of the Year at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards.^{[citation needed]}

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"

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	10
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	36[6]
U.S. Billboard Pop 100	15

Sample usage

Mashup artist Girl Talk used a sample from the song on the track "Like This" from his 2008 album Feed the Animals.

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://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs?chartDate=2007-06-30#/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs?chartDate=2007-07-07&order=drop

External links

• Official music video on YouTube
• Lil Mama at MySpace
• Pitchfork Media