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Lip Gloss

{{Other uses|Lip gloss (disambiguation)}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = Lip Gloss

| cover = LilMama_LipGloss.jpg

| artist = Lil Mama

| alt =

| type = single

| album = VYP (Voice of the Young People)

| B-side = "Girlfriend"

| released = June 19, 2007

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Hip hop

| length = 3:24 (Radio Edit)

3:39 (Single Mix)

4:04 (Album Version)

| label = Jive

| writer = James "Groove" Chambers
Niatia Kirkland

| producer = James "Groove" Chambers

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = G-Slide (Tour Bus)

| next_year = 2007

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|S5ck6TJQ5Ow|"Lip Gloss"}} }}

}}

"Lip Gloss" is the debut single by American hip hop recording artist Lil Mama. It was released June 19, 2007, as the lead single from her debut album VYP: Voice of the Young People. "Lip Gloss" is a percussive hip hop song and it sample "Roxanne's Revenge" by Roxanne Shante.

For the weekend ending on June 9, the song debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at number ninety-five. The next week it fell off, though after its release to iTunes,{{Citation needed|date=November 2008}} it re-entered the chart at number twelve for the week ending on June 23, eventually peaking at number 10.

The song was certified gold by the RIAA on February 13, 2008.{{Cite web|url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database|title=Gold & Platinum|website=Recording Industry Association of America}}

Music video

The music video, directed by R. Malcolm Jones, shows Lil Mama dancing, stomping and clapping, and rapping at a high school. In the video, before the third verse of the song, the video switches to "No Music", which features appearances by Kanye West and Slim Thug. 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.{{cite web |title=2007 MTV Video Music Awards |website=MTV |url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2007/ |access-date=22 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160517061921/http://www.mtv.com:80/ontv/vma/2007/ |archive-date=2016-05-17 |date=September 9, 2007}}

Track listing

12" promo

  1. "Lip Gloss" (main version)
  2. "Lip Gloss" (instrumental)
  3. "Lip Gloss" (a cappella)

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"

Chart performance

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!align="left"|Chart (2007-2008)

!align="left"|Peak
position

{{single chart|Billboardhot100|10|artist=Lil Mama|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 13, 2016}}
{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|36|artist=Lil Mama|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 13, 2016}}
scope="row"| US Pop 100 (Billboard)

|align="center"|15

Certifications

{{Certification Table Top}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|title=Lip Gloss|artist=Lil Mama|award=Gold|date=February 13, 2008|access-date=November 5, 2013|certyear=2008}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|relyear=2005|certyear=2007|title=Lip Gloss|artist=Lil Mama|type=single|award=Gold|note=Mastertone|refname=RIAA1}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes}}

In popular culture

There is a dance called "The Lip Gloss" that accompanies the song.[https://web.archive.org/web/20070629223805/http://dancesfromthahood.mtv.com/Clip.aspx?key=25B1B513E9052385&ctx=feat Dances From Tha Hood | Lip Gloss by dancesfromthahood | MTV] This song was number 56 on Rolling Stone{{'}}s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.No byline (December 11, 2007). [https://web.archive.org/web/20071215210720/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17601363/the_100_best_songs_of_2007/14 "The 100 Best Songs of 2007"] Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-12-21 Pitchfork named "Lip Gloss" the 27th best song of 2007.{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/6752-top-100-tracks-of-2007/?page=8|title=The 100 Best Songs of 2007 {{!}} Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|date=17 December 2007 |language=en|access-date=2017-12-06}}

Fellow American rapper Nicki Minaj has a song titled "Wuchoo Know", from her debut 2007 mixtape Playtime Is Over, which samples and interpolates "Lip Gloss", by Ashanti featuring Keri Hilson. American Mashup artist Girl Talk also sampled the song on his track "Like This", from his 2008 album Feed the Animals. This song was featured primarily as the backing track for the Prada Spring/Summer 2010 women's wear fashion show.

References

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External links

  • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCvXzjGRnKc Official music video] on YouTube
  • [https://www.myspace.com/lilmamaonline Lil Mama] at MySpace
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070430043045/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/42397-lil-mama-lip-gloss-stream Pitchfork Media]

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Category:2007 debut singles

Category:2007 songs

Category:Lil Mama songs

Category:Jive Records singles

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