| "Legend of a Cowgirl" | ||||
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| Single by Imani Coppola | ||||
| from the album Chupacabra | ||||
| Released | August 12, 1997 | |||
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| Length | 3:44[3] | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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| Producer(s) | Michael Mangini | |||
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"Legend of a Cowgirl" is a song by American singer-songwriter and rapper Imani Coppola from her debut album, Chupacabra (1997). Upon its release, the song was successful, garnering favorable critical reception and peaking within the top 40 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand. The song also entered singles charts in Australia, Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands. The song remains Coppola's only solo top-40 hit in each of the countries, making her a one-hit-wonder (though she later re-appeared on the UK Singles Chart as part of the R&B-pop duo Little Jackie).
The song's success is largely credited to its music video, which depicted Coppola as a waitress at a diner, daydreaming about life as a cowgirl, alien, and rock star. The video became a hit on MTV, and received a nomination at Billboard's 1998 Music Video Awards, in the category of "Pop: Best New Artist Clip." The song and video have been included on retrospective "best-of" lists by VH1, Spin, and Billboard.
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