| "Lapdance" | ||||
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| Single by N.E.R.D. featuring Lee Harvey and Vita | ||||
| from the album In Search of... and Kiss of the Dragon (soundtrack) | ||||
| Released | May 21, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 2000 | |||
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| Length | 3:33 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | The Neptunes | |||
| N.E.R.D. singles chronology | ||||
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"Lapdance" is a song by American rock and hip hop band N.E.R.D. from their debut studio album, In Search of... The song features rappers Lee Harvey and Vita, and was produced by the Neptunes. The song compares politicians to strippers giving a lap dance for free, due to the use of their excessive propaganda without ever taking action.
It was ranked number 93 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop".
A remix of "Lapdance" by Trent Reznor appeared on the compilation album Spin This. Although it is censored, an uncensored version of the remix is available on a rare promo single disc. A remix of "Lapdance" by Paul Oakenfold appeared on the soundtrack album Swordfish. In 2020, the UK band Wargasm released a cover of the single.[3]
- ^ a b "The 50 Best Songs of 2001". Spin. June 30, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ^ Hill, Stephen (July 4, 2017). "The Top 40 nu-metal songs of all time". Metal Hammer. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ^ "NEWS: Wargasm Have Covered N.E.R.D.'s Lapdance And It Rules". Kerrang!. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2022.