Number One Spot

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"Number One Spot"
Single by Ludacris
from the album The Red Light District
Released	February 15, 2005
Recorded	2004
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:32
Label	DTP, Def Jam
Songwriter(s)	Christopher Bridges, James D'Agostino, Quincy Jones
Producer(s)	DJ Green Lantern
Ludacris singles chronology
"Sugar (Gimme Some)" (2005) "Number One Spot" (2005) "Oh" (2005)

"Number One Spot" is a song by American rapper Ludacris from his fifth studio album The Red Light District. The song heavily samples Quincy Jones' "Soul Bossa Nova", which was later used as the theme tune to the Mike Myers James Bond parody film series Austin Powers; the films' references play a major part in the song and its music video.

In the song's first verse, Ludacris says, "Respected highly, hi, Mr. O'Reilly/Hope all is well, kiss the plaintiff and the wifey". This line is a response to Bill O'Reilly's criticism of Pepsi for featuring Ludacris in a TV commercial in 2002; it is a reference to a sexual harassment lawsuit brought against O'Reilly by a former employee in 2004.

The song reached #19 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and #30 in UK. "Number One Spot" was nominated for Best Rap Solo Performance at the Grammy Awards of 2006, but it lost to Kanye West's "Gold Digger".

A remix to the song features Kardinal Offishall.