Lady Marmalade

Lady Marmalade is a song that was originally sung by R&B group LaBelle in 1974, but it was remade by Mya, Christina Aguilera, P!nk and Lil' Kim for the soundtrack of the 2001 film "Moulin Rouge."

The single was released on March 27, 2001 as the first single from the "Moulin Rouge" soundtrack.

The cover version was produced by Missy Elliott & Rockwilder.

Song Background
The song features an intro & outro from Missy Elliott.

A lyric was changed with the setting of the song being the Paris nightclub "Moulin Rouge" instead of "New Orleans" like in the original song version.

Music Video
The music video, directed by Paul Hunter, features all four performers in lingerie (rapper Missy Elliott makes a couple of small appearances).

It was filmed at the end of March of 2001 on sets (in Los Angeles) built to resemble the actual Moulin Rouge night club around the turn of the century (1890–1910).

Chart Performance
The song became a number-one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for the second time, reaching number one in its eighth week and spending five weeks at the top of the chart.

It was the third song in Billboard chart history (after Aaliyah's 2000 single "Try Again" and Shaggy's 2001 single "Angel") to hit number one without being released in a major commercially available single format.

It became Mya's first number-one song and her best-selling single.

Accolades
The music video won the MTV Video Music Award for "Best Video of the Year" and "Best Video from a Film"."

It was also nominated for "Best Dance Video", "Best Pop Video", "Best Choreography" (Tina Landon) and "Best Art Direction".

The song won a 2002 Grammy Award in the category of "Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals." It ranks at number 30 on MuchMusic's 100 Best Videos.