Like a Lady
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"Like a Lady" is a dance-pop
song performed by German all-female pop group, taken from their fourth studio album Ladylike (2010). It was written by Risto Asikainen, Zippy Davis, Ercola and Alexander Komlew and produced by German production team Tuneverse. The band's ninth single overall, the track was picked as the album's leading single and proved to be commercially successful upon its release in May 2010, reaching the top ten on the Austrian and German Singles Charts.
An accompanying music video, directed by Thomas Job, was filmed in Berlin
, Germany
in May 2010. Well-received, it was nominated for an Echo Award for Best Video (National) in 2011. "Like Lady" was promoted through numerous live appearances, including a high-profile performance on German television show The Dome
. Monrose premiered the song on the final episode of the fifth cycle
of Germany's Next Topmodel on June 10, 2010.
for "Like a Lady" was directed by Thomas Job and filmed in the week of May 3, 2010 in Berlin
, Germany
. It made its debut on May 11, 2010 on the band's official MySpace
page and made its official television debut one day later on German music network VIVA's show VIVA Live!.
It was filmed in early May 2010 in Berlin
, Germany
. It was directed by Thomas Job. The video has got three main sequences with each sequence got a different costume. The first sequences shows the members of the band Senna, Mandy and Bahar sitting in little tubes, performing in black costumes with high heels and shoulder pads made of mirrors. There are also three dancers and also four dragqueens who are performing with the girls in some dance-scenes. In the next sequence the girlgroup is dressed in white outfits with big white shoulder pads. In this sequence they are also dancing with the dancers but with white fluorescent tubes, too. The drag queens are often shown during the video. In the last part the girls are dancing only a few dancing routines behind a curtain. In this scene the members of the girlgroup are wearing black leather outfits with silver rivets.
CD single (2-track)
Digital single
Dance-pop
Dance-pop is dance-oriented pop music that originated in the early 1980s. Developing from post-disco, it is generally up-tempo music intended for clubs with the intention of being danceable or merely dancey...
song performed by German all-female pop group, taken from their fourth studio album Ladylike (2010). It was written by Risto Asikainen, Zippy Davis, Ercola and Alexander Komlew and produced by German production team Tuneverse. The band's ninth single overall, the track was picked as the album's leading single and proved to be commercially successful upon its release in May 2010, reaching the top ten on the Austrian and German Singles Charts.
An accompanying music video, directed by Thomas Job, was filmed in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
in May 2010. Well-received, it was nominated for an Echo Award for Best Video (National) in 2011. "Like Lady" was promoted through numerous live appearances, including a high-profile performance on German television show The Dome
The Dome
The Dome commonly refers to:*Millennium Dome, a former Millennium exhibition venue in London, England, now redeveloped as The O2 entertainment venue*Louisiana Superdome, home of the New Orleans Saints american football team*Hubert H...
. Monrose premiered the song on the final episode of the fifth cycle
Germany's Next Topmodel, Cycle 5
Germany's Next Topmodel, Cycle 5 is the fifth season of the show that was aired on the German television network ProSieben. The show started airing on March 4, 2010...
of Germany's Next Topmodel on June 10, 2010.
Music video
The music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for "Like a Lady" was directed by Thomas Job and filmed in the week of May 3, 2010 in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It made its debut on May 11, 2010 on the band's official MySpace
MySpace
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page and made its official television debut one day later on German music network VIVA's show VIVA Live!.
It was filmed in early May 2010 in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It was directed by Thomas Job. The video has got three main sequences with each sequence got a different costume. The first sequences shows the members of the band Senna, Mandy and Bahar sitting in little tubes, performing in black costumes with high heels and shoulder pads made of mirrors. There are also three dancers and also four dragqueens who are performing with the girls in some dance-scenes. In the next sequence the girlgroup is dressed in white outfits with big white shoulder pads. In this sequence they are also dancing with the dancers but with white fluorescent tubes, too. The drag queens are often shown during the video. In the last part the girls are dancing only a few dancing routines behind a curtain. In this scene the members of the girlgroup are wearing black leather outfits with silver rivets.
Formats and tracklistings
This is the tracklist of major single-release of "Like a Lady":CD single (2-track)
- "Like a Lady" - 3:09
- "I Surrender" - 4:06
Digital single
- "Like a Lady" (Louis Carpaccio Remix) - 5:00
Weekly charts
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|
Year-end charts
| Chart (2010) | Position |
|---|---|
| Germany (Media Control AG Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... ) |
77 |
Cover versions
- On September, 24 2010 the trance and house music producer The Real Booty Babes released eight versions of the song.