Ladies (song)

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"Ladies"
Ladies (Sarai song).jpg
Single by Sarai
from the album The Original
ReleasedJune 9, 2003
Recorded2002
Genre Rap
Length3:22 (Album version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • S. Howard
  • A. Theodore
  • V. Alfieri
  • M. Williams
Producer(s) Ali Dee Theodore
  • Vinny Alfieri
  • Zach Danziger
Sarai singles chronology
"Pack Ya Bags"
(2002)
"Ladies"
(2003)

"Ladies" is a song by American rapper Sarai for her debut album, The Original (2003). It peaked at number 1 on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 in summer of 2003, 19 on the US Billboard Mainstream Top 40 and 28 on the US Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 chart. [1]

Contents

Music video

The music video for "Ladies" was filmed by director Karim Karmi and produced by Melissa Larsen. [2]

Track listing

CD single (2003)

  1. "Ladies" (Radio Edit) – 3:22
  2. "Ladies" (Album Version) – 3:22
  3. "Ladies" (Instrumental) – 3:22
  4. "Ladies" (Acappella) – 3:22
  5. "Ladies" (Call Out Hook) – 0:15

Charts

Chart performance for "Ladies"
Chart (2003)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [3] 60
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [4] 33
US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 [5] 1
US Billboard Mainstream Top 40 [5] 19
US Billboard Rhythmic [5] 28

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References

  1. https://www.billboard.com/artist/sarai/chart-history/r%26b/hip-hop-songs
  2. "Videos : Sarai (Rap) : Ladies". CMT. Archived from the original on March 26, 2008. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
  3. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 243.
  4. "Sarai – Ladies". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0]=ts_chart_artistname%3Asarai&f[1]=itm_field_chart_id%3A-&f[2]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=sarai [ dead link ]