Lady, Lady, Lady

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"Lady, Lady, Lady"
Single by Joe Esposito
from the album Flashdance: Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture
Released1983
Recorded1983
Genre
Length4:09
Label Casablanca
Composer(s) Giorgio Moroder
Lyricist(s) Keith Forsey
Producer(s) Giorgio Moroder

"Lady, Lady, Lady" is a 1983 song written by Giorgio Moroder and Keith Forsey and performed by singer Joe Esposito for the film Flashdance . It was released as a single from the soundtrack to the film.

It was a minor hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 86. It fared better on the Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at No. 36. [1] The song peaked in the Austrian Single Charts at No. 7, [2] and in Switzerland at No. 19. [3]

A remix of the song also appeared on Moroder's 1985 album Innovisions as "Lady Lady." [4] In 2017, the song was used in the film Call Me by Your Name . [5]

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