Ladyfingers (song)

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"Ladyfingers"
Luscious Jackson - Ladyfingers single cover.jpg
Single by Luscious Jackson
from the album Electric Honey
ReleasedJune 14, 1999 (1999-06-14) [1]
Genre Alternative rock
Length3:27
Label Grand Royal
Songwriter(s) Jill Cunniff [2]
Producer(s)
  • Jill Cunniff
  • Tony Mangurian [3]
Luscious Jackson singles chronology
"Let It Snow"
(1998)
"Ladyfingers"
(1999)
"Nervous Breakthrough"
(1999)
Music video
"Ladyfingers" on YouTube

"Ladyfingers" is a song performed by American alternative rock group Luscious Jackson, issued as the lead single from their third studio album Electric Honey . Written and co-produced by lead singer Jill Cunniff, [2] [3] the song peaked at #28 on the Billboard Alternative chart in 1999. [4]

Contents

Music video

The official music video for "Ladyfingers" was directed by Tamra Davis. [5] It features a “party bus” full of revelers singing and dancing alongside Luscious Jackson, as well as outside amongst flowers and trees.

The music video can be seen in the 1999 Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode Beer Bad.

Chart positions

Chart (1999)Peak
position
New Zealand Singles Chart (RIANZ) [6] 27
UK Singles (OCC) [7] 43
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [8] 28

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