No Pants Policy

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"No Pants Policy"
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Single by Leslie Hall
from the album Songs in the Key of Gold
ReleasedNovember 12, 2013
Genre
Length3:25
Label Hefty Hideaway, Inc.
Songwriter(s) Leslie Hall
Producer(s) Titus Jones
Leslie Hall singles chronology
"You're Not Taken?"
(2011)
"No Pants Policy"
(2013)

"No Pants Policy" is a song recorded by American rapper Leslie Hall, that appears on her fourth studio album Destination Friendship (2011) and remix album Songs in the Key of Gold (2013). [1] The song was remixed by Titus Jones [2] as released on November 12, 2013 [3] as the lead single from her remix album, Songs in the Key of Gold (2013). [4] [5] [6] It is additionally Hall's first single to not be released as a 7" vinyl.

Contents

Composition

"No Pants Policy" is a dance/comedy song with a length of three minutes and twenty five seconds. [3] It moves at a tempo of 141 beats per minute. [7] The song lyrically talks about not wearing pants while on the dance floor, and features EDM synthesizers, a dubstep bass, vocoders, and an electronic drum machine. The song was remixed by Titus Jones for her fifth studio album. [4]

Critical reception

Drew Bulman of Little Village Magazine called the song "far punchier than any of Hall's previous recordings." [8]

Music video

The music video was released on November 7, 2013. It has amassed over one million views as of 2017, making it one of her highest-viewed music videos to date. It depicts subjects in a test room watching a video of Hall on the screen and dancing to the song. [9]

Track listing

Digital download [3]

No.TitleLength
1."No Pants Policy"3:25

Release history

RegionRelease DateFormatRef.
VariousNovember 12, 2013Digital download [3]

References

  1. "Leslie Hall, gem sweater queen, brings her spandex-infused satire rap to Artifice". LasVegasWeekly.com. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  2. Times, Jessie Opoien | The Capital. "Leslie and the LY's bring 'No Pants Policy' to Madison". madison.com. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "No Pants Policy, by Leslie Hall". Leslie Hall. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  4. 1 2 "Leslie Hall (2) - Songs In The Key Of Gold". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  5. "Songs in the Key of Gold by Leslie Hall on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  6. Beck, Laura. "Leslie Hall Is Back With Amazing New 'No Pants Policy' Remix". Jezebel. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  7. LLC, Blendist. "BPM for Leslie Hall - No Pants Policy (Titus Jones Remix) [Remastered] on songbpm" . Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  8. Bulman, Drew (2013-11-08). "Leslie is back and her gold pants are shinier than ever | Little Village". Little Village. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  9. lesliehall (2013-11-07), Leslie Hall: No Pants Policy {NEW REMIX ALBUM} , retrieved 2017-07-02