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| Released | January 10, 2020 | |||
| Genre | Dance | |||
| Length | 25:54 | |||
| Label | RuCo Inc. | |||
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You're a Winner, Baby is the thirteenth studio album by American singer and drag queen RuPaul, released on January 10, 2020. [1] [2] The album features eight new songs. The album was released on the same day as the Netflix original television series AJ and the Queen , starring RuPaul.
On May 30, 2020, coinciding with the finale of season 12 of RuPaul's Drag Race , "Bring Back My Girls" was released as the first single alongside the standalone single "The Shady Bunch" featuring the cast of season 12. [3] "Bring Back My Girls" was also used as a lipsync between the top 3 in the finale of season 12. [4] "Bring Back My Girls" is also used as the runway theme for season 13 of RuPaul's Drag Race.
Both “Bring Back My Girls” and “Condragulations” are inspired by RuPaul’s iconic sayings which she routinely utilizes on each episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race. The saying “Bring Back My Girls” is used to welcome queens back to the stage after the judge panel’s deliberation period for the episode’s maxi challenge. “Condragulations” is another of RuPaul’s popular phrases which is a play on words used to congratulate the winner of a specific challenge. On January 9, 2021 "Condragulations" was released as the second single featuring 7 members of the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race season 13, Elliott with 2 Ts, Gottmik, Kandy Muse, LaLa Ri, Olivia Lux, Symone, and Tina Burner. [5] [6]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer | Length |
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| 1. | "London" |
| KUMMERSPECK | 3:20 [7] |
| 2. | "Birthday Song" |
| KUMMERSPECK | 2:36 [8] |
| 3. | "Bring Back My Girls" |
| KUMMERSPECK [9] | 2:43 |
| 4. | "I'm a Winner, Baby" |
| KUMMERSPECK [10] | 3:38 |
| 5. | "Condragulations" |
| KUMMERSPECK [11] | 3:26 |
| 6. | "Super Sexy Lady" |
| KUMMERSPECK [12] | 3:48 |
| 7. | "Blessed" |
| KUMMERSPECK [13] | 3:28 |
| 8. | "Ruby Is Red Hot" (Kummerspeck Redux) |
| KUMMERSPECK [14] | 2:54 |
| Total length: | 25:54 | |||
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Official Album Chart | 36 |
RuPaul Andre Charles is an American drag queen, television personality, actor, singer, producer, and writer. He produces, hosts, and judges the reality competition series RuPaul's Drag Race and has received several accolades, including 14 Primetime Emmy Awards, three GLAAD Media Awards, a Critics' Choice Television Award, two Billboard Music Awards, and a Tony Award. He has been dubbed the "Queen of Drag" and is considered the most commercially successful drag queen in the United States, with Fortune saying that he is "easily the world's most famous drag queen."
RuPaul's Drag Race is an American reality competition television series, the first in the Drag Race franchise, produced by World of Wonder for Logo TV, WOW Presents Plus, VH1 and, beginning with the fifteenth season, MTV. The show documents RuPaul in the search for "America's next drag superstar". RuPaul plays the role of host, mentor, and head judge for this series, as contestants are given different challenges each week. Contestants are judged by a panel that includes RuPaul, Michelle Visage, an alternating third main judge of either Carson Kressley, Ross Mathews, or Ts Madison, and one or more guest judges, who critique their progress throughout the competition. The title of the show is a play on drag queen and drag racing, and the title sequence and song "Drag Race" both have a drag-racing theme.
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