Sittin' in the Lap of Luxury

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"Sittin' in the Lap of Luxury"
Louie Louie - Sittin' in the Lap of Luxury single cover.jpg
Single by Louie Louie
from the album The State I'm In
B-side"Rodeo Clown"[1]
Released1990 (1990)
GenrePop rock, R&B, New jack swing
Length4:04
LabelWTG/Epic
Songwriter(s)Louie Louie, Les Pierce[2]
Producer(s)Frankie Blue, Les Pierce[3]
Louie Louie singles chronology
"The Girl Who Seduced the World"
(1987) 		"Sittin' in the Lap of Luxury"
(1990) 		"I Wanna Get Back with You"
(1990)
Music video
"Sittin' in the Lap of Luxury" on YouTube

"Sittin' in the Lap of Luxury" is a song co-written[2] and performed by Louie Louie, issued as the lead single from his debut studio album The State I'm In. The song was his only hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #19 in 1990.[4]

Music video[]

The official music video for the song was directed by Michael Bay.[5]

Chart positions[]

Chart (1990)[4] Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Charts)[6] 51
US Billboard Hot 100 19
US Dance Music/Club Play Singles (Billboard) 11
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard) 17
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard) 74

References[]

  1. ^ "Louie Louie* - Sittin' In The Lap Of Luxury at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "The State I'm In - Louie Louie - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  3. ^ "Louie Louie* - Sittin' In The Lap Of Luxury (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Louie Louie - Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  5. ^ "Louie Louie - "In the lap of luxury" [sic]". MVDBase.com (video). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  6. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.


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