A Little Bit of Love (RuPaul song) explained

A Little Bit of Love
Cover:A Little Bit Of Love Single cover RuPaul.jpg
Type:single
Artist:RuPaul
Album:Foxy Lady
Released:February 25, 1997
Recorded:1996
Length:3:55
Label:Rhino
Prev Title:Snapshot
Prev Year:1996
Next Title:Celebrate
Next Year:1997

"A Little Bit of Love" is a song and music video performed and produced by drag icon RuPaul and released on February 25, 1997. This was the second single released from the Foxy Lady album. The song was written by RuPaul and Joe Carrano and released through Rhino Records and features guest vocals by Vicki Sue Robinson.

The song reached number twenty-eight on the Hot Dance Club Play chart in the US. The CD single contained six remixes: Welcome's Extended Original Mix, Moretta Electro-Funk Mix, Welcome's Sly Vocal Extended Mix, Hot Mix Version Mix, Moretta Love Beats Mix, and the Edge Factor Dub Mix.

The single's music video depicted RuPaul along with female impersonator Jazzmun and transgender cabaret performer Candis Cayne as aliens out to conquer the world. The video received a GLAAD Media Award nomination for "Best Video of 1998." The clip, directed by Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey, was in included on RuPaul's Work It Girl compilation DVD.

RuPaul performed the song that same year on The Ricki Lake Show.[1]

Track listings

  1. A Little Bit Of Love (Plastik Vocal) (7:44)
  2. A Little Bit Of Love (Edge Factor Dub) (7:30)
  3. A Little Bit Of Love (Welcome's Sly Vocal Extended Mix) (7:32)
  4. A Little Bit Of Love (Welcome's Extended Original Mix) (7:07)
  1. A Little Bit Of Love (Welcome's Extended Original Mix) (7:07)
  2. A Little Bit Of Love (Moretta Electro-Funk Mix) (6:00)
  3. A Little Bit Of Love (Welcome's Sly Vocal Extended Mix) (7:32)
  4. A Little Bit Of Love (Hot Mix Version) (7:27)
  5. A Little Bit Of Love (Moretta Love Beats) (4:23)
  6. A Little Bit Of Love (Edge Factor Dub) (7:30)

Other versions

A remixed version of the song was released on in 2017; this version has been used in RuPaul's Drag Race and has served as the runway theme on RuPaul's Drag Race UK since season one.

RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 2 version

A Little Bit of Love (Cast Version)
Type:single
Artist:RuPaul featuring the Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, series 2
Released:March 18, 2021
Recorded:2020
Length:3:52
Label:World of Wonder
Chronology:RuPaul
Prev Title:U Wear It Well (Queens of the North Ru-Mix)
Prev Year:2020
Next Title:Lucky
Next Year:2021

The top four of RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 2, Bimini Bon-Boulash, Ellie Diamond, Lawrence Chaney, and Tayce recorded a new version of the song as part of the final challenge of the season. It was released on March 18th, 2021 to coincide with the season finale. Along with the top 4 recording their own verses on the song the other cast members of the season joined them for the performance.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Video A Little Bit of Love (Live on Ricki Lake) van RuPaul - Myspace Video . https://archive.today/20120715104453/http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=29880242 . dead . 2012-07-15 . Vids.myspace.com . 2009-12-18 . 2012-02-01 .
  2. Web site: RuPaul - A Little Bit Of Love (vinyl) at Discogs . Discogs.com . 2012-02-01.
  3. Web site: RuPaul - A Little Bit Of Love (Maxi) at Discogs . Discogs.com . 2020-03-10.