Lapdance (song) explained
"Lapdance" is a song by American rock/hip hop band N.E.R.D. from their debut studio album, In Search Of.... The song features rappers Vita and Lee Harvey, and was produced by the Neptunes. The song compares politicians to strippers giving a lap dance for free, due to the use of their excessive propaganda without ever taking action.
It was ranked number 93 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop".
A remix of "Lapdance" by Trent Reznor appeared on the compilation album Spin This. Although it is censored, an uncensored version of the remix is available on a rare promo single disc. A remix of "Lapdance" by Paul Oakenfold appeared on the soundtrack album Swordfish. In 2020, the UK band Wargasm released a cover of the single.[1]
Usage in other media
- In 2001, the song was included in the soundtrack of Kiss of the Dragon.
- A brief snippet of the song was used in the Scrubs episode "My Fifteen Minutes".
- Featured in the 2002 video game BMX XXX.
- In 2003, the song was featured in the pilot for The WB teen drama, One Tree Hill.
- Featured in the 2003 video game .
- Remixed version of "Lapdance" was featured in the 2003 superhero film, Daredevil.
- In the 2009 video game, DJ Hero, "Lapdance" is mixed with two songs: "The Big Beat" by Billy Squier and "Rockit" by Herbie Hancock. The latter was mixed by Grandmaster Flash.
- In the 2011 episode of Black Mirror, "Fifteen Million Merits", the instrumental for the song was featured in an advertisement for the fictional pornographic show, Wraith Babes.
- In 2011, "Lapdance" was released as DLC for the 2010 video game Dance Central.
- In 2013, "Lapdance" was used in the trailer for the film Identity Thief.
- In 2014, the song was used in the trailer for the film Penguins of Madagascar.
- In 2014, the song was used in the film .
- In 2015, the song was used in the trailer and TV Spot for the film, and Daddy's Home.
- In 2019, it featured in the second episode of season 7 of Orange Is the New Black.
- In 2022, it appeared in the Netflix special The House.
Notes and References
- Web site: NEWS: Wargasm Have Covered N.E.R.D.'s Lapdance And It Rules . . 20 February 2020 . 29 October 2022.
