Meeting in the Ladies Room (song) explained

Meeting in the Ladies Room
Cover:Klymaxx Meeting Ladies!.jpg
Caption:US picture sleeve
Type:single
Artist:Klymaxx
Album:Meeting in the Ladies Room
Released:March 7, 1985
Recorded:1984
Genre:Electropop[1]
Length:4:33
Label:Constellation, MCA
Prev Title:The Men All Pause
Prev Year:1984
Next Title:I Miss You
Next Year:1985

"Meeting in the Ladies Room" is a song recorded by Klymaxx for the MCA Records label, and the title track from their fourth album. It was written by Reggie Calloway, Vincent Calloway, and Boaz Watson. It was released as a single, reaching number 4 on the Billboard R&B chart, number 59 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart[2] and peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.[3]

History

The success of this song helped their Meeting in the Ladies Room album reach Platinum status.[4] The song's music video was directed by Gerald Casale of Devo[5] and featured an appearance from a then-unknown Vivica A. Fox.[6] The song was also included on the MCA Records motion picture soundtrack for 1985's Secret Admirer.[7] Billboard named the song #85 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.[8] The song was also featured in an episode of the FX series Pose and in the third season of Logo TV's RuPaul's Drag Race. In addition, a comedy sketch parodying the song was featured in an episode of Saturday Night Live as part of their forty-fourth season, granting both the group and the song with newfound popularity.

Personnel

Usage in media

The song was featured in the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race, being performed by contestants India Ferrah and Stacy Layne Matthews in a "lipsync for your life".

Charts

Chart (1985)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 10059
U.S. Billboard Dance Music/Club Play Singles22
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles4

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Billboard Staff. 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics’ Picks. Billboard. July 10, 2017. May 17, 2024. ... and by the strutting electro-pop jam’s end, dominance has rightly been asserted....
  2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 329.
  3. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 147.
  4. Klymaxx chart history
  5. Web site: Pyles. Tim. Devo Are Still Men. nbcsandiego.com. NBCUniversal Media, LLC. 2016-06-08.
  6. Vibe. 1998. Vibe Media Group. en.
  7. Web site: Secret Admirer - Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic. .
  8. 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks. Billboard. July 11, 2017.