No Pants Policy Explained

No Pants Policy
Cover:NoPantsPolicySingleArtwork.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Leslie Hall
Album:Songs in the Key of Gold
Released:November 12, 2013
Length:3:25
Label:Hefty Hideaway, Inc.
Producer:Titus Jones
Prev Title:You're Not Taken?
Prev Year:2011
Next Year:2015

"No Pants Policy" is a song recorded by American rapper Leslie Hall, that appears on her fourth studio album Destination Friendship (2011) and remix album Songs in the Key of Gold (2013).[1] The song was remixed by Titus Jones[2] as released on November 12, 2013[3] as the lead single from her remix album, Songs in the Key of Gold (2013).[4] [5] [6] It is additionally Hall's first single to not be released as a 7" vinyl.

Composition

"No Pants Policy" is a dance/comedy song with a length of three minutes and twenty five seconds. It moves at a tempo of 141 beats per minute.[7] The song lyrically talks about not wearing pants while on the dance floor, and features EDM synthesizers, a dubstep bass, vocoders, and an electronic drum machine. The song was remixed by Titus Jones for her fifth studio album.

Critical reception

Drew Bulman of Little Village Magazine called the song "far punchier than any of Hall's previous recordings."[8]

Music video

The music video was released on November 7, 2013. It has amassed over one million views as of 2017, making it one of her highest-viewed music videos to date. It depicts subjects in a test room watching a video of Hall on the screen and dancing to the song.

Track listing

Digital download

References

  1. News: Leslie Hall, gem sweater queen, brings her spandex-infused satire rap to Artifice. LasVegasWeekly.com. 2017-09-14.
  2. News: Leslie and the LY's bring 'No Pants Policy' to Madison. Times. Jessie Opoien The Capital. madison.com. 2017-09-14. en.
  3. Web site: No Pants Policy, by Leslie Hall. Leslie Hall. 2017-07-02.
  4. Web site: Leslie Hall (2) - Songs In The Key Of Gold. Discogs. en. 2017-07-02.
  5. Web site: Songs in the Key of Gold by Leslie Hall on Apple Music. iTunes. 2017-07-02.
  6. News: Leslie Hall Is Back With Amazing New 'No Pants Policy' Remix. Beck. Laura. Jezebel. 2017-09-14. en-US.
  7. News: BPM for Leslie Hall - No Pants Policy (Titus Jones Remix) [Remastered] on songbpm]. LLC. Blendist. 2017-09-14. en.
  8. News: Leslie is back and her gold pants are shinier than ever Little Village. Bulman. Drew. 2013-11-08. Little Village. 2017-09-14. en-US.