"Lady Marmalade", released in December 1974, is a 1975 number-one song recorded by Labelle for CBS Records' Epic label. An early disco hit, the song is most famous for its sexually suggestive chorus of "voulez-vous coucher avec moi (ce soir)?". The song held the number-one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the United States for one week, from March 23 to March 29, 1975, replacing "My Eyes Adored You" by The Four Seasons and replaced by "Lovin' You" by Minnie Riperton. Labelle's version of "Lady Marmalade" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2003.
The song is set in the French Quarter of New Orleans, and is about a prostitute named Lady Marmalade. The refrain is her invitation (in French) to potential customers; "Would you like to sleep with me (tonight)". Voulez-vous, a formal way of saying "Would you like to", indicates that she's making this offer to strangers, not a boyfriend.
Although the song gave way to many cover versions over the years, the most successful was recorded twenty-six years later by singers Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa, and Pink as a single for the Moulin Rouge! film soundtrack. Their version was a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. for five weeks, from May 26 to June 30 2001. The Moulin Rouge! version of "Lady Marmalade" was also a number-one hit in the United Kingdom and Australia, introducing the song to a whole new generation of music listeners, and brought the song's infamous catchphrase back into mainstream culture.
"Lady Marmalade" is a single released by pop group, All Saints in 1998
