bag lady

""Bag Lady""
Single by Erykah Badu
from the album Mama's Gun
B-side	"On & On (Live)"
Released	September 12, 2000 (2000-09-12) (See release history)
Format	CD-single, cassette single
Genre	R&B, neo soul (album version) hip hop (for the remix version in video)
Length	4:04 (remix edit) 5:48 (album version)
Label	Motown Records
Writer(s)	Erykah Badu, Yahzarah, André Young
Producer	Erykah Badu Tone Da Backbone
Erykah Badu singles chronology
"Southern Gul" (1999) "Bag Lady" (2000) "Didn't Cha Know?" (2000)

"Bag Lady" is the first single from singer Erykah Badu's 2000 album Mama's Gun. The remixed version samples the song "Xxplosive" off of Dr. Dre's 1999 album 2001. The song is about a woman trying to begin anew in a relationship but she has too much emotional "baggage", and can't get close to people. The moral of the song is to "pack light", and have hope for the future. The song was a success on the charts, entering the Billboard top ten, peaking at number six, and topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Charts for seven weeks. The song also featured a music video shot on Mini DV digital video - an unusual choice for a mainstream music video production, which gave it an appearance likeable to a home made movie.

Song

The song is about uplifting women who are carrying a "baggage" in a relationship. It's used as a metaphor to a "bag lady" walking down the street. In the end of the song she tells these women to "let it go" What about the garbage bag lady? Let it go let it go let it go let it go... In the fade out she says What about my baby bag mama's? Let's go lets go let's go let's go

CD Single Tracklist

1. Bag Lady (Cheeba Sac Radio Edit) (4:04)
2. Bag Lady (Main Radio Edit) (4:06)
3. Bag Lady (Cheeba Sac Instrumental) (4:57)
4. On & On (Live) (5:25)
5. Bag Lady (Remix Radio Edit) (20:14)

12" Single Tracklist

1. Bag Lady (Cheeba Sac Main) (5:09)
2. Bag Lady (Cheeba Sac Radio) (4:04)
3. Bag Lady (Main Radio Edit) (4:06)
4. Bag Lady (Cheeba Instrumental) (4:57)
5. Bag Lady (Main Instrumental) (5:50)
6. Bag Lady (Main Acapella) (5:40)

Release history

See also

• Erykah Badu
• Mama's Gun

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