Red Light Special
| "Red Light Special" | |||||
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| Single by
TLC from the album CrazySexyCool |
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| B-side | "My Secret Enemy" | ||||
| Released | 1995 | ||||
| Format | CD single | ||||
| Recorded | 1994 | ||||
| Genre | R&B | ||||
| Length | 5:04 | ||||
| Label | LaFace/Arista | ||||
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| Certification | RIAA: Gold | ||||
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"Red Light Special" is TLC's second single from CrazySexyCool, their second album. The song peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #3 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
Music video
The music video was directed by Matthew Rolston and is set in a brothel. The male actors in the video are portrayed as prostitutes and Left-Eye is dressed as a pimp.
A young Boris Kodjoe is featured as one of the male prostitutes.
There are two music video versions of the song. One of the videos was considered to be a tad racy as in the unedited video, the guitarist pulls down Chilli's pants.
Track listing
- CD1
- "Red Light Special" (Radio Edit) - 4:40
- "Red Light Special" (L.A.'s Flava Mix)
- "Red Light Special" (Album Version) - 5:02
- "Red Light Special" (Gerald Hall Remix)
- "My Secret Enemy" - 5:36
- CD2
- "Red Light Special" (Radio Edit) - 4:40
- "Red Light Special" (Alternate Radio Edit) - 4:31
- "Red Light Special" (Album Version) - 5:02
- "Red Light Special" (Album Instrumental) - 5:02
- 12" Vinyl
- "Red Light Special" (L.A.'s Flava Mix - Extended Version)
- "Red Light Special" (Album Version)
- "Red Light Special" (Gerald Hall's Remix)
- "Red Light Special" (Acappella)
- "Red Light Special" (Instrumental)
- "My Secret Enemy"
Charts
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles & Tracks | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 9 |
| U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 11 |
| ARC Weekly Top 40 | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart | 18 |
| TLC | |
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| Members | Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins · Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes · Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas |
| Albums | Ooooooohhh.... On the TLC Tip (1992) · CrazySexyCool (1994) · FanMail (1999) · 3D (2002) · Now and Forever: The Hits (2003) · Crazy Sexy Hits: The Very Best of TLC (2007) |
| Singles | "Ain't 2 Proud 2
Beg" · "Baby-Baby-Baby" · "What About Your Friends" · "Hat 2 Da Back" · "Get It Up" "Creep" · "Red Light Special" · "Waterfalls" · "Diggin' on You" · "Creep '96" · "Silly Ho" · "No Scrubs" "I'm Good At Being Bad" · "Unpretty" · "My Life" · "Dear Lie" · "Girl Talk" · "Hands Up" · "Damaged" "Turntable" · "Come Get Some" · "I Bet" |
| Related articles | Discography · FanMail Tour · R U the Girl · The Last Days of Left Eye · O'so Krispie · Dallas Austin · LaFace Records |
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