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Bag Lady
Erykah Badu
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- Album
- Motown: The Complete No. 1's
- Released
- 2008
- Genres
- neo soul, r&b, alternative r&b
- Length
- 4:06
- Tempo
- 169 BPM
- Label
- UNI/MOTOWN
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About this song
Lyrics are by Badu, with music by Badu and Andre Young. Production was handled by Badu and James Poyser.
What it's about
The song speaks to women who are weighed down by emotional baggage from past relationships in which they were not treated well by men. Badu delivers it with a lot of heartfelt feeling.
Fun facts
- Samples “Xxplosive by Dr. Dre (Ft. Hittman, Kurupt, Nate Dogg & Six2)” and “Bumpy's Lament by Soul Mann & The Brothers”.
- Sampled in 9 other songs, like “Lock It Up by Marc E. Bassy (Ft. Kehlani)”.
- Covered 2 times, including “Bag Lady / Split (Live) by WILLOW”.
- Written by Erykah Badu, Isaac Hayes, Shaun Martin, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Kurupt.
- Produced by Erykah Badu and James Poyser.