![]() ![]() ![]() In addition to the success of "Supermodel (You Better Work)", " Back to My Roots" charted at number one on the Billboard Club/Dance Play Songs Chart on July 24, 1993, and number 40 in the UK Singles Chart, where it was backed with " House of Love" as a double A-side. The video for the song was put into heavy rotation on MTV this was a huge surprise to RuPaul and his record label as, at the time, the music being heavily played on MTV was grunge, gangsta rap, and rock. It also reached number 39 in the UK Singles Chart. The album's first single, " Supermodel (You Better Work)", was a huge club and dance hit that peaked at number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 and achieved Gold sales status. It also sounds like the french expression "Sachez chanter!", at the imperative form, meaning "Know how to sing!" The term had previously appeared in the 1990 drag ballroom documentary Paris Is Burning. That song's chorus also features RuPaul repeating the phrase "Sashay! Shantay!" When asked about the meaning of "shantay", RuPaul replied that the term means "to weave a friend" (from the French "enchanté" which means nice to meet you). ( February 2017) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Īfrican American actress/comedian LaWanda Page (best known as Aunt Esther on the television series Sanford and Son) is featured in spoken word clips on several album tracks, though she is heard most notably on the track " Supermodel (You Better Work)". Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources.
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