Gentleman (Lou Bega song)

"Gentleman" is a song by Lou Bega. It was the first single from his album Ladies and Gentlemen.

"Gentleman"
Single by Lou Bega
from the album Ladies and Gentlemen
ReleasedApril 30, 2001
GenreLatin pop
Length3:40
LabelUnicade Music / BMG
Songwriter(s)Axel Breitung
Lou Bega
Zippy Davids
Producer(s)Goar B
Axel Breitung
Zippy Davids
Peter Hoff
Lou Bega singles chronology
"Mambo Mambo"
(2000)
"Gentleman"
(2001)
"Just a Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody"
(2001)

In fact, the song "Gentleman" is a parody, because a real gentleman doesn't claim to be a gentleman. The song is about gentlemen nowadays, how to become a gentleman and how to become entitled to be a gentleman.[1]

— Lou Bega on the song "Gentleman"

Chart performance

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Chart (2001) Peak
position
Austria 16
France 54
Germany 35
Poland[2] 30
Switzerland 62

Track listing

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Maxi single
  1. "Gentleman" (Radio Edit) - 3:40
  2. "Gentleman" (Alternative Radio Edit) - 3:40
  3. "Gentleman" (Latin Version) - 3:41
  4. "Club Elitaire" (Album Version) - 5:05
  5. "Soon" (Short Cuts from the Forthcoming Lou Bega Album) - 3:40

References

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  1. ^ Interview with Lou Bega (in German)
  2. ^ "Polish Airplay Charts - Lista krajowa 18/2001". PiF PaF Production. Archived from the original on January 14, 2002. Retrieved December 27, 2016.