Red Light Special - Music

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Red Light Special

Tlc - CrazySexyCool

"Red Light Special" Is A Song By American Vocal Group TLC For Their Second Studio Album "CrazySexyCool". Written And Produced By Babyface LaFace And Arista Records Released The Song As The Second Single From The Album On February 21 1995. The Song Found Chart Success Reaching Number One On The US Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 Chart And Number Two On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart Being Held Back From The Top Position By Montell Jordan's "This Is How We Do It". The "Red Light Special" Single Contains A B-Side Rap Track Titled "My Secret Enemy" Led By Group Rapper Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes Who Wrote The Track Alongside Steve Keitt And R.A.S. Posse. Despite Not Making TLC's Album CrazySexyCool The Song Is Highly Praised By Long-Time TLC Fans And Kept Up With The Group's More Mature Style. Its Lyrical Content Focuses On Lisa's Coverage In The Media And Her Relationship With Andre Rison. Lopes Went On To Say That The Song Came Out Directly After The Incident That Saw Her Accidentally Set Fire To Rison's Atlanta Mansion. "It Happened Right After That Incident And I Was Feeling Like I Needed A Way Out " Said Lopes Of The Track. The Accompanying Music Video For "Red Light Special" Was Directed By Matthew Rolston And Is Set In A Brothel. Male Actors Portray Prostitutes And Left Eye Plays A Pimp While Chilli And T-Boz Portray Customers Playing Strip Poker. A Young Boris Kodjoe Is Featured As One Of The Male Prostitutes. T-Boz Is Seen Being Caressed By A Man In A Room. Chilli Is Seen Dancing With The Guitar Player. There Are Also Black-And-White Solo Shots Of The Girls Singing. There Are Three Versions Of The Music Video. Version One Is Labelled "Sexy" The Second Is Labelled "Sexier" And The Final Version Is Labelled "Sexiest". As A Result Of More Sexually Suggestive And Racy Footage Being Used In Versions Two And Three The First Version Is Widely Broadcast.