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"'''Glamorous'''" is a song recorded by American singer [[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]] featuring American rapper [[Ludacris]], forreleased theon former'sJanuary debut23, studio2007 album,through ''[[TheA&M DutchessRecords]]'', (2006)[[will.i.am ItMusic wasGroup]] releasedand as[[Interscope theRecords]]. thirdIt singlewas fromwritten ''Theby Dutchess''Fergie, worldwideLudacris, except[[will.i.am]], for[[Blac inElvis|Elvis theWilliams]] Unitedand Kingdom,[[Polow whereda itDon]] servedfor asher thedebut secondstudio single.album ''[[The songDutchess]]'' was(2006). servicedAn toairy mainstream[[Contemporary radiosR&B|R&B]] onand January[[pop 23,music|pop]] 2007song, andits tolyrics Rhythmic radioscenter on FebruaryFergie 20,staying 2007,rooted indespite theher Unitedsuccess States,and throughfame [[A&M Records]], together withof [[will.i.amglamour Music Group]] and [[Interscope Records(presentation)|glamour]].
 
[[Music journalism|Music critics]] praised the song's flow and production, but were divided on its lyrical content. "Glamorous" achieved commercial success worldwide, topping the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and reaching the top ten in several countries. It also became Fergie's third best-selling song in the United States, earning a double platinum certification from the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA). An accompanying music video directed by [[Dave Meyers (director)|Dave Meyers]] features Fergie, her fellow members of the [[Black Eyed Peas]], and Ludacris.
It was written by Fergie, Ludacris, [[will.i.am]], [[Blac Elvis|Elvis Williams]] and [[Polow da Don]]; the latter also produced the song. "Glamorous" is an airy [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] song that has a slower feel from the album's previous [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] and [[Dance music|dance]]-tinged singles. The lyrics deal with the lead staying rooted despite her success and fame. "Glamorous" garnered generally mixed to positive reviews from music critics, who commented on its smooth, generic sound and its lyrics, which have been likened to those of [[Gwen Stefani]]'s "[[Luxurious]]" (2005), [[Jennifer Lopez]]'s "[[Jenny from the Block]]" (2002) and [[Madonna]]'s "[[Material Girl]]" (1985).
 
"Glamorous" experienced a resurgence in 2022, when rapper [[Jack Harlow]] sampled the song for his single "[[First Class (song)|First Class]]".
The song achieved commercial success worldwide, peaking inside the top 10 in several countries, including Australia, Ireland and the United Kingdom. "Glamorous" peaked at number one on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and became Fergie's second number one hit on the chart as a solo artist. The song also became her third best-selling song in the United States, amassing sales of over 3,000,000 copies as of August 2012,<ref name="Downloads"/> and earning a double platinum certification by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA). The music video for "Glamorous" features Fergie in scenes in which she portrays a successful actress and a teenager, acting as flashbacks from her past. The song was heavily sampled by [[Jack Harlow]] for his 2022 single "[[First Class (song)|First Class]]", which also went number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/listen-to-jack-harlows-fergie-sampling-new-single-first-class-3200995|title=Listen to Jack Harlow's Fergie-sampling new single 'First Class'|work=[[NME]]|last=Qureshi|first=Arusa|date=April 8, 2022|access-date=April 10, 2022}}</ref>
 
==BackgroundRecording==
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"Glamorous" was written by the artists alongside [[will.i.am]], Elvis Williams and producer [[Polow da Don]]. [[will.i.am]], was in charge of the song's arrangement while Ron Fair produced the additional vocals present on the track. The song features co-writer Williams, who provided the keys, and Mike Hartnett, who played the guitars. The technical work performed on "Glamorous" includes engineering, which was orchestrated principally by Travis Daniels and was assisted by Mack Woodward. Tal Herzberg, who has worked the Black Eyed Peas on previous studio recordings, performed additional engineering on the track with the use of [[Pro Tools]]. Tony Maserati was signed as the principal mix engineer while Ryan Kennedy assisted him at The Record Plant in Hollywood, California. The song was finally recorded at Tree Sound Studios in Atlanta, Georgia and The Record Plant in Hollywood, California by "Angry" Mike Eleopoulos.
 
"Glamorous" was released as the third single from ''[[The Dutchess]]'' (2006), after "[[London Bridge (Fergie song)|London Bridge]]" and "[[Fergalicious]]". [[A&M Records]], together with [[will.i.am Music Group]] and [[Interscope Records]], solicited the song to mainstream radios on January 23, 2007, and to Rhythmic radios on February 20, 2007, in the United States.<ref name=airplay>{{cite web|title=Airplay Archive|url=http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239|work=[[FMQB]]|publisher=Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Inc. and Mediaspan Online Services|access-date=May 15, 2012|archive-date=October 31, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051031190339/http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was later released as a single around the world on March 16, 2007, as a CD single.▼
 
==Composition==
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"Glamorous" is a downtempo [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6251548/fergie-the-dutchess-appreciation|title=Fergie's 'The Dutchess' Turns Eight: An Appreciation|magazine=Billboard|last=Lipshutz|first=Jason|access-date=May 31, 2016|date=September 15, 2014}}</ref> and [[Pop music|pop]]<ref name= "Billboard Pop 500">{{cite magazine|last= Billboard Staff|title= The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List|magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |url= https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-pop-songs-all-time-hits/|date= October 19, 2023|accessdate= February 11, 2024|quote= A pop gem powered by a pulsing drum beat – which scored Fergie her second Hot 100 leader...}}</ref> song that has a smooth, silky feel and contains elements of [[techno]].<ref name="The Age">{{cite web|title=Fergie free from the Peas|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/music/fergie-free-from-the-peas/2006/09/25/1159036445782.html|work=[[The Age]]|publisher=The Age Company Ltd.|access-date=May 24, 2012|date=September 25, 2006}}</ref> Music critics likened the song to [[Gwen Stefani]]'s "[[Luxurious]]" and [[Jennifer Lopez]]'s "[[Jenny from the Block]]".<ref name=lamb/><ref name=Black/> According to Dan Gennoe of ''[[Yahoo! Music]]'', the song is comparable to the music of [[Janet Jackson]].<ref name=yahoo>{{cite web|last=Gennoe|first=Dan|title=Fergie - The Dutchess|url=http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/060929/33/20pxc.html/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613142812/http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/060929/33/20pxc.html/|archive-date=June 13, 2011|work=Yahoo! Music|publisher=Yahoo! Inc.|access-date=March 9, 2012}}</ref> Spence D. of ''[[IGN]]'' noted that the song contained a mid-1980s vibe and influences of musical works by [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] and [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]. Critics also likened the song to [[Gwen Stefani]]'s "[[Luxurious]]" and [[Jennifer Lopez]]'s "[[Jenny from the Block]]".<ref name="lamb" /><ref name="Black" />

According to the digital music sheet published at Musicnotes.com by [[EMI|EMI Music Publishing]], the song was written in a key of C major. Having a beat measure of 130 beats per minute, it is set in common time and moves through a moderately fast tempo. The vocals range from a low register of E<sub>3</sub> to a high register of C<sub>5</sub>. It has a basic sequence of G-Am7-Fmaj7 as its chord progression.<ref name="sheet music">{{cite web|title=Fergie - Glamorous Sheet Music (Digital Download)|url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdFPE.asp?ppn=MN0064895&|work=Musicnotes.com|date = May 13, 2008|publisher=[[EMI|EMI Music Publishing]]|access-date=May 23, 2012}}</ref> Lyrically, "Glamorous" is an autobiographical account about how Fergie has remained true to her background, despite widespread fame and mainstream success.<ref name="lamb" /> It also samples “If You Ain't Got No Money” by [[Raheem the Dream]].
 
== Release ==
▲"Glamorous" was released as the third single from ''[[The Dutchess]]'' (2006), after "[[London Bridge (Fergie song)|London Bridge]]" and "[[Fergalicious]]". [[A&M Records]], together with [[will.i.am Music Group]] and [[Interscope Records]], solicited the song to mainstream radios on January 23, 2007, and to [[Rhythmic (chart)|Rhythmic]] radios on February 20, 2007, in the United States.<ref name="airplay">{{cite web |title=Airplay Archive |url=http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239|work=[[FMQB]]|publisher=Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Inc. and Mediaspan Online Services|accessurl-datestatus=Maydead 15, 2012|archive-date=October 31, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051031190339/http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239 |urlarchive-statusdate=deadOctober 31, 2005 |access-date=May 15, 2012 |work=[[FMQB]] |publisher=Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Inc. and Mediaspan Online Services}}</ref> It was later released as a single around the world on March 16, 2007, as a CD single.
 
==Music video==▼
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Directed by [[Dave Meyers (director)|Dave Meyers]], and shot in an [[anamorphic]] [[1.85:1]] [[widescreen]] aspect ratio, the video, which had its world premiere on [[MTV]]'s ''[[Total Request Live|TRL]]'' on February 7, 2007, begins in the year 1994 with Fergie and [[Polow da Don]] at a keg party in [[East Los Angeles, California|East Los Angeles]] before she was famous, with everyone at the party shouting "If you ain't got no money take yo broke ass home". The camera then rotates upward where it is present day and Fergie is lounging in a [[Gulfstream G550]] business jet, and as the chorus suggests, "flying first class, up in the sky". The [[captain]] is played by [[Freddy Rodriguez (actor)|Freddy Rodriguez]]. She is seen watching the music video on her [[LG enV (VX9900)|LG enV]] for her [[Black Eyed Peas|band]]'s "[[Pump It]]". Fergie then lands and enters a limo waiting for her where she goes with her friends to a drive thru at a Taco Hall,<!-- in the music video, one hears "Taco Bell" but sees "Taco Hall"; HD version is on Dailymotion --> as indicated by the takeout bag she collects, though the lyrics comment that this is [[Taco Bell]] instead. The video at this point does a transition to the past (1990s) where it is suggested Fergie came to this same restaurant with her friends before her glamorous life. The transition occurs as Fergie sings of the days when she had a [[Ford Mustang|Mustang]]. The limo transforms into a Mustang [[convertible]]. She and her friends are wearing fashion and have hairstyles similar to those of 1980s [[Popular culture|pop culture]]. The video then returns to present day where Fergie and Ludacris are shown shooting a film called ''Glamorous'', a throwback to ''[[Bonnie and Clyde (film)|Bonnie and Clyde]]''. The couple are shown holding [[Thompson submachine gun]]s while being held up by police near a canyon, apparently for stealing money. Ludacris raps his verse to Fergie telling her all the expensive things he will buy for her. Fergie and Ludacris are then shown shooting down the cops, after which the film shoot ends. After the shoot, Fergie proceeds to sit in a chair with her name on it, as people rush over to do her makeup. While this is happening, she thanks her fans for making her famous. Scenes of this are intercut with Fergie getting back on the plane she came on, while she flashes back to when she was younger, where her father warned her about the coldness of show business. Fergie is then shown at the same kegger from earlier in the video, with her Black Eyed Peas bandmate [[apl.de.ap]], [[Alfonso Ribeiro]], [[Polow da Don]], and [[B-Real]] from [[Cypress Hill]] with whom she clinks plastic glasses, followed with the plane she is on in the present day flying into London as the sun sets.▼
 
==Critical reception==
"Glamorous" received mixed to positive reviews from [[Music journalism|music critics]]. Bill Lamb of ''[[About.com]]'' gave "Glamorous" a three and a half star rating, praising the song's smooth R&B feel but dismissed its use of spelling out the title in the lyrics. Lamb also noted that "The frequent sparks of self-referential humor present in much of Fergie's music are missing here which limits the distinctiveness of this song" and explained it "veers a bit uncomfortably close" to [[Gwen Stefani]]'s 2005 single "[[Luxurious]]" (''[[Love. Angel. Music. Baby.]]'', 2004). He concluded his review, writing "unlikely to be a 3rd #1 for Fergie, and it may even struggle for top 10 status, but it is likely to linger as pleasant pop filler on the radio for the first few months of 2007."<ref name=lamb>{{cite web|last=Lamb|first=Bill|title=Fergie featuring Ludacris - Glamorous|url=http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/fergieglamorous.htm|work=[[About.com]]|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|access-date=May 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322011443/http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/fergieglamorous.htm|archive-date=March 22, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Joseph|first=Mike|title=Fergie: The Dutchess|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/fergie-the-dutchess/|work=[[PopMatters]]|access-date=May 22, 2012|date=October 3, 2006}}</ref> Spence D. of ''[[IGN]]'' called the song "somewhat generic", praising Fergie's flow and Ludacris' appearance on the track, but ultimately called it a "rather vapid exercise".<ref name=Spence>{{cite web|last=D.|first=Spence|title=Fergie - The Dutchess|url=http://music.ign.com/articles/733/733097p1.html|work=[[IGN]]|publisher=IGN Entertainment|access-date=May 23, 2012|date=September 15, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316115543/http://music.ign.com/articles/733/733097p1.html|archive-date=March 16, 2010}}</ref>
 
Liz Black of ''Cinema Blend'' called "Glamorous" "a stunning account of her ability to keep it real despite life in the first class."<ref name=Black>{{cite web|last=Black|first=Liz|title=CD Review: Fergie's The Dutchess|url=http://www.cinemablend.com/music/CD-Review-Fergie-s-The-Dutchess-1093.html|work=Cinema Blend|publisher=Cinema Blend LLC|access-date=May 23, 2012|date=September 21, 2006}}</ref> [[Kelefa Sanneh]] of ''[[New York Times]]'' wrote "Glamorous" and "Clumsy" to be songs fans can savor.<ref name=Sanneh>{{cite web|last=Sanneh|first=Kelefa|title=CRITICS' CHOICE - New CD's|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/18/arts/music/18choi.html?_r=1|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=May 23, 2012|date=September 18, 2006}}</ref> Brian Rafferty of ''[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]'' praised it as a "perfect No. 1 for a quarter when there ain’t shit else going on" and called Fergie's mid-song interjection of "fuck y'all" more convincing than the profanities present in [[RJD2]]'s ''[[The Third Hand]]'' (2007), naming it the best gratuitous curse word in the top ten.<ref name=Rafferty>{{cite web |url=http://idolator.com/245309/project-x-hooking-up-with-billboards-hot-singles |last=Rafferty|first=Brian|title=Project X: Hooking Up With Billboard's Hot Singles |quote=eighty bajillion times more convincing than the “goddamn it” on “Have Mercy” from RJD2′s new abomination |work=[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]] |date=March 19, 2007 |access-date=September 10, 2013}}</ref>
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In the United States, "Glamorous" made its debut on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] at number 98 on the issue dated January 27, 2007, while the previous single "Fergalicious" was still inside the top five.<ref name="us debut">{{cite magazine|title=Hot 100 (January 27, 2007) - Biggest Jumps|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2007-01-27/hot-100?order=gainer|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=May 24, 2012}}</ref> A month later, it rose to number nine, in that week becoming the "greatest digital gainer".<ref name="top ten debut">{{cite magazine|title=Hot 100 (February 24, 2007)|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2007-01-27/hot-100?order=gainer|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=May 24, 2012}}</ref> In the following week, it fell to number 33 following the removal of the single from digital retailers.<ref name="chart drop">{{cite magazine|title=Hot 100 (March 3, 2007) - Biggest Fall|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2007-03-03/hot-100?order=drop|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=May 24, 2012}}</ref><ref name="chart peak"/> "Glamorous" returned in the top 10 after its re-release, rising from number 55, and peaked at number one on the issue dated March 24, 2007, selling 166,000 downloads during that week.<ref name="chart peak">{{cite magazine|title=Fergie Gets 'Glamorous' Atop Hot 100|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2007-01-27/hot-100?order=gainer|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=May 24, 2012}}</ref><ref name="chart rise">{{cite magazine|title=Hot 100 (March 17, 2007)|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2007-03-03/hot-100?order=drop|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=May 24, 2012}}</ref> It became her second number one single in the United States and held the top position for two weeks. The single spent 29 weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, 24 of which were in the top 50. The single went on to sell 3,012,000 digital downloads in the United States, enough to earn a double-platinum certification by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA).<ref name="Downloads">{{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/chart-watch-extra-gagas-nice-round-number.html |date=August 5, 2012 |title=Songs: Philip Philips is "Home" |work=Yahoo! Blog |publisher=Yahoo, Inc |access-date=March 12, 2012 |last=Grein |first=Paul |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001171555/http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/chart-watch-extra-gagas-nice-round-number.html |archive-date=October 1, 2012}}</ref><ref name="RIAA-G&P">{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Clumsy&artist=Fergie&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=on&startMonth=1&endMonth=12&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924152848/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Clumsy&artist=Fergie&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=on&startMonth=1&endMonth=12&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |title=Gold & Platinum - Glamorous by Fergie |publisher=Recording Industry Association of America |access-date=October 10, 2010 }}</ref> "Glamorous" stands as Fergie's third best-selling single behind "Big Girls Don't Cry" and "Fergalicious". The song was moderately successful on ''Billboard'' component charts [[Adult Top 40|Adult Pop Songs]] and [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]], while achieving chart topping success on [[Hot Dance Club Songs]] and reaching number two on [[Pop Songs]]. In Canada, the song reached number 12 on the [[Canadian Hot 100]] and lasted 11 weeks on the chart.<ref name="billboard chart history">{{cite magazine|title=Glamorous - Fergie|url=http://www.billboard.com/song/fergie-featuring-ludacris/glamorous/8302607|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=May 24, 2012}}</ref>
 
The commercial reception of "Glamorous" in other countries was generally positive, with some countries matching the success experienced in the United States. In Australia, the song debuted at number 10 on the [[Australian Singles Chart|singles chart]].<ref name="Australian chart history"/> It eventually rose to number two on May 28, 2007, being held off by [[Avril Lavigne]]'s "[[Girlfriend (Avril Lavigne song)|Girlfriend]]".<ref name="aussie peak">{{cite web|title=australian-charts.com - Australian Singles Top 50 (June 3, 2007)|url=http://www.australian-charts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=s&year=2007&date=20070603|work=australian-charts.com|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=May 24, 2012}}</ref> The song eventually left the chart after 26 weeks, selling 70,000 copies in the country and earned a platinum certification by the [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA).<ref name="Australian chart history">{{cite web|title=australian-charts.com - Fergie feat. Ludacris - Glamorous|url=http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Fergie+feat.+Ludacris&titel=Glamorous&cat=s|work=australian-charts.com|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=May 24, 2012}}</ref><ref name="aussie certification">{{cite web |title=ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2007 Singles |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2007Singles.htm |work=Australian Recording Industry Association |access-date=May 22, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113135401/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2007Singles.htm |archive-date=January 13, 2012 }}</ref> On the 2007 end of the year charts, it ranked number 10 on the singles chart and number six on the [[Australian charts|urban chart]].<ref name="aussie end of year singles">{{cite web|title=ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2007 |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2007.htm |work=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]] |access-date=May 22, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731164015/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2007.htm |archive-date=July 31, 2010 }}</ref><ref name="aussie end of year urban">{{cite web|title=ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Urban Singles 2007|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-urban-singles-2007.htm|work=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=May 22, 2012}}</ref> "Glamorous" entered the [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|New Zealand Top 40]], like in Australia, at number 10.<ref name="New Zealand chart history"/> The song ascended and come down within the top 20 for nine weeks, reaching number nine twice during that time.<ref name="New Zealand chart history">{{cite web|title=charts.nz - Fergie feat. Ludacris - Glamorous|url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Fergie+feat.+Ludacris&titel=Glamorous&cat=s|work=charts.nz|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=May 24, 2012}}</ref> The song shipped over 7,500 copies to New Zealand, earning a gold certification by the [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand]]. In the United Kingdom, the song made its first appearance on the [[UK Singles Chart|singles chart]] on February 18, 2007, at number 56.<ref name=UK/> It jumped to number 27 the next week and continued rising until its seventh week, when it peaked at number six.<ref name=UK/> The song spent three weeks inside the top 10 and exited the chart after six months.<ref name=UK>{{cite web|title=The Official Charts Company - Fergie - Glamorous|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Glamorous|work=The Official Charts Company|access-date=May 24, 2012}}</ref> According to [[The Official Charts Company]], the song sold 205,000 copies in the United Kingdom.<ref name="UK Sales">{{cite web|title=Black Eyed Peas - The Official Top 20|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/music/charts/official-uk-countdowns/black-eyed-peas|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101010185645/http://www.mtv.co.uk/music/charts/official-uk-countdowns/black-eyed-peas|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 10, 2010|work=[[MTV]]|publisher=MTV Networks|access-date=May 17, 2012}}</ref> In Ireland, the song reached a peak position of number three in its seventh week like it did in the United Kingdom, but lasted inside the top 10 longer (ten weeks).
 
== Remixes and samples ==
▲==Music video==
The song was heavily sampled by [[Jack Harlow]] for his 2022 single "[[First Class (song)|First Class]]", which also peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref>{{cite web |last=Qureshi |first=Arusa |date=April 8, 2022 |title=Listen to Jack Harlow's Fergie-sampling new single 'First Class' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/listen-to-jack-harlows-fergie-sampling-new-single-first-class-3200995 |access-date=April 10, 2022 |work=[[NME]]}}</ref> ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' observed that "Glamorous" enjoyed a 70% increase in streams and 125% increase in digital song sales that year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=Thania |date=2022-04-26 |title=Jack Harlow’s Fergie-Sampling Smash ‘First Class’ Gives ‘Glamorous’ a Streaming Bump |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/jack-harlow-first-class-fergie-glamorous-baby-streaming-bump-1235241543/ |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> Fergie later joined Harlow for a surprise performance at the [[2022 MTV Video Music Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tinoco |first=Armando |date=2022-08-29 |title=Fergie Makes ‘Glamorous’ Surprise Appearance At VMAs Joining Jack Harlow’s ‘First Class’ Performance |url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/fergie-glamorous-appearance-mtv-vmas-jack-harlow-first-class-performance-video-1235101869/ |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> The ''[[New York Post]]'' called it one of the best performances of the night.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arnold |first=Chuck |date=2022-08-29 |title=VMAs 2022 best & worst performances, from Blackpink to Nicki Minaj |url=https://nypost.com/2022/08/29/vmas-2022-best-worst-performances-from-blackpink-to-nicki-minaj/ |access-date=2024-08-31 |language=en-US}}</ref>
▲Directed by [[Dave Meyers (director)|Dave Meyers]], and shot in an [[anamorphic]] [[1.85:1]] [[widescreen]] aspect ratio, the video, which had its world premiere on [[MTV]]'s ''[[Total Request Live|TRL]]'' on February 7, 2007, begins in the year 1994 with Fergie and [[Polow da Don]] at a keg party in [[East Los Angeles, California|East Los Angeles]] before she was famous, with everyone at the party shouting "If you ain't got no money take yo broke ass home". The camera then rotates upward where it is present day and Fergie is lounging in a [[Gulfstream G550]] business jet, and as the chorus suggests, "flying first class, up in the sky". The [[captain]] is played by [[Freddy Rodriguez (actor)|Freddy Rodriguez]]. She is seen watching the music video on her [[LG enV (VX9900)|LG enV]] for her [[Black Eyed Peas|band]]'s "[[Pump It]]". Fergie then lands and enters a limo waiting for her where she goes with her friends to a drive thru at a Taco Hall,<!-- in the music video, one hears "Taco Bell" but sees "Taco Hall"; HD version is on Dailymotion --> as indicated by the takeout bag she collects, though the lyrics comment that this is [[Taco Bell]] instead. The video at this point does a transition to the past (1990s) where it is suggested Fergie came to this same restaurant with her friends before her glamorous life. The transition occurs as Fergie sings of the days when she had a [[Ford Mustang|Mustang]]. The limo transforms into a Mustang [[convertible]]. She and her friends are wearing fashion and have hairstyles similar to those of 1980s [[Popular culture|pop culture]]. The video then returns to present day where Fergie and Ludacris are shown shooting a film called ''Glamorous'', a throwback to ''[[Bonnie and Clyde (film)|Bonnie and Clyde]]''. The couple are shown holding [[Thompson submachine gun]]s while being held up by police near a canyon, apparently for stealing money. Ludacris raps his verse to Fergie telling her all the expensive things he will buy for her. Fergie and Ludacris are then shown shooting down the cops, after which the film shoot ends. After the shoot, Fergie proceeds to sit in a chair with her name on it, as people rush over to do her makeup. While this is happening, she thanks her fans for making her famous. Scenes of this are intercut with Fergie getting back on the plane she came on, while she flashes back to when she was younger, where her father warned her about the coldness of show business. Fergie is then shown at the same kegger from earlier in the video, with her Black Eyed Peas bandmate [[apl.de.ap]], [[Alfonso Ribeiro]], [[Polow da Don]], and [[B-Real]] from [[Cypress Hill]] with whom she clinks plastic glasses, followed with the plane she is on in the present day flying into London as the sun sets.
 
"Glamorous" was featured on the [[Deadpool & Wolverine (soundtrack)|official soundtrack]] of the 2024 [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] film ''[[Deadpool & Wolverine]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Starkey |first=Adam |date=2024-07-25 |title=Here’s every song in 'Deadpool & Wolverine' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/film/deadpool-and-wolverine-soundtrack-songs-list-3777187 |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref>
 
==Track listing==
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# "Glamorous" <small>(music video)</small> – 4:10
 
'''==Personnel'''==▼
==Credits and personnel==
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''The Dutchess'', [[A&M Records]], [[Will.i.am Music Group]], [[Interscope Records]].<ref name="Notes">{{cite AV media notes |others=Fergie |title=[[The Dutchess]] |year=2006 |type= inlay cover |publisher= [[A&M Records]], [[Will.i.am Music Group]], [[Interscope Records]]}}</ref>▼
'''Recording and mixing'''
* Recorded at Tree Sound Studios in [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] and The Record Plant in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles, California|Hollywood]], [[California]].
* Mixed at [[The Record Plant]] in Hollywood, California.
 
▲'''Personnel'''
* [[Fergie (singer)|Stacy Ferguson]], Jamal Jones, Will Adams, [[Blac Elvis|Elvis Williams]] – songwriting
* [[Polow da Don]] – production, drum programming
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* Ryan Kennedy – assistant engineering
* "Angry" Mike Eleopoulos – recording
 
▲Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''The Dutchess'', [[A&M Records]], [[Will.i.am Music Group]], [[Interscope Records]].<ref name="Notes">{{cite AV media notes|others=Fergie|title=[[The Dutchess]]|year=2006|type= inlay cover|publisher= [[A&M Records]], [[Will.i.am Music Group]], [[Interscope Records]]}}</ref>
 
==Charts==
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{{single chart|New Zealand|9|artist=Fergie feat. Ludacris|song=Glamorous|rowheader=true}}
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! scope="row"| Russia Airplay ([[TopHit]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/weekly/20070518-20070524|title=Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: May 24, 2007|publisher=[[TopHit]]|access-date=April 26, 2024}}</ref>
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{{single chart|Scotland|11|date=20070401|access-date=July 10, 2015|rowheader=true}}
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! scope="row"| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/?chart=2088 |title=Top Selling Singles of 2007 |publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]] |access-date=May 19, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511184208/http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/?chart=2088 |archive-date=May 11, 2015 }}</ref>
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! scope="row" | Russia Airplay (TopHit)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/annual/2007|title=Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2007|publisher=[[TopHit]]|access-date=April 26, 2024|archive-date=April 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426131857/https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/annual/2007|url-status=live}}</ref>
| align="center"| 97
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!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/20070107/37501/|title=End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2007|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=December 1, 2019}}</ref>
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{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Glamorous"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|relyear=2007|certyear=2014|type=single|award=Platinum|number=3}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Fergie|title=Glamorous|relyear=2007|certyear=2024|type=single|award=Platinum|access-date=February 5, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Fergie|title=Glamorous|relyear=2007|certyear=2023|type=single|award=Gold|id=12404|access-date=May 4, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Fergie feat. Ludacris|title=Glamorous|relyear=2007|certyear=2023|type=single|award=Gold|access-date=May 24, 2023}}
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