"Like a Lady" is a song by American

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group

Lady A Lady A (formerly known as Lady Antebellum) is an American country music group formed in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2006. The group is composed of Hillary Scott (lead and background vocals), Charles Kelley (lead and background vocals, guitar), ...

. It is the lead single to their ninth studio album '' What a Song Can Do''. Group member

Hillary Scott Hillary Dawn Scott-Tyrrell (born April 1, 1986) is an American singer and songwriter. She is the co-lead singer of Lady A, previously known as Lady Antebellum, a country music group that was formed in 2006, and is signed to Big Machine Records. ...

co-wrote the song with

Dave Barnes David Mckee Barnes (born June 20, 1978) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee. He has released eight studio albums, including two Christmas albums. His most recent full-length album, ''Dreaming in Electric ...

, Michelle Buzz, Martin Johnson, and

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, the last two of whom co-produced with

Dann Huff Dann Lee Huff (born November 15, 1960) is an American record producer and songwriter. For his work as a producer in the country music genre, he has won several awards, including the ''Musician of the Year'' award in 2001, 2004, and 2016 at the Co ...

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Group member

co-wrote the song with

, Michelle Buzz, Martin Johnson, and

. Scott described the song as being inspired by

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Man! I Feel Like a Woman! "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Shania Twain from her third studio album, ''Come On Over'' (1997). Written by Twain and her longtime collaborator and then-husband Robert John "Mutt" Lange, who also produced th ...

" in terms of being an up-tempo anthem with a theme of female empowerment. The song features Scott on lead vocals, with

Charles Kelley Charles Burgess Kelley (born September 11, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter and lead singer and founding member of the country music trio Lady A, which was formed in 2006 and are signed to Big Machine Records. Early life and career Kelle ...

and

Dave Haywood David Wesley Haywood (born July 5, 1982) is an American country musician and songwriter. He is one-third of the American country music band Lady A, in which he plays guitar, piano and mandolin, and sings backing vocals. Early life Haywood's fat ...

providing vocal harmony and guitar work.

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performs banjo and

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on the song, and

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plays

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Critical reception

Angela Stefano of

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wrote that the song was "a big ol' slice of girl power". Writing for the same site, Cillea Hougton stated that "The summery track ditches the polite standards associated with the phrase the song is named after, instead following a single woman for a night on the town where she treats herself to the highest liquor on the shelf and dances like no one’s watching." CMT writer Jessica Nicholson called the song's guitar work "'80s inspired". Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe was less favorable toward the track, calling it a "assembled from spare parts and assembled on the backs of other women who have done the work." He also criticized the band for "build ngan entire song around the name

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have stolen from a black woman".

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References

{{Lady A 2021 singles 2021 songs Lady A songs Songs written by Dave Barnes Songs written by Martin Johnson (musician) Songs written by Hillary Scott Song recordings produced by Dann Huff Big Machine Records singles