"Lapdance" is a song by American

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/ hip hop band N.E.R.D. from their debut studio album, '' In Search Of...''. The song features rappers Vita and Lee Harvey, and was produced by

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. The song compares politicians to strippers giving a lap dance for free, due to the use of their excessive propaganda without ever taking action. It was ranked number 93 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop". A remix of "Lapdance" by

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appeared on the compilation album ''Spin This''. Although it is censored, an uncensored version of the remix is available on a rare promo single disc. A remix of "Lapdance" by

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appeared on the soundtrack album '' Swordfish''. In 2020, the UK band Wargasm released a cover of the single.

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* In 2001, the song was included in the soundtrack of ''

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''. * A brief snippet of the song was used in the '' Scrubs'' episode "My Fifteen Minutes". * Featured in the 2002 video game ''

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''. * In 2003, the song was featured in the pilot for

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teen drama, ''

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''. * Featured in the 2003 video game '' True Crime: Streets of LA''. * Remixed version of "Lapdance" was featured in the 2003

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, '' Daredevil''. * In the 2009 video game, ''

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'', "Lapdance" is mixed with two songs: "The Big Beat" by Billy Squier and "Rockit" by Herbie Hancock. The latter was mixed by Grandmaster Flash. * In the 2011 episode of ''

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", the instrumental for the song was featured in an advertisement for the fictional pornographic show, ''Wraith Babes''. * In 2011, "Lapdance" was released as DLC for the 2010 video game ''

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'' * In 2013, "Lapdance" was used in the trailer for the film ''

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''. * In 2014, the song was used in the trailer for the film ''

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''. * In 2014, the song was used in the film '' Step Up: All In''. * In 2015, the song was used in the trailer and TV Spot for the film, '' Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2'' and '' Daddy's Home''. * In 2019, it featured in the second episode of season 7 of '' Orange Is the New Black''. *In 2022, it appeared in the Netflix special '' The House''.

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2001 debut singles 2001 songs N.E.R.D. songs Song recordings produced by the Neptunes Songs about politicians Songs written by Chad Hugo Songs written by Pharrell Williams Nu metal songs Rap rock songs {{2000s-hiphop-song-stub