Butch Queen
Studio album by
RuPaul
ReleasedMarch 4, 2016 (2016-03-04)
GenreDance, deep house
LabelRuCo Inc.
RuPaul chronology
Slay Belles
(2015) 		Butch Queen
(2016) 		Remember Me: Essential, Vol. 1
(2017)
Singles from Butch Queen
  1. "U Wear It Well"
    Released: 29 February 2016
  2. "Be Someone"
    Released: 15 April 2016

Butch Queen is the tenth studio album from singer and drag queen RuPaul. It was released on March 4, 2016, just three days prior to the eighth season premiere of RuPaul's Drag Race. The album features guest appearances from Ellis Miah, Ts Madison and Taylor Dayne, among others.

Background

A song on the album, "U Wear It Well" was first used in the promotional campaign for season eight of RuPaul's Drag Race in February 2016, which premiered during the 2016 NewNowNext Awards on Logo TV. On February 17, 2016, RuPaul tweeted "GAGGING on duet w/@taylor_dayne from my NEW album "Butch Queen" coming March 7, 2016!", confirming the release of his tenth album.[1] It marks his third album to be released with a premiere of a season of RuPaul's Drag Race, after Born Naked (2014) and Realness (2015).

Singles

The first song to be lifted from the album was "U Wear It Well" which was first heard in the teaser campaign for season eight of RuPaul's Drag Race.[2] It was subsequently made available to download on February 29, 2016. A music video was released the following day on World of Wonder's YouTube channel featuring every runway look worn by RuPaul over the last seven seasons of RuPaul's Drag Race.[3]

In 2020, "U Wear It Well" was used as the "rumix" song for the final challenge in Canada's Drag Race.[4] The "Queens of the North Ru-mix" was released to streaming platforms and online music stores in September 2020.[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by RuPaul, unless otherwise noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cha Cha Bitch" (featuring AB Soto)Soto[6]3:33
2."U Wear It Well" 2:58
3."Category Is..." (featuring Vjuan Allure) 3:52
4."Legends" (featuring Margo Thunder and Ellis Miah) 3:32
5."Feel Like a Woman" (featuring Vjuan Allure) 3:46
6."Drop" (featuring Ts Madison and Ellis Miah) 3:00
7."Drag Queen Honey" (featuring Vjuan Allure) 4:18
8."Be Someone" (featuring Taylor Dayne) 3:40
9."How I Wanna Hold U" (featuring Sharlotte Gibson and Matt Moss) 3:07
10."High Fashion Labels" (featuring Vjuan Allure) 3:47
11."Sister Brother" (featuring Margo Thunder) 4:46
12."Nothing Nice" (featuring Vjuan Allure) 3:16

Chart performance

Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums[7] 3
US Billboard Independent Albums[8] 46

Release history

Region Date Label Format Edition
Worldwide March 4, 2016 RuCo Inc. Digital download Standard
April 15, 2016 Remixes

References

  1. ^ "RuPaul on Twitter". RuPaul. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  2. ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race - RuVeal Season 8 Official Promo - Logo". Logo TV on YouTube. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  3. ^ "RuPaul - "U Wear It Well" music video - Every Runway Look from RuPaul's Drag Race Season 1 to 7". WOWPresents on YouTube. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  4. ^ Rebecca Alter, "Canada’s Drag Race Season Finale Recap: What’s Her Name?". Vulture.com, September 21, 2020.
  5. ^ RuPaul - U Wear It Well (feat. The Cast of Canada's Drag Race, Season 1) (Queens of the North Ru-Mix), retrieved 2021-02-24
  6. ^ Soto, AB (27 January 2015). "Mr. Soto by AB Soto on iTunes". iTunes. Apple. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  7. ^ "RuPaul - Chart history - Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on June 4, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  8. ^ "RuPaul - Chart history - Independent Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
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