Louboutins

"Louboutins" is a song recorded by American entertainer Jennifer Lopez. Written and produced by Terius "The-Dream" Nash and C. "Tricky" Stewart, the record was recorded by fellow recording artist and label-mate Brandy Norwood, but was given to Lopez following Norwood's departure from Epic Records. Lopez originally released the song as the lead single from her seventh studio album Love?; however, after Lopez herself moved record labels to Island Records, the new lead single "On the Floor" was released and "Louboutins" was not included on the album. The dance-pop song uses the celebrity footwear brand Louboutins as metaphor for female empowerment, with the lyrics focusing on women who need to leave their bad relationships with their heads held high. Lopez premiered "Louboutins" at the American Music Awards on November 22, 2009, where she accidentally fell on her rear-end in the middle of the performance. Ryan Seacrest and will.i.am praised Lopez's showmanship and professionalism for swiftly recovering from the fall to continue the performance. It made its radio premiere a day later on KIIS-FM's On Air With Ryan Seacrest before being sent for radio adds on December 8, 2009. It was then released as a digital download on December 21, 2009 in the United States and Canada. "Louboutins" eventually topped the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart but failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 as it garnered little airplay. Subsequently in 2010, Lopez announced that her ten-year partnership with Sony Music was over, making the single her last release under Epic Records. A video for the single was never filmed and further promotion of the song was cancelled.