"Supermodel (You Better Work)" was the third single (but first major label single) for
dance music singer and
drag queen RuPaul. The single was an unexpected success during an era where
grunge music was at the height of its popularity.The song was a
dance club anthem that, though particularly popular with
gay audiences, found mainstream success due in part to RuPaul's accessible "nice
drag queen" image. The song consists of RuPaul giving advice to a young black supermodel, and briefly several other models, largely consisting of "sashay, shante!", "work, turn to the left, work, now turn to the right", and "You better work". The music video for the song, featuring RuPaul in various getups prancing around town, became a staple on
MTV. Singer
Kurt Cobain of
Nirvana cited the song as one of his favourites of
1993 and the two were photographed together at the
MTV Video Music Awards that year.
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