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"Ladies' Choice" is a song written for the 2007 film version of the Broadway musical Hairspray. It is performed by Link Larkin (played by Zac Efron), with music and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. In Hairspray Live!, the song is performed by Corny Collins (played by Derek Hough).

Production

"Ladies' Choice" was added to replace "The Madison", a dance number carried over into the stage musical from the original non-musical 1988 Hairspray film.

Susan Wloszczyna of USA Today wrote Efron "lets loose with a lusty yelp during a solo number, 'Ladies' Choice', which finally showcases his inviting baritone in all its unadulterated glory."

Synopsis

Link (Corny Collins in Hairspray Live!) performs the song at a record hop featuring the dancers from the local TV program The Corny Collins Show, where Tracy Turnblad's dance moves impress Link and Corny, who decides to put her on the show as a replacement for another dancer.

Critical reception

Daniel J. Stasiewski of Blogcritics wrote "Fans of the Broadway musical (which I never saw) may be disappointed by the new songs "Ladies' Choice" with Zac Efron and "The New Girl in Town" with Brittany Snow. They aren't nearly as fun as the original Broadway songs". Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat of Spirituality & Practice described the song as "Elvis-like", Marc Shaim of Cinema Review also described it "Elvis-inspired", John Li of MovieXclusive.com called it "cheeky", and Felix Gonzalez, Jr. of DVD Review described it as a "suggestive number".

Charts

Weekly charts

References

1. Wloszczyna, Susan (2007-07-20). "Will Zac Efron's role in 'Hairspray' stick? - USATODAY.com". USA Today. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
2. Stasiewski, Daniel J. (2007-07-07). "Music Review: 'Hairspray' Soundtrack". Blogcritics. Archived from the original on 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
3. "Hairspray | Film Reviews | Films | Spirituality & Practice". Spiritualityandpractice.com. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
4. "HAIRSPRAY - Movie Production Notes...CinemaReview.com". Cinemareview.com. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
5. "Hairspray – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2007)". movieXclusive.com. 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
6. Gonzalez, Jr., Felix. "Hairspray: 2-Disc Shake & Shimmy Edition". DVD Review. Archived from the original on 2008-10-03. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
7. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 30, 2022.

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