"Under the Bridge" / "Lady Marmalade" was the third single released from the All Saints debut album, All Saints. It became their second number-one single in the UK.
A total of 424,799 singles have been sold in the UK. The songs were covers of "Under the Bridge" by Red Hot Chili Peppers and "Lady Marmalade" by LaBelle respectively and the single was released as a double A-side. The proceeds from the single went to breast cancer charities.
"Under the Bridge" was slightly altered since it was a personal song by Anthony Kiedis and the All Saints covered it because they liked the overall sound and feeling of the recording. The version of All Saints contains samples of the original recording, the most important one being the distinctive guitar playing in the beginning.
Anthony Kiedis said of All Saints' version "It was kind of funny, they looked so pretty and clean, it looked like they didn't know what they were singing about".
The guitar on "Under the Bridge" was played by Richard Hawley.
In Europe, a "Lady Marmalade"-only single was also released.
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