''Glamazon'' is the sixth

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from American singer and

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. It was released on

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through RuCo on April 25, 2011, coinciding with the third season finale of ''

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''. The album is a mix of dance, electropop, R&B, and hip-hop.

Promotion

The music video for the title track, "Glamazon", was released on 12 April 2012 via logotv.com. It features the three finalists of the fourth season of Rupaul's Drag Race (2012): Sharon Needles, Phi Phi O'Hara, and

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, respectively, as giant "

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. Other queens from the season four cast appear throughout as well, as they are "squished" under the shoes of the other giant queens. Most of the celebrities who were featured as guest judges over the course of the season are also seen being "stomped" under the queens' heels or otherwise eliminated by them. At the video's conclusion, an even talker, gargantuan RuPaul figure shows up, over twice the height of the tallest skyscrapers, and crushes the three queens under her own stiletto. At the end of the video, Sharon Needles shows as the "High Scorer". All tracks from the album (with the exception of "Click Clack (Make Dat Money)" and "Get Your Rebel On", have received remixes from various remix EPs. A music video for "Responsitrannity" was released, with a remix showing the contestants and guest judges from the first season of

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(2012). The song was inspired by RuPaul's tense exchange, during the first season (2009) reunion, with

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Reception

Commercial

''Glamazon'' debuted at number 11 and number 8 on ''

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charts, respectively. The digital-only release sold 2,000 copies, RuPaul's highest first-week sales since 1997. The album's lead single, "Superstar", also sold 3,000 copies during the first week of release.

Promotion

Reception

Commercial

Track listing

Chart performance

Singles

References