Internationally, it charted only in the Netherlands, where it peaked at number 93 on the Dutch Single Top 100. It also became Badu's second Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number-one hit, spending six consecutive weeks atop the chart and 33 weeks on the chart in total. It spent a total of 20 weeks on the chart and finished at number 69 on the year-end Billboard Hot 1.
After weeks of ascending and descending within the chart, it reached its peak at number six on October 7, 2000, thus becoming Badu's first top-ten hit on the chart. In the United States, "Bag Lady" debuted at number 67 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the issue dated August 19, 2000. Critically acclaimed, it earned Badu two nominations at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards (2001), for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song.
Ī commercial success, "Bag Lady" peaked at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Badu's first top-ten hit on the chart, and topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for seven weeks. It was released as the lead single from Mama's Gun on August 8, 2000, by Motown Records. The song's message is to "pack light" and have hope for the future. Written by Badu and Isaac Hayes, the song is about a woman who is trying to begin a new relationship but has too much emotional baggage and can't get close to anyone. " Bag Lady" is a song recorded by American singer Erykah Badu for her second studio album Mama's Gun (2000).
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