Song · Janelle Monae
“Lipstick Lover” by Janelle Monae
From the album The Age of Pleasure (2023)
“Lipstick Lover” by Janelle Monae appears on 4 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2023 and 2025. It was first released in 2023 on the album The Age of Pleasure. Its best result is #6 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 90 Songs of 2023. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #84 indie & aaa song of 2023 and #8,260 indie & aaa song of all time.
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"Lipstick Lover" landed on June 9, 2023, as part of Janelle Monáe's The Age of Pleasure, and the credits show one man doing most of the heavy lifting. Nate "Rocket" Wonder is the center of gravity: he produced and arranged it, played bass, extra guitar and effects, sang backing vocals and had a hand in recording it.
Nana Kwabena (percussion, effects) and Sensei Bueno (bass, extra guitar) came aboard as co-producers, Monáe sang it and helped record it alongside Jayda Love and Yáng Tan, and Mick Guzauski mixed. The songwriting credit is a crowd of its own: eight names, from Kwabena to Lowell "Sly" Dunbar, Clifton Dillon and Leroy Romans.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 45 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2023 | 89 |
| 2023 | 38 | Indie 102.3 Denver, CO | Indie 102.3 Top 102.3 Songs of 2023 | 98 |
| 2023 | 6 | 90.9 The Bridge Kansas City, MO | 90.9 The Bridge Top 90 Songs of 2023 | 90 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 861 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
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