The American Apparel Ad Girls, commonly abbreviated as The AAA Girls, are a drag queen supergroup composed of Alaska Thunderfuck 5000, Courtney Act, and Willam Belli. On July 7, 2017 they released their debut extended play Access All Areas.
The AAA Girls | |
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 The AAA Girls in 2017 | |
| Background information | |
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| Years active | 2014-present |
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History
editIn September 2014 the fashion brand American Apparel recruited RuPaul's Drag Race contestants Alaska, Courtney Act, and Willam to be the faces of their new ad campaign.[1] They were the first drag queens to be ad girls for the brand. To promote the new partnership, they released their debut single, "American Apparel Ad Girls", a parody of "Farrah Fawcett Hair" by Capital Cities.[2] The song charted at number 10 on the Billboard Comedy Digital songs chart[3] and was later included on Willam's 2015 studio album Shartistry in Motion.
Later in 2014 they released a Christmas single, "Dear Santa, Bring Me a Man". In 2015 the group reunited for a track called "The Shade of It All" which was included on Alaska Thunderfuck's album Anus. They also recorded a song for the first Christmas Queens album. In 2017 they released their debut extended play Access All Areas. To promote the EP they embarked on the Access All Areas Tour. They have not released any music since then, with Alaska simply citing the reason to be Courtney’s busy schedule in 2019.[4]
Discography
editExtended plays
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Heat [5] |
US Indie [6] |
US Comedy [7] | ||
| Access All Areas |
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12 | 44 | 2 |
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Comedy Digital [3] | |||
| "American Apparel Ad Girls" (Willam featuring Courtney Act and Alaska Thunderfuck) |
2014 | 10 | Shartistry in Motion |
| "Dear Santa, Bring Me a Man" | — | Non-album single | |
| "AAA" | 2017 | 2 | Access All Areas |
Other appearances
edit| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "The Shade of It All" (Alaska Thunderfuck featuring Courtney Act and Willam) |
2015 | Anus |
| "Christmas Sweater" (Alaska Thunderfuck, Courtney Act and Willam) |
Christmas Queens |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ethically Made - Sweatshop Free - American Apparel". store.americanapparel.net. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Willam, Courtney Act, and Alaska Serve Face for American Apparel". www.out.com. 1 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Billboard Chart Archive" (To access, type "Courtney" in the artist bar, then select "Comedy Digital Tracks" in the chart name bar). Billboard. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ "ALASKA: EXPOSED (The Full Interview)". YouTube. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart". Billboard. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "Billboard Independent Albums chart". Billboard. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "Billboard Comedy Albums chart". Billboard. Retrieved 1 August 2019.