The Wreckoning is the debut studio album by American
drag queenWillam Belli, released on November 17, 2012. The album was self-released by Belli and was available exclusively on his website.
Background and development
Many of the album's collaborators had previously worked with Willam.
Detox and Vicky Vox, who are featured on "Chow Down" and "Starfucker", are in the band Tranzkuntinental with Willam.
Rhea Litré, who appears on "Let's Have a KaiKai" is also a member of the band.[1] Michael Serrato, who directed several of the album's music videos, is a writer for the Neil's Puppet Dreams, in which Willam has appeared.[2]
Release
The Wreckoning was self-released through Willam Belli's website on November 17, 2012.[3][4]
Singles
The album's lead single, "Trouble", was released on March 12, 2012. The song was produced by
RuPaul's Red Hot collaborator Tom Trujillo. The music video for the song was directed by porn director
Chi Chi LaRue and premiered on
Logo TV.[5][6]
"The Vagina Song" was released as the album's third single on March 21, 2012. The song, written as a parody of "
Billionaire" by
Travie McCoy featuring
Bruno Mars, was produced by
Calpernia Addams and Markaholic.[9] The music video was directed by Michael Serrato,[10] and went viral, becoming viewed over 2.8 million times.[11]
The album's fourth single, "'Love You Like a Big Schlong", was released on April 29, 2012, and was produced by Uncle Slamm. The song parodies "
Love You Like a Love Song" by
Selena Gomez & the Scene and was inspired after Willam lost a
lip syncing contest to 7-year-old Eden Wood during a segment of the 2012
NewNowNext Awards.[12]
"She Doesn't Know" was released as a digital download on May 29, 2012, without a music video.[13]
The Wreckoning is the debut studio album by American
drag queenWillam Belli, released on November 17, 2012. The album was self-released by Belli and was available exclusively on his website.
Background and development
Many of the album's collaborators had previously worked with Willam.
Detox and Vicky Vox, who are featured on "Chow Down" and "Starfucker", are in the band Tranzkuntinental with Willam.
Rhea Litré, who appears on "Let's Have a KaiKai" is also a member of the band.[1] Michael Serrato, who directed several of the album's music videos, is a writer for the Neil's Puppet Dreams, in which Willam has appeared.[2]
Release
The Wreckoning was self-released through Willam Belli's website on November 17, 2012.[3][4]
Singles
The album's lead single, "Trouble", was released on March 12, 2012. The song was produced by
RuPaul's Red Hot collaborator Tom Trujillo. The music video for the song was directed by porn director
Chi Chi LaRue and premiered on
Logo TV.[5][6]
"The Vagina Song" was released as the album's third single on March 21, 2012. The song, written as a parody of "
Billionaire" by
Travie McCoy featuring
Bruno Mars, was produced by
Calpernia Addams and Markaholic.[9] The music video was directed by Michael Serrato,[10] and went viral, becoming viewed over 2.8 million times.[11]
The album's fourth single, "'Love You Like a Big Schlong", was released on April 29, 2012, and was produced by Uncle Slamm. The song parodies "
Love You Like a Love Song" by
Selena Gomez & the Scene and was inspired after Willam lost a
lip syncing contest to 7-year-old Eden Wood during a segment of the 2012
NewNowNext Awards.[12]
"She Doesn't Know" was released as a digital download on May 29, 2012, without a music video.[13]