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Even with its sensual sound, it crossed over to some pop radio stations and climbed to #50 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was a big success throughout Europe reaching #2 in the UK Singles Chart and in Germany, and number one in the Netherlands.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe video was directed by Marek Budzynski\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaurent Garnier's 1997 12\" single \"Flashback\" contained a remix made by Lil Louis called \"Lil Louis Civilized Instrumental Painting.\"\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBritish Jungle/Drum 'n' Bass producer Ed Rush remixed the track \"French Kiss\".\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2000, fellow producer Josh Wink released \"How's Your Evening So Far?\"—credited to Wink vs. Lil Louis—a track that heavily sampled \"French Kiss.\" The song peaked at #3 on the dance chart. The song was also sampled in 2000 by female hip hop emcee Lil' Kim on the track \"Custom Made (Give It To You),\" which was featured on The Notorious KIM.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLouis also released albums under the names Li'l Louis \u0026amp; the World and Li'l Louis \u0026amp; the Party.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the track \"Teachers\" from the Homework album by Daft Punk, Lil' Louis is one of the many musicians mentioned.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Lil+Louis","playStationPath":"/stations/272121851/play","stationId":272121851,"bioPath":"/music/Lil+Louis/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Camelphat","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/cd5/cd5c7825c3f49f797459ddda4864c631_md.jpg","artistName":"Camelphat","artistId":366654,"station_id":394588768},{"musicPath":"/music/Axwell","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/785/7858c2cf75ea9872721538db1e94bdbd_md.jpg","artistName":"Axwell","artistId":13548,"station_id":113664232},{"musicPath":"/music/Black+Loops","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/137/1371a6fd6ed60fd594f35b7d55a6f66b_md.jpg","artistName":"Black Loops","artistId":410362,"station_id":399166891},{"musicPath":"/music/Roberto+Surace","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b98/b98c2e7b007c756f1860ab07dcdadf1f_md.jpg","artistName":"Roberto Surace","artistId":424443,"station_id":400226467},{"musicPath":"/music/Gene+Farris","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a17/a171140d87a7933aa1f72f6909c9452c_md.jpg","artistName":"Gene Farris","artistId":109557,"station_id":282140649},{"musicPath":"/music/Glenn+Underground","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/6a6/6a611b7afe6f4b07c1d9b7a0ad119029_md.jpg","artistName":"Glenn Underground","artistId":4081,"station_id":114194830},{"musicPath":"/music/Aly+Us","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/488/48801ae739952e4cc6b19911c9a986cc_md.jpg","artistName":"Aly-Us","artistId":89816,"station_id":272121838},{"musicPath":"/music/Whirlpool+Productions","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/3f8/3f812a1032ac37611de6089cd02ff7ca_md.jpg","artistName":"Whirlpool Productions","artistId":121480,"station_id":283708717},{"musicPath":"/music/Ferreck+Dawn","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/7dc/7dcdcc8b2b886184dc61d910784efcbc_md.jpg","artistName":"Ferreck Dawn","artistId":257272,"station_id":363347233},{"musicPath":"/music/Feder","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/6ef/6ef974e2ba7b7d73710d0747abf62c02_md.jpg","artistName":"Feder","artistId":305916,"station_id":380642088},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Shamen","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/bf3/bf3489ecaa280ca1a478ee86e3c25916_md.jpg","artistName":"The Shamen","artistId":760,"station_id":113391242},{"musicPath":"/music/Jeff+Mills","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/147/14767c64d49ba1ce8801f1ac455966a4_md.jpg","artistName":"Jeff Mills","artistId":3156,"station_id":263547722},{"musicPath":"/music/Ron+Trent","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d39/d39bd90f6920a100f2c9f7910530bdaa_md.jpg","artistName":"Ron Trent","artistId":4444,"station_id":115479640},{"musicPath":"/music/Azari+III","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/4ba/4baf7f505a305aba47c01c3e6990c9d0_md.jpg","artistName":"Azari \u0026 III","artistId":91174,"station_id":272949283},{"musicPath":"/music/Kym+Sims","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b55/b55b35d83cfa2f072eb124beead8f276_md.jpg","artistName":"Kym Sims","artistId":109410,"station_id":282140527},{"musicPath":"/music/Guru+Josh","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e79/e799c20b9d88f8eb70d09ce2d2b32ba6_md.jpg","artistName":"Guru Josh","artistId":81177,"station_id":268156154},{"musicPath":"/music/X+Press+2","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/bbb/bbb99831c9f1b4b4f5697c43da5d488d_md.jpg","artistName":"X-Press 2","artistId":4016,"station_id":113614235},{"musicPath":"/music/Sandy+B","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/00a/00ac301d4b3090af90af14c75f3de871_md.jpg","artistName":"Sandy B","artistId":89869,"station_id":272121998}]}