Following the performance of her debut single "Money Can't Buy You Class", "Chic C'est la Vie" was released as a follow-up on June 28, 2011, through Ultra Records.

In mid 2010, Luann de Lesseps released "Money Can't Buy You Class", her first single with Ultra Records.

[1] Although "Money Can't Buy You Class" was panned by music critics, it became the third most-purchased song in The Real Housewives franchise, selling 19,000 copies.

[9] The title of one of the remixes, the Moroccan mix, references a cast trip that de Lesseps went on during The Real Housewives of New York City.

[11][12] de Lesseps cut ties with Ultra after "Chic C'est la Vie", and eventually signed with Eloli Music to release her third single, "Girl Code", in 2015.

[10][16] The Awl's Mike Barthel called the song musically "utterly indistinguishable" from "Money Can't Buy You Class".

[15] Barthel criticized de Lesseps' performance on the song, calling it "half-hearted" due to the absence of her "persona of bored condescension she's so carefully cultivated".

Morgan was one of them, and explained she did not want to be associated with de Lesseps' provocative image, citing the 2010 music video for "Money Can't Buy You Class".

Various scenes in the video depict de Lesseps enjoying herself with the resort's amenities, including partying at a club and casino, being chauffeured in a limousine, and relaxing poolside with Zarin and Killoren Bensimon.