"Window Seat", the first single from Erykah Badu's upcoming "New Amerykah part 2: Return of the Ankh," was released recently, and it looks like she's trying to drum up publicity by claiming she didn't bother getting a permit to shoot her video, which features her stripping in public in Texas, so that she could get arrested. Ummmmmm...What?

The promo's producers, duo Coodie and Chike, even had bail money on hand to free Badu from the cells when the shoot was over - but the plan fell flat when local cops failed to notice the film crew.

Dallas Police Department Senior Corporal Janice Crowther tells MTV News, "They definitely did not get a permit. To shoot that video they would have had to get a special events permit from the events office and it would have had to specify what type of filming they were doing, what subjects they would use and any traffic control they would need." (Source)

A couple initital thoughts on the video: Erykah Badu looks pretty goddamn fine. "Inspired by" is apparently now synonymous with "Completely ripped off from". And why the hell would anyone want to arrest Erykah Badu? I'm just saying, if you're going to arrest someone for making music videos, why not Lady Gaga?