Ooo La La La (Teena Marie song) explained

Ooo La La La
Cover:Teena Marie - Ooo La La La.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Teena Marie
Album:Naked to the World
Released:1988 (U.S.)
Length:5:17
Label:Epic
Producer:Teena Marie
Prev Title:Love Me Down Easy
Prev Year:1986
Next Title:Work It
Next Year:1988

"Ooo La La La" is a single by American R&B singer Teena Marie, which was released in 1988 and is featured on her album Naked to the World, released during the same year. The single became Teena Marie's biggest hit on the R&B chart. "Ooo La La La" peaked at number one on the Billboard R&B chart, and Marie's only number-one single on that chart. It peaked at number 85 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]

The single had a resurgence in popularity when the song was interpolated by the Fugees on the group's 1996 hit single "Fu-Gee-La". That same year, this song was covered by Experience Unlimited on their album Make Money. Trey Songz also heavily sampled the chorus of the song in his 2014 hit "Na Na".[2] It was also covered by the trip hop group Attica Blues on a Japan-exclusive single release in 1998.[3] American singer Beyoncé sampled "Ooo La La La" for her single "Cuff It" for her seventh studio album Renaissance (2022).

Charts

Chart positions

Charts (1988)Peak
position[4] [5] [6]
UK Singles Chart74
85
1

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

    . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 376.

  2. Web site: Trey Songz's 'Na Na' - Discover the Sample Source. WhoSampled.com. 25 April 2021.
  3. Web site: Attica Blues - Oh La La La. Discogs.com. 25 April 2021.
  4. Teena Marie Album & Song Chart History
  5. Teena Marie Album & Song Chart History
  6. Web site: Teena Marie Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. 2010-02-16.