| Tra La La La La | |
| Cover: | Ike-and-tina-turner-tra-la-la-la-la.jpg |
| Type: | Single |
| Artist: | Ike & Tina Turner |
| Album: | Dynamite! |
| B-Side: | Puppy Love |
| Released: | March 1962 |
| Length: | 2:30 |
| Label: | Sue Records |
| Producer: | Ike Turner |
| Prev Title: | Poor Fool |
| Prev Year: | 1961 |
| Next Title: | You Should'a Treated Me Right |
| Next Year: | 1962 |
"Tra La La La La" is a song written and produced by Ike Turner, and released by him and his then-wife Tina on Sue Records as the third single from the couple's 1962 album Dynamite!.
"Tra La La La La" became the duo's fifth top 10 R&B hit in less than two years since their inception, peaking at No. 9 on the Billboard R&B singles chart, but was much less successful on the main Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it reached No. 50.[1]
The B-side non-album track, "Puppy Love," is an edited version of the song "Chances Are" from the duo's debut album The Soul of Ike & Tina Turner.
Billboard (March 17, 1962): "Ike and Tina sell this wild side with enthusiasm over uninhibited backing by group and ork. Could get exposure, especially on r&b stations."[2]
Cash Box (March 17, 1962):
Ike & Tina Turner, riding a string of r&b-pop clicks that recently include "A Fool In Love," should continue their winning ways with this one. It's a bright rock-a-cha-cha, labeled "Tra La La La La," that Tina & chorus invitingly chant against terrific Ike Turner instrumental backdrop. Backing's a ripplying rhythmic blueser tabbed "Puppy Love."[3]
| Chart (1962) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 50 | |
| US Billboard Hot R&B Sides[5] | 9 | |
| US Cash Box Top 100[6] | 55 | |
| US Cash Box Top 50 R&B<ref>Web site: Cash Box R&B Singles 4/21/62. cashboxmagazine.com. | 21 |