Ooo La La La (Teena Marie song)

"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]

"Ooo La La La"
Single by Teena Marie
from the album Naked to the World
Released1988 (U.S.)
Genre
Length5:17
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Teena Marie, Allen McGrier
Producer(s)Teena Marie
Teena Marie singles chronology
"Love Me Down Easy"
(1986)
"Ooo La La La"
(1988)
"Work It"
(1988)

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". 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]

Charts

Chart positions

Charts (1988) Peak
position[4][5][6]
UK Singles Chart 74
US Billboard Hot 100 85
US Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 1

References

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