| "Ooo La La La" | ||||
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| Single by Teena Marie | ||||
| from the album Naked to the World | ||||
| Released | May 27, 1988 (U.S.) | |||
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| Length | 5:17 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
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| Producer | Teena Marie | |||
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"Ooo La La La" is a single by American R&B singer Teena Marie, which was released in May 27, 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]
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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 "Energy" for her seventh studio album Renaissance (2022).
