"Ooh La La" | ||||
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Single by the Wiseguys | ||||
from the album The Antidote | ||||
Released | 1998 | |||
Genre | Big beat [1] | |||
Length | 5:56 | |||
Label | Wall of Sound | |||
Songwriter(s) | Theo Keating | |||
Producer(s) | Theo Keating | |||
The Wiseguys singles chronology | ||||
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"Ooh La La" is a song by English electronic music duo the Wiseguys from their second album, The Antidote (1998). First released as a single in 1998, it peaked at number 55 on the UK Singles Chart, but a re-release the following year proved highly successful after its inclusion in a Budweiser advertisement, [2] this time reaching number two on the UK chart. The original release also reached number 87 in the Netherlands, while the re-release peaked at number seven in Iceland.
The song has a BPM of 124. [3] It samples "Jim on the Move" by Lalo Schifrin. [4]
Initially, the song reached number 55 on the UK Singles Chart [5] and also charted in the Netherlands at number 87. [6] Upon its re-release on 24 May 1999, [7] it re-entered the UK chart, going to number two. [8] The song spent a total of 14 weeks on the chart. In Iceland, "Ooh La La" debuted and peaked at number seven in June 1999. [9]
The first video shows a Demolition Derby Event at the now closed Arena Essex Raceway. [10]
A later produced music video was also released, set at an airport and featuring scantily-clad dancers. [11]
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom ( BPI) [18] | Silver | 200,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United Kingdom | 1998 |
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Wall of Sound | |
24 May 1999 |
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[7] | ||
United States | 17 August 1999 | Alternative radio |
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"Ooh La La" | ||||
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Single by the Wiseguys | ||||
from the album The Antidote | ||||
Released | 1998 | |||
Genre | Big beat [1] | |||
Length | 5:56 | |||
Label | Wall of Sound | |||
Songwriter(s) | Theo Keating | |||
Producer(s) | Theo Keating | |||
The Wiseguys singles chronology | ||||
|
"Ooh La La" is a song by English electronic music duo the Wiseguys from their second album, The Antidote (1998). First released as a single in 1998, it peaked at number 55 on the UK Singles Chart, but a re-release the following year proved highly successful after its inclusion in a Budweiser advertisement, [2] this time reaching number two on the UK chart. The original release also reached number 87 in the Netherlands, while the re-release peaked at number seven in Iceland.
The song has a BPM of 124. [3] It samples "Jim on the Move" by Lalo Schifrin. [4]
Initially, the song reached number 55 on the UK Singles Chart [5] and also charted in the Netherlands at number 87. [6] Upon its re-release on 24 May 1999, [7] it re-entered the UK chart, going to number two. [8] The song spent a total of 14 weeks on the chart. In Iceland, "Ooh La La" debuted and peaked at number seven in June 1999. [9]
The first video shows a Demolition Derby Event at the now closed Arena Essex Raceway. [10]
A later produced music video was also released, set at an airport and featuring scantily-clad dancers. [11]
Weekly charts
|
Year-end charts
|
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom ( BPI) [18] | Silver | 200,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United Kingdom | 1998 |
|
Wall of Sound | |
24 May 1999 |
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[7] | ||
United States | 17 August 1999 | Alternative radio |
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[19] |