"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, 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.
Composition The song has a BPM of 124. It samples "Jim on the Move" by Lalo Schifrin from his 1967 album Music from Mission: Impossible.
Commercial performance Initially, the song reached number 55 on the UK Singles Chart and also charted in the Netherlands at number 87. Upon its re-release on 24 May 1999, it re-entered the UK chart, going to number two. 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.
Music video The first video shows a Demolition Derby Event at the now closed Arena Essex Raceway.
A later produced music video was also released, set at an airport and featuring scantily-clad dancers.
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1998)Peakposition Chart (1999)PeakpositionEurope (Eurochart Hot 100)14Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)7
Year-end charts Chart (1999)PositionUK Singles (OCC)75
Certifications
Release history RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United Kingdom1998Wall of Sound24 May 1999United States17 August 1999Alternative radio
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