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"Paris (Ooh La La)"
"Paris (Ooh La La)"
Single by Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
from the album Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Released	2010
Genre	Rock, hard rock, funk rock
Length	3:15
Label	Hollywood
Songwriter(s)	Grace Potter
Producer(s)	Mark Batson
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"Paris (Ooh La La)" is the second single from Grace Potter and the Nocturnals' eponymous third studio album.

Personnel

Adapted credits from the booklet.^[1]

Grace Potter – lead vocals, electric guitar
Scott Tournet – lead guitar
Benny Yurco – rhythm guitar
Catherine Popper – bass guitar
Matt Burr – drums
Mary Broome – Lyrics (French)

Covers

Brian Fuente, a contestant on the second season of the U.S. version of The Voice, covered the song in his blind audition.
Ashley De La Rosa, another contestant on the second season of the U.S. version of The Voice, covered the song for her last chance performance.
Jennel Garcia, a contestant on the second season of the U.S. version of The X Factor, covered the song in her audition.
Amanda Brown a contestant on the third season of the U.S. version of The Voice, covered the song during the knockout rounds.
Pamela Anderson danced to this song in the 15th season of Dancing with the Stars.
Fatin Shidqia, a contestant on the first season of the Indonesian version of The X Factor, covered the song in her bootcamp.
Emily Piriz, a contestant on the thirteenth season of American Idol, covered this song during "Rush Week," a round featuring the top 20 contestants of the season. The song was well received by the judges, but Harry Connick Jr. raised some concerns as to whether or not she wanted to perform rather racy songs in the future.
Kat Perkins, a contestant on the sixth season of the U.S. version of The Voice, covered the song as her Instant Save song during the second week of the live shows.
Allie Keck, a contestant on the twenty-third season of the U.S. version of The Voice, covered the song in her blind audition.
Nutsa, a contestant on the twenty-first season of American Idol covered the song in the Top 26 Hawaii Week.

References

^ Grace Potter and the Nocturnals (booklet). Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. Hollywood. 2010. D000283202.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[1] Grace Potter and the Nocturnals (booklet). Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. Hollywood. 2010. D000283202.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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-{{Infobox single
+{{Infobox song
-| Name        = Paris (Ooh La La)
+| name       = Paris (Ooh La La)
-| Cover       = Paris-Ooh-La-La-single.jpg
+| cover      = Paris-Ooh-La-La-single.jpg
+| alt        =
-| Artist      = [[Grace Potter and the Nocturnals]]
+| type       = single
-| from Album  = [[Grace Potter and the Nocturnals (album)|Grace Potter and the Nocturnals]]
+| artist     = [[Grace Potter and the Nocturnals]]
-| Released    = 2010
+| album      = [[Grace Potter and the Nocturnals (album)|Grace Potter and the Nocturnals]]
-| Format      = [[Compact Disc|CD]]
-| Recorded    =
+| released   = 2010
+| recorded   =
-| Genre       = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[hard rock]]
-| Length      = 3:35
+| studio     =
+| venue      =
-| Label       = [[Hollywood Records|Hollywood]]
+| genre      = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[hard rock]], [[funk rock]]
-| Producer    = [[Jim Scott]]
+| length     = 3:15
-| Writer      = Lyrics: [[Grace Potter]]<br/>Music: [[Grace Potter and the Nocturnals]]
+| label      = [[Hollywood Records|Hollywood]]
-| Last single = "[[Medicine (Grace Potter and the Nocturnals song)|Medicine]]"<br />(2010)
+| writer     = [[Grace Potter]]
-| This single = "'''Paris (Ooh La La)'''" <br /> (2010)
+| producer   = [[Mark Batson]]
-| Next single = "Never Go Back"<br/> (2012)
+| prev_title = [[Medicine (Grace Potter and the Nocturnals song)|Medicine]]
-| Misc        = {{Extra track listing
+| prev_year  = 2010
-  | Album       = [[Grace Potter and the Nocturnals (album)|Grace Potter and the Nocturnals]]
+| next_title = Never Go Back
-  | Type        = studio
-  | prev_track  =
+| next_year  = 2012
+| misc       = {{External music video|{{YouTube|oHlhOgQ36m8|"Paris (Ooh La La)"}} }}
-  | prev_no     =
-  | this_track  = "'''Paris (Ooh La La)'''"
-  | track_no    = Track 1
-  | next_track  = "Oasis"
-  | next_no     = Track 2
-  }}
-{{Extra album cover
-  | Upper caption = Paris (Ooh La La)
-  | Type          = single
-  | Cover         = Paris-Ooh-La-La-alternative-cover.jpg
-  | Lower caption = Alternative cover for the joint release (CD and DVD)
 }}
+"'''Paris (Ooh La La)'''" is the second single from [[Grace Potter and the Nocturnals]]' eponymous [[Grace Potter and the Nocturnals (album)|third studio album]].
-{{External music video|{{YouTube|oHlhOgQ36m8|"Paris (Ooh La La)"}} }}
-}}
+==Personnel==
-"'''Paris (Ooh La La)'''" is the second single from [[Grace Potter and the Nocturnals]]'s third studio album [[Grace Potter and the Nocturnals (album)|of the same name]].
+Adapted credits from the booklet.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes|title=Grace Potter and the Nocturnals|others=Grace Potter and the Nocturnals|publisher=Hollywood|year=2010|type=booklet|id=D000283202}}</ref>
-==Critical reception==
+*[[Grace Potter]] &ndash; lead vocals, electric guitar
-"Paris (Ooh La La)" was positively received by critics.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}}
+*Scott Tournet &ndash; lead guitar
+*Benny Yurco &ndash; rhythm guitar
+*[[Catherine Popper]] &ndash; bass guitar
+*Matt Burr &ndash; drums
+*Mary Broome &ndash; Lyrics (French)
 ==Covers==
-*Brian Fuente, a contestant on [[The Voice (U.S. season 2)|the second season]] of the U.S version of [[The Voice (U.S.)|The Voice]] covered the song in his blind audition.
+*Brian Fuente, a contestant on [[The Voice (U.S. season 2)|the second season]] of the U.S. version of ''[[The Voice (U.S.)|The Voice]]'', covered the song in his blind audition.
-*[[Jennel Garcia]], a contesant on the [[The X Factor (U.S. season 2)|second season]] of the U.S. version of [[The X Factor (U.S.)|The X Factor]] covered the song in her audition.
+*Ashley De La Rosa, another contestant on [[The Voice (U.S. season 2)|the second season]] of the U.S. version of ''[[The Voice (U.S.)|The Voice]]'', covered the song for her last chance performance.
-*[[Amanda Brown (singer)|Amanda Brown]] a contestant on [[The Voice (U.S. season 3)|the third season]] of the U.S. version of [[The Voice (U.S.)|The Voice]] sang the song.
+*Jennel Garcia, a contestant on the [[The X Factor (U.S. season 2)|second season]] of the U.S. version of ''[[The X Factor (U.S.)|The X Factor]]'', covered the song in her audition.
+*[[Amanda Brown (singer)|Amanda Brown]] a contestant on [[The Voice (U.S. season 3)|the third season]] of the U.S. version of ''[[The Voice (U.S.)|The Voice]]'', covered the song during the knockout rounds.
-*[[Pamela Anderson]] danced to this song in the 15th season of [[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 15)|Dancing with the Stars]].
+*[[Pamela Anderson]] danced to this song in the 15th season of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 15)|Dancing with the Stars]]''.
+*[[Fatin Shidqia]], a contestant on the [[X Factor Indonesia (season 1)|first season]] of the Indonesian version of ''[[X Factor Indonesia|The X Factor]]'', covered the song in her bootcamp.
-==In popular culture==
+*Emily Piriz, a contestant on the [[American Idol (season 13)|thirteenth season]] of ''[[American Idol]]'', covered this song during "Rush Week," a round featuring the top 20 contestants of the season. The song was well received by the judges, but [[Harry Connick Jr.]] raised some concerns as to whether or not she wanted to perform rather racy songs in the future.
-*"Paris (Ooh La La)" and "That Phone", another track from the [[Grace Potter and the Nocturnals (album)|Grace Potter and the Nocturnals]] album were used in the CW show Hart of Dixie (2011)
+* Kat Perkins, a contestant on [[The Voice (U.S. season 6)|the sixth season]] of the U.S. version of ''[[The Voice (U.S.)|The Voice]]'', covered the song as her Instant Save song during the second week of the live shows.
-*"Paris (Ooh La La)" and "Hot Summer Night" another track from the ''Grace Potter and the Nocturnals'' album were used in an episode of [[MTV]] hit TV show "Awkward" (2011).
+*Allie Keck, a contestant on [[The Voice (American season 23)|the twenty-third season]] of the U.S. version of ''[[The Voice (American TV series)|The Voice]]'', covered the song in her blind audition.
-*"Paris (Ooh La La)" was used in a [[Rizzoli & Isles]] commercial
+*Nutsa, a contestant on [[American Idol (season 21)|the twenty-first season]] of ''[[American Idol]]'' covered the song in the Top 26 Hawaii Week.
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 {{Grace Potter and the Nocturnals}}
+[[Category:2010 singles]]
+[[Category:Grace Potter and the Nocturnals songs]]
+[[Category:Hollywood Records singles]]
 [[Category:2010 songs]]
-[[Category:Grace Potter and the Nocturnals songs]]
+[[Category:Song recordings produced by Mark Batson]]

v t e Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Grace Potter Matt Burr Scott Tournet Benny Yurco Michael Libramento Bryan Dondero Catherine Popper
Studio albums	Nothing but the Water (2005) This Is Somewhere (2007) Grace Potter and the Nocturnals (2010) The Lion the Beast the Beat (2012)
Live albums	Live from the Legendary Sun Studio
Singles	"Medicine" "Paris (Ooh La La)" "Stars" "You and Tequila" "Wild Child"
Grace Potter solo albums	Midnight Daylight Mother Road
Related	Discography