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Ooh Ahh (Tamara Jaber song)

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"Ooh Ahh"
Single by Tamara Jaber
Released19 April 2005 (2005-04-19)
Length3:45
LabelKing Kyle
Songwriter(s)
  • Christopher Lee-Joe
  • Philippe-Marc Anquetil
  • Tamara Jaber
  • M. Carre
Producer(s)BNA
Tamara Jaber singles chronology
"Ooh Ahh"
(2005)
"Hard for Me"
(2005)

"Ooh Ahh" is the debut single by Australian recording artist Tamara Jaber, released on 19 April 2005 through King Kyle Records. The song was written by Jaber, Christopher Lee-Joe, Philippe-Marc Anquetil and M. Carre. Upon its release, "Ooh Ahh" peaked at number 13 on the ARIA Singles Chart and number 1 on the ARIA Dance Singles Chart.

Background and reception

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"Ooh Ahh" was written by Christopher Lee-Joe, Philippe-Marc Anquetil, Tamara Jaber and M. Carre.[1] The song's lyrics are based on chants popularised in playgrounds, including "Ooh, ahh, I lost my bra / I left it in my boyfriend's car" and "Boys are rotten, made out of cotton / Girls are sexy, made out of Pepsi" and "Milk, milk, lemonade. Around the corner chocolate's made".[2] "Ooh Ahh" was released as a CD single on 19 April 2005.[3][4] It features the instrumental, a cappella and 7-inch mix versions of "Ooh Ahh" alongside the original version.[3] Upon its release, the song debuted and peaked at number 13 on the ARIA Singles Chart and number one on the ARIA Dance Singles Chart.[5][6]

In 2009, a readers' poll published in the Herald Sun declared "Ooh Ahh" to be the worst Australian song of all time.[2] The article went on to accuse Jaber's then-partner Kyle Sandilands of nepotism for releasing it on his newly formed label King Kyle Records, adding that his radio station 2Day FM was the only one that played the track.[2]

Track listing

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  • Australian CD single[3]
  1. "Ooh Ahh" – 3:45
  2. "Ooh Ahh" (instrumental) – 3:32
  3. "Ooh Ahh" (a cappella) – 3:46
  4. "Ooh Ahh" (7-inch mix) – 3:25

Charts

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Release history

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Country Date Format Label Ref.
Australia 19 April 2005 CD single King Kyle [3]

References

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  1. ^ "Works Search – Tamara Jaber". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Adams, Cameron (2 January 2009). "Vote on your worst ever Australian song". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 20 September 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d "Tamara Jaber – Ooh Ahh CD single Australia". CD Universe. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Tamara Jaber: Ooh Ahh: CD Music Details". Collectors' Choice Music. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Tamara %5BAU%5D – Ooh Ahh". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Issue 789" ARIA Top 50 Dance Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  7. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2005". ARIA. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  8. ^ "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Dance Singles 2005". ARIA. Archived from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2021.