Paris Nights/New York Mornings

"Paris Nights/New York Mornings"
Single by Corinne Bailey Rae
from the album The Sea
Released 29 March 2010 (United Kingdom)[1]
Format Digital download
Genre Soul, R&B
Length 3:51 (album version)
Label EMI
Writer(s) Corinne Bailey Rae
Producer(s) Corinne Bailey Rae, Steve Chrisanthou
Corinne Bailey Rae singles chronology
"I'd Do It All Again
(2010)		 "Paris Nights/New York Mornings"
(2010)		 "Closer"
(2010)

"Paris Nights/New York Mornings" is a single by UK soul singer Corinne Bailey Rae. It was issued as the second single from her second album The Sea.[2] It was released on 29 March 2010 on EMI[3] and added to the BBC Radio 2 A-list on 3 March 2010.[4] This A-list airplay will commence on 6 March 2010.

Music video

The video for "Paris Nights/New York Mornings" was shot in Paris and was directed by Charles Mehling.[5] The U.S. premiere of the video was on Amazon's Corinne Bailey Rae webstore on 11 February 2010.[6] The UK premiere of the video was on MSN's web site on 15 February 2010.[7]

The video for the single features Rae walking around the streets and various sites of Paris. The final scene of the video shows Rae getting into a yellow taxi, that features a New York number plate.

Promotion

Bailey Rae's first television performance of the song was on the Alan Carr: Chatty Man show on Channel 4 on 4 February 2010, the week of The Sea's release.[8]

Critical reception

Early comments regarding "Paris Nights/New York Mornings", in album reviews for The Sea were mixed.

Kitty Empire of The Observer gave a negative review of the song, stating:

"It is not flawless – the deeply dippy "Paris Nights/New York Mornings" feels out of place".[9]

In a mixed review, Tony Hardy of Consequenceofsound said the song provides something of an up tempo and lyrical diversion.[10]

However, Uncut magazine were more positive expressing:

"There are lighter, more chart-friendly moments. "Paris Nights/New York Mornings" has an abundance of sass."[11]

Formats and track listings

Digital download[12]
  1. "Paris Nights/New York Mornings" - 3:51
  2. "Love's On Its Way (Live at the Tabernacle, London) - 4:20

Chart performance

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Japan Hot 100 31
UK airplay 30

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom March 29, 2010 Digital download EMI

References

  1. ↑ Paris Nights/New York Mornings: Corinne Bailey Rae: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads
  2. ↑ CorinneBaileyRae.Net - New single news and Glastonbury festival
  3. ↑ Radio 1 - Forthcoming UK Singles
  4. ↑ BBC Radio 2 Playlist
  5. ↑ Facebook.Com/CorinneBaileyRae - "Paris Nights/New York Mornings" video information
  6. ↑ Amazon.com: Corinne Bailey Rae: Albums, Songs, Bios, Photos
  7. ↑ 'Paris Nights/ New York Mornings' MSN UK video exclusive
  8. ↑ Corinne Bailey Rae - Paris Nights/New York Mornings (live on Alan Carr's Chatty Man
  9. ↑ Corinne Bailey Rae: The Sea | CD review|Music|The Observer
  10. ↑ Hardy, Tony (24 October 2010). "Consequence of Sound review". Consequenceofsound. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  11. ↑ UNCUT ALBUM REVIEW: CORINNE BAILEY RAE - THE SEA - Review - Uncut.co.uk
  12. ↑ Paris Nights/New York Mornings: Corinne Bailey Rae: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads
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