L.A. Love (La La)

"L.A. Love (La La)"
Single by Fergie
from the album Double Duchess
Released	September 29, 2014
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2014
Genre	Hip hop
Length	3:13
Label	will.i.am Interscope
Writer(s)	Fergie Duhamel Dijon McFarlane Shomari Wilson Royce Thomas Theron Thomas
Producer(s)	DJ Mustard
Fergie singles chronology
"A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)" (2013) "L.A. Love (La La)" (2014) "Never Mind" (2016)

"L.A. Love (La La)" is a song recorded by American singer Fergie for her upcoming second studio album. It was written by Fergie and the song's producer DJ Mustard, with additional writing credits from Shomari Wilson, Royce Thomas, and Theron Thomas. The song was released September 29, 2014 on Interscope Records. "L.A. Love (La La)" was used as background music in commercials for the 2015 Chrysler 200 and was also used as the theme song for the reality television series Kourtney and Khloé Take The Hamptons and Togetherness and video game NBA 2K16.^[1][2]

Background

In January 2014, Fergie began work on a second studio album.^[3][4] The first single from the album, "L.A. Love (La La)", was produced by DJ Mustard and released on September 30, 2014 by Interscope Records.^[5][6][7] The song was available for digital download and released to Contemporary hit radio on September 30, 2014.^[8] Prior to the song's official release, an unfinished looped version leaked online.^[9] The official remix was released October 24, 2014 featuring Compton rapper YG.^[10]

Critical reception

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"L.A. Love (La La)" received mixed reviews from music critics. Lauren Stampler for Time Magazine wrote that "It's a pop song that lists off as many random city names it can in approximately three minutes' time. A beloved but often unheralded genre, it's long overdue for some recognition."^[11] Bradley Stern of MuuMuse wrote that "Fergie Ferg keeps things squarely in hip-pop territory just as she did nearly a decade ago (but with fresher beats), spitting above a murky '2 On'-ish #SomethingMoreUrban beat while delivering a series of shout-outs to every city, state and country 'round the globe that you (may or may not) already know."^[12] Direct Lyrics review said that "Fergie thinks she's still living in the early 2000s and I love it. 'L.A Love (La La)' is certainly taking me back to those years when pop music felt more fun, fresh and unaffected."^[13] Lewis Cornor from Digital Spy gave the song four out of five stars saying that "'LA Love' is just as catchy and addictive as anything on The Dutchess".^[14] Maximum Pop! wrote that after an eight year break, "Fergie has instantaneously captured our attention with a regenerated DJ Mustard beat that will get stuck in your head for weeks."^[15]

Alexa Camp of Slant Magazine wrote that "Fergie swaps London for, despite the song's title, 'every city, every state, every country, you know,' and at one point even crams three terrible accents—British, Jamaican, and French—into one bar. While the DJ Mustard-produced track is a definite earworm, hopefully the singer, ever the crossover-pop diplomat, has some more multi-format tricks up her sleeve."^[16] Robbie Daw for Idolator wrote that "The DJ Mustard-produced track finds the 39-year-old Black Eyed Peas diva surprisingly stuck in creative rut, spouting out a slew of hip-hop-lite cliches that, to be honest, we would have expected her to have left behind sometime around The E.N.D."^[17] While calling it "irritating" and "infectious" Carolyn Menyes for Music Times says "Though the song itself isn't a massive standout, featuring repetitive lyrics and a melody that could have been jacked from any Iggy Azalea single, it's hard not to walk away from the track without humming the melody."^[18]

Lindsey Weber of Vulture gave a negative review, writing "The long-awaited Fergie comeback is upon us ... and it sounds a lot like "Rack City." "L.A. Love (La La)" just happens to be the Animaniacs' "Nations of the World" for our new pop generation — but it only features cool places like Puerto Rico, Vegas, Rio, Tokyo, São Paulo, Miami, and Jamaica. It's a party-hopper's geography lesson, okay?" ^[19] Jacques Peterson for Pop Dust panned the song, writing ""There isn't a whole lot more to 'L.A. Love (La La)' than a mindless geography lesson over the top of one of those hot DJ Mustard beats that we've already heard ten times before, which is a damn shame when you remember that Fergie is one of the biggest female artists of the 2000s."^[20]

Commercial performance

"L.A. Love (La La)" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 97 for the week dated October 25, 2014. In its second week, the song jumped to number 81. In its third week, the song jumped to number 63, where it remained for an additional two weeks. It then jumped to number 41. A week later, it jumped into the top 40 at number 36, later peaking at number 27. The song debuted at No. 39 on the Pop Songs chart and also debuted at No. 40 on the Rhythmic chart.^[21] As of November 30, 2014, it has peaked at #16 on Rhythmic Songs, #8 on Hot Rap Songs, #24 on Digital Songs, and #20 on Pop Songs radio chart.^[22]

Track listings

Digital download "L.A. Love (La La)" — 3:12 Digital download (Remix) "L.A. Love (La La)" (Remix) featuring YG — 3:31 Digital download (Remix Movement) "L.A. Love (La La)" (Jodie Harsh Remix) — 3:28 "L.A. Love (La La)" (Moto Blanco Remix) — 2:46 "L.A. Love (La La)" (Afsheen and Non Fiction Remix) — 3:01 "L.A. Love (La La)" (Sikdope Remix) — 4:11

Digital download (Remix Movement) — UK version "L.A. Love (La La)" (Remix) featuring YG — 3:31 "L.A. Love (La La)" (Jodie Harsh Remix) — 3:28 "L.A. Love (La La)" (Moto Blanco Remix) — 2:46 "L.A. Love (La La)" (Afsheen and Non Fiction Remix) — 3:01 "L.A. Love (La La)" (Sikdope Remix) — 4:11

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2014–15) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[23] 53 Australia Urban (ARIA)[23] 5 Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[24] 34 Belgium Urban (Ultratop Flanders)[25] 26 Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[26] 11 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[27] 28 Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[28] 30 Croatia (Airplay Radio Chart)[29] 74 Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[30] 62 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[31] 24 France (SNEP)[32] 72 Germany (Official German Charts)[33] 55 Ireland (IRMA)[34] 30 Israel (Media Forest)[35] 10 Poland (Dance Top 50)[36] 20 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[37] 25 South Korea International Chart (GAON)[38] 95 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[39] 90 UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[40] 1 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[41] 3 US Billboard Hot 100[42] 27 US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[43] 5 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[44] 20 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[45] 14

Certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments United Kingdom (BPI)[46] Silver 200,000 ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
France[47]	September 29, 2014	Digital download	Polydor
Germany[48]			Universal
Italy[49]
Spain[50]
United States[51]			Interscope
United States[8]	September 30, 2014	Contemporary hit radio
United States[52]	October 27, 2014	Digital download (Remix)
Germany[53]	October 31, 2014		Universal
France[54]	November 3, 2014		Polydor
Italy[55]			Universal
Spain[56]
Italy[57]	January 2, 2015	Contemporary hit radio
France[58]	January 13, 2015	Digital download (Remix Movement)	Polydor
Germany[59]			Universal
Italy[60]
Spain[61]
United States[62]			Interscope
United Kingdom	January 25, 2015	Digital download[63]	Polydor
		Digital download (Remix Movement)[64]

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External links

• Full Lyrics at LyricsOnDemand.com