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]

However, Uncut magazine were more positive expressing:

"There are lighter, more chart-friendly moments. "Paris Nights/New York Mornings" has an abundance of sass."^[10]

Formats and track listings

Digital download^[11]

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

Chart performance

Release history

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