"Ooh Ahh" is the debut single by Australian recording artist

Tamara Jaber Tamara Jaber ( ar, تمارا جابر; born 13 August 1982) is an Australian recording artist who rose to fame in the early 2000s as a winner on the Hit TV Show Pop stars. She was a member of the Pop music, pop group Scandal'us. Following the d ...

, 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 The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the offici ...

and number 1 on the ARIA Dance Singles Chart.

Background and reception

"Ooh Ahh" was written by Christopher Lee-Joe, Philippe-Marc Anquetil,

and M. Carre. 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 Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by PepsiCo. Originally created and developed in 1893 by Caleb Bradham and introduced as Brad's Drink, it was renamed as Pepsi-Cola in 1898, and then shortened to Pepsi in 1961. History Pepsi was ...

" and "Milk, milk, lemonade. Around the corner chocolate's made". "Ooh Ahh" was released as a

CD single A CD single (sometimes abbreviated to CDS) is a music single in the form of a compact disc. The standard in the Red Book for the term ''CD single'' is an 8 cm (3-inch) CD (or Mini CD). It now refers to any single recorded onto a CD of any si ...

on 19 April 2005. It features the instrumental, a cappella and 7-inch mix versions of "Ooh Ahh" alongside the original version. Upon its release, the song debuted and peaked at number 13 on the

and number one on the ARIA Dance Singles Chart. In 2009, a readers' poll published in the ''

Herald Sun The ''Herald Sun'' is a conservative daily tabloid newspaper based in Melbourne, Australia, published by The Herald and Weekly Times, a subsidiary of News Corp Australia, itself a subsidiary of the Murdoch owned News Corp. The ''Herald S ...

'' declared "Ooh Ahh" to be the worst Australian song of all time. The article went on to accuse Jaber's then-partner

Kyle Sandilands Kyle Dalton Sandilands (born 10 June 1971) is an Australian radio host and television personality. He is currently the co-host, with Jackie O, of the weekday morning radio program ''The Kyle and Jackie O Show ''The Kyle and Jackie O Show ...

nepotism Nepotism is an advantage, privilege, or position that is granted to relatives and friends in an occupation or field. These fields may include but are not limited to, business, politics, academia, entertainment, sports, fitness, religion, an ...

for releasing it on his newly formed label King Kyle Records, adding that his radio station

2Day FM 2Day FM (call sign 2DAY) is a commercial FM radio station broadcasting in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on a frequency of 104.1 MHz, and is part of Southern Cross Austereo's Hit Network. History 1980s 2Day FM was one of three radio st ...

was the only one that played the track.

Track listing

*Australian CD single # "Ooh Ahh" – 3:45 # "Ooh Ahh" (instrumental) – 3:32 # "Ooh Ahh" (acappella) – 3:46 # "Ooh Ahh" (7-inch mix) – 3:25

Background and reception

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References