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]
Genre	Soul, R&B
Length	3:51(album version)
Label	EMI
Songwriter(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]

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

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 Consequence of Sound 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 (Japan Hot 100) [13]	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 ^{[ usurped ]}
3. "Radio 1 - Forthcoming UK Singles". Archived from the original on 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
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 ^{[ usurped ]}
8. Corinne Bailey Rae - Paris Nights/New York Mornings (live on Alan Carr's Chatty Man
9. Empire, Kitty (31 January 2010). "Corinne Bailey Rae: The Sea". The Observer . Retrieved 3 September 2020.
10. Hardy, Tony (4 February 2010). "Corinne Bailey Rae – The Sea". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved 18 October 2016.
11. McKay, Alastair (8 February 2010). "CORINNE BAILEY RAE - THE SEA". Uncut . Retrieved 3 September 2020.
12. Paris Nights/New York Mornings: Corinne Bailey Rae: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads
13. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 [ 2010/03/17 公開]". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved March 6, 2025.