| Paris Nights/New York Mornings | |
| Cover: | Corinne_Bailey_Rae_-_Paris_Nights-New_York_Mornings.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Corinne Bailey Rae |
| Album: | The Sea |
| Released: | 29 March 2010 (United Kingdom)[1] |
| Genre: | Soul, R&B |
| Length: | 3:51 (album version) |
| Label: | EMI |
| Producer: | Corinne Bailey Rae, Steve Chrisanthou |
| Prev Title: | I'd Do It All Again |
| Prev Year: | 2010 |
| Next Title: | Closer |
| Next Year: | 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]
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.
Bailey Rae's first television performance of the song was on the show on Channel 4 on 4 February 2010, the week of The Sea's release.[8]
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]
| Chart (2010) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Japan Hot 100 | 31 | |
| UK airplay | 30 |