"Oops, Oh No!" is a single by French singer

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and American singer

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. It was released in 1986 as a 7" and 12" single. The song was remixed by British producer

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in 1986 and was the second release on his

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label.

Song information

Cerrone initially contacted Jackson's management with a song called "Talk to Me", which Jackson declined as it sounded too much like something sister

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would record. "Talk To Me" was later released by

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. Cerrone offered Jackson “Oops” which she preferred as it was a "funky and danceable" track with a clever title. "Oops, Oh No!" held the number 89 position on ''

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'' Black Singles Chart for a fortnight from the week ending November 22 to the week ending November 29, 1986.'Hot Black Singles'
'' Billboard'' November 29, 1986 In 1991, the song was remixed without Cerrone's vocals in the Netherlands and was released under Jackson's name only. It peaked at #41 on the Dutch pop charts and #30 on Dutch dance charts. This re-release project probably came to life due to Jackson's huge popularity in the Netherlands in 1991. No official release was scheduled at that time, so the remix was quickly produced by a small Dutch record label.

Charts

Mixes

1986 version

*Oops Oh No! (Single version) 4:10 *Oops Oh No! (Full 12" version) 5:35 *Oops Oh No! (Instrumental version) 4:12 *Oops Oh No! (Dub version) 3:45 *Oops Oh No! (A cappella version) 0:40 *Oops Oh No! (LP version) 4:10

1991 version

* Short version (La Toya version only) * The Ultimate Mix (La Toya version only) * The Piano (La Toya version only) * The Rhythm (La Toya version only)

References

{{La Toya Jackson La Toya Jackson songs 1986 singles Dance-pop songs