"Praising You" is a song by English singer

Rita Ora Rita Sahatçiu Ora (; born Rita Sahatçiu; 26 November 1990) is a British singer-songwriter, television personality, and actress. Born in Pristina, modern-day Kosovo, she rose to prominence when she featured on DJ Fresh's 2012 single, "Hot Rig ...

featuring English producer

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. The song was released on 19 April 2023 through BMG, as the second single from her third studio album '' You & I'' (2023). The song is a re-worked version of Slim's 1999 song "

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Critical reception

Emma Harrison of Clash complimented, "Rita’s re-imagining of nineties banger ‘

’ by Fatboy Slim. She’s ebullient, dynamic and triumphant on the gospel-infused house of number, reflecting on how it’s been “a hell of a ride”, reiterating her gratitude for finding enduring love with the lyrics “who knew love would leave me feelin’ this good? / I have to praise you like I should”. Lauren Murphy of the

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called Praising You, "a somewhat baffling reworking of Fatboy Slim’s biggest hit, with input from Norman Cook himself." Helen Brown of

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exclaimed, "It’s a slick evolution of Norman Cook’s original, on which Ora sounds genuinely jubilant – arms aloft and giddy for it." Kate Solomon of

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dismissively noted, "a slick, empty rework of Fatboy Slim’s “Praise You”. Hannah Mylrea of

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hailed the tune saying, "the weirdly wonderful reworking of Fatboy Slim’s iconic ‘Praise You’, titled ‘Praising You’, may not trump the original, but is wickedly good fun." Neil Z. Yeung of

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also found, "album highlight "Praising You,"...interpolates Fatboy Slim's "Praise You" to the intended joyous effect."

Live performances

Ora performed "Praising You" as a part of a medley of her songs in the first semi-final of the

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on 9 May.

Use in media

In August 2023, the song was featured in advertisements for

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. It was also featured at the end of the 2023 animated teen comedy film ''

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'' which feature additional orchestrations by Stephanie Economou.

Music video

The music video for "Praising You" was published on

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on 28 April 2023. Directed by Ora's husband

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, the music video was shot on film and pays homage to

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-directed video for "Praise You", and references the musical films, '' Fame'' and '' All That Jazz''. The video was nominated for Best Music Video award at 2023

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. A second music video, directed by Joseph Kahn, was released on YouTube on 19 May 2023.

Track listings

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Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Year-end charts

References

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