Rita Ora - Ora (Deluxe Edition)

by celebi193  |  August 24, 2012

ORA is the debut studio album by British recording artist Rita Ora, set to be released on 27 August 2012 through Roc Nation. The album was recorded from 2010 through to 2012. Ora enlisted a variety of producers such as will.i.am, Ester Dean, Drake, The-Dream, Kanye West and Stargate. Samples of the album's standard edition was made available on iTunes UK store on August 9.

"How We Do (Party)" was released as the lead single from the album in North America, Australia and New Zealand on March 20, 2012. The song was written by Victor Alexander, Kelly Sheehan and Bonnie McKee, the song borrows lyrics from Notorious B.I.G.'s 1993 single "Party and Bullshit". The single peaked at #5 in New Zealand and at #9 in Australia. The song debuted at #96 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at #62. It was released as the second single in the UK, on August 12, 2012, and Ireland. The song reached #1 in Ireland, becoming her first number-one single there. It also reached #1 in the UK, becoming her third number-one single and making Ora the first artist in 2012 to post three No. 1 singles on the UK charts.

"R.I.P." featuring Tinie Tempah, was released as her first single in Ireland on May 4, 2012, in the United Kingdom on May 6, 2012 and the rest of Europe. The video directed by Emil Nava was recorded in Hackney, East London, and released on 4 April 2012. Produced by Chase & Status, the song debuted at the top of the UK Singles Chart, becoming her first solo number-one single, and second overall. It was released as the second single in New Zealand and peaked at #28.

"Radioactive" will be released as the album's second single in the United States. This was confirmed by Ora during her interview on 96.5 KISS FM in Cleveland. She confirmed that and she will be shooting the video on the week beginning August 6, 2012. Still, not a specific date was given for the single's release.

"Roc The Life" was released in the United Kingdom on July 23, 2012 as a promotional single. The track was ineligible to chart. An audio video for the track was made available to view the same day, however, no official music video for the track exists.