La - La ( Means I Love You ) - Wikipedia La - La ( Means I Love You ) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( February 2012 ) `` La - La Means I Love You '' Single by The Delfonics from the album La La Means I Love You A-side `` La - La Means I Love You '' B - side `` Ca n't Get Over Losing You '' Released January 26, 1968 Format 7 '' single Recorded 1967 Genre R&B, soul, Philadelphia soul Length 3 : 21 Label Philly Groove Songwriter ( s ) Thom Bell, William Hart Producer ( s ) Thom Bell, Stan Watson The Delfonics singles chronology `` You 've Been Untrue '' ( 1967 ) `` La - La Means I Love You '' ( 1968 ) `` I 'm Sorry '' ( 1968 ) `` You 've Been Untrue '' ( 1967 ) `` La - La Means I Love You '' ( 1968 ) `` I 'm Sorry '' ( 1968 ) `` La - La ( Means I Love You ) '' is an R&B / soul song by American vocal group The Delfonics. Released on January 26, 1968 by Philly Groove Records, the song was written by Thom Bell and William Hart, and produced by Bell and Stan Watson. Contents 1 Background 2 Pop culture 3 Other versions 4 References Background The song was a number four U.S. Billboard pop, number two R&B in 1968, and number 19 UK pop single in 1971. The song is one of the Delfonics ' most enduring recordings and perhaps their best loved, seeing a number of cover versions as well. Pop culture The song was featured in Spike Lee 's 1994 film, Crooklyn. It also appeared in Quentin Tarantino 's 1997 film, Jackie Brown. Nicolas Cage sang this song to Téa Leoni in the 2000 film, The Family Man. In 2004, rapper Ghostface Killah also sampled `` La - La '' for his song `` Holla '' from his album, The Pretty Toney Album. Swing Out Sister covered the song on their 1994 album, The Living Return, and Prince covered the song for his 1996 album, Emancipation. Other versions Egyptian rock group Les Petits Chats ( aka The Cats ) released a version b / w `` With a Little Help from My Friend '' in 1971 on the Sono Cairo label. Alton Ellis and the Flames recorded a rocksteady version in 1968 on the Jamaican Supersonics label. The Jackson 5 covered the song in their 1970 album, ABC. Todd Rundgren covers the song on his 1973 album, A Wizard, a True Star. Minnesota band The Jets covered this song for their 1985 self - titled debut album. The Cantonese version of the song was sung by Grasshopper in 1992. References Jump up ^ Discogs - The Cats ( 9 ) -- La La La Means I Love You Jump up ^ Popsike - auction details > Very Rare Arabic Egyptian Funk 45 The Cats La La La Means I Love You 31 - 71363 Prince singles 1970s `` Soft and Wet '' `` Just as Long as We 're Together '' `` I Wanna Be Your Lover '' 1980s `` Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad ? 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Question: who wrote la la means i love you
Answer: Thom Bell