Guantanamera (Wyclef Jean song)
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| "Guantanamera" | ||
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| Single by Wyclef Jean | ||
| from the album The Carnival | ||
| Released | September 15, 1997 | |
| Format | CD single | |
| Recorded | 1997 | |
| Genre | Rap | |
| Length | 4:30 | |
| Label | Columbia Records | |
| Writer(s) | Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis, Wyclef Jean | |
| Producer(s) | Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis, Wyclef Jean, Pras Michel | |
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| Wyclef Jean singles chronology | ||
| "We Trying To Stay Alive" (1997) |
"Guantanamera" (1997) |
"No, No, No" (1997) |
Guantanamera is the second single released from Wyclef Jean's debut solo album The Carnival.
The song is a cover of the Cuban classic Guantanamera and features vocals by Celia Cruz. Also, Lauryn Hill raps on the track.
Guantanamera entered the UK chart at #25, its highest chart position, and spent just two weeks on the chart. The song also charted in Switzerland and Sweden.
Copies of the CD single were shipped with a remix of Wyclef's previous track, We Trying To Stay Alive.
