Guantanamera (Wyclef Jean song)
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“Guantanamera” | |||||
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Single by Wyclef Jean featuring Lauryn Hill & Celia Cruz from the album The Carnival |
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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 | Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis, Wyclef Jean, Pras Michel | ||||
Wyclef Jean singles chronology | |||||
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"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".