Clandestino (song)
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| "Clandestino" | ||||
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| Single by Manu Chao | ||||
| from the album Clandestino | ||||
| B-side | "Bienvenido A Tijuana" (More Image Version), "Mama Call" | |||
| Released | 11 July 2000 | |||
| Format | CD | |||
| Genre | Reggae, Latin music | |||
| Writer(s) | Manu Chao | |||
| Producer(s) | Manu Chao & Renaud Letang | |||
| Manu Chao singles chronology | ||||
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"Clandestino" is the second single and the title track from Manu Chao's first album, Clandestino. It is perhaps, along with "Bongo Bong" and "Me Gustas Tú", his most well-known song. The lyrics of the song are sung in Spanish and deal with the issue of immigration: "I wrote it about the border between Europe and those coming from poorer nations. Look around — maybe 30% of the people in this street are clandestino [illegal]."[1] The song spent three weeks in French charts and peaked at number 78.[2] It charted again in November 2013, peaking at number 196.[3]
Track listings
- "Clandestino"
- "Bienvenido A Tijuana" (More Image Version)
- "Mama Call"
- "Clandestino" (Enhanced Video)
Music video
A music video was produced for the song along with the album track which appears on the single, "Mama Call".
Cover versions
- Brazilian singer Adriana Calcanhotto (Público - (Ao Vivo), 2000)
- Brazilian band Tihuana (Ilegal, 2000)
- Italian singer Fiorella Mannoia (Concerti, 2004)
- Belgian choir Scala & Kolacny Brothers (2005)
- French band El Gafla (duet with Manu Chao) (pA/Ris-Casbah, 2006)
- Spanish flamenco singer José Mercé
- Turkish jazz band Luxus (2010)
- Romanian band Bosquito has recently been performing a live Mashup (music) of "Clandestino" and Santana's "Gitano".
References
- ↑ Cartwright, Garth (1 October 2007). "The wild rover". The Guardian (Guardian News and Media Limited). Retrieved 25 July 2008.
- ↑ (French) "InfoDisc : Tous les Titres par Artiste". Dominic DURAND / InfoDisc. InfoDisc.fr. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2013. Select "Manu Chao" from the artist drop-down ment
- ↑ "lescharts.com – Manu Chao – Clandestino". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
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