New Day (Wyclef Jean song)

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"New Day"
Wyclef New Day.jpeg
Single by Wyclef Jean featuring Bono
from the album The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book and Life soundtrack
B-side "Gone 'Till November"
Released14 September 1999 (1999-09-14)
Genre Hip hop
Length4:45
Label Columbia, Rockland ( Life )
Songwriter(s) Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis, Wyclef Jean
Producer(s) Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis, Wyclef Jean, Pras Michel
Wyclef Jeansingles chronology
"In the Zone"
(1999)
"New Day"
(1999)
"It Doesn't Matter"
(2000)

"New Day" is a charity single released by Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean and Irish singer-songwriter Bono, in aid of charity NetAid. The song appears on the international version of Jean's second album, The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book . Wyclef and Bono performed the song live at Giants Stadium, New Jersey, at the NetAid launch concert on 9 October 1999.

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"New Day" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 23, its highest position, and spent two weeks on the chart. The song also charted in several other countries, finding its highest peak in Italy at number two. The remix of the track features contributions from Bumpy Knuckles, Marie Antoinette, DJ Red Alert, Reptile and Small World. The song was featured on the soundtrack to the 1999 film Life , starring Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence, and featured jazz saxophonist Kenny G.

Track listings

UK CD1(668212 2)

  1. "New Day" (Pop Radio Edit) (Feat. Bono) - 4:33
  2. "Gone Till November" - 3:29
  3. "Cheated" (R&B Remix) (Feat. Queen Pen and The Product) - 4:05

UK CD2(668212 5)

  1. "New Day" (Pop Radio Edit) (Feat. Bono) - 4:33
  2. "New Day" (Hip Hop Clean Version) (Feat. The Refugee Camp) - 3:57
  3. "New Day" (Reggae Remix) - 3:45

Charts

Release history

Release dates for "New Day"
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United States14 September 1999 Urban radio Columbia [14]
21 September 1999 Rhythmic contemporary radio [15]
United Kingdom11 October 1999
  • CD
  • cassette
[16]
Japan3 November 1999CD SME [17]

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