Uncle John from Jamaica

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"Uncle John from Jamaica"
Johnfromjamaica.jpg
Single by Vengaboys
from the album The Platinum Album
Released29 May 2000 (2000-05-29)
Studio Violent (Studio 4045) (Hilversum, Netherlands) [1]
Length3:07
Label Breakin', Positiva
Songwriter(s) Danski & DJ Delmundo
Producer(s) Danski & DJ Delmundo
Vengaboys singles chronology
"Shalala Lala"
(2000)		"Uncle John from Jamaica"
(2000)		"Cheekah Bow Bow (That Computer Song)"
(2000)

"Uncle John from Jamaica" is a song by Dutch Eurodance group Vengaboys. It was released in May 2000 as the third single from their third album, The Platinum Album (2000), and became a top-10 hit in Austria, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. It has been certified gold in New Zealand for sales exceeding 5,000 copies.

Contents

Track listings

Dutch CD single [2]

  1. "Uncle John from Jamaica" (Hitradio mix) – 3:09
  2. "Uncle John from Jamaica" (XXL version) – 5:11

Dutch, Canadian, and Australian maxi-CD single [3] [4] [5]

  1. "Uncle John from Jamaica" (Hitradio mix) – 3:09
  2. "Uncle John from Jamaica" (XXL version) – 5:11
  3. "Uncle John from Jamaica" (karaoke version) – 3:01
  4. "Uncle John from Jamaica" (M.I.K.E. remix) – 7:21
  5. "Uncle John from Jamaica" (Lock 'N Load remix) – 6:42
  6. "Uncle John from Jamaica" (video) – 3:15
  7. Making of the video – 3:55

UK CD1 [6]

  1. "Uncle John from Jamaica" (Hitradio mix) – 3:09
  2. "Uncle John from Jamaica" (Lock 'N' Load 'Wake Up Call' remix) – 6:45
  3. "Uncle John from Jamaica" (karaoke version) – 3:01
  4. "Uncle John from Jamaica" (video)

UK CD2 [7]

  1. "Uncle John from Jamaica" (XXL version) – 5:11
  2. "We're Going to Ibiza!" (Beach extended mix) – 5:22
  3. The making of "Uncle John from Jamaica" (video)

UK cassette single [8]

  1. "Uncle John from Jamaica" (Hitradio mix) – 3:09
  2. "Uncle John from Jamaica" (XXL version) – 5:11
  3. "Uncle John from Jamaica" (Lock 'N' Load 'Wake Up Call' remix) – 6:45

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [33] Gold5,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
Europe29 May 2000CD
 [20]
United Kingdom26 June 2000
  • CD
  • cassette
 Positiva [34]
Australia18 September 2000CD
 [35]

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