Uncle John from Jamaica

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"Uncle John from Jamaica"
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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

The original title of the song was "Uncle Tom from Jamaica", but it was changed when the group found out there was a negative meaning to the term "uncle Tom". [2]

Track listings

Dutch CD single [3]

  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 [4] [5] [6]

  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 [7]

  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 [8]

  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 [9]

  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) [35] Gold5,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
Europe29 May 2000CD
 [21]
United Kingdom26 June 2000
  • CD
  • cassette
 Positiva [36]
Australia18 September 2000CD
 [37]

References

  1. ↑ The Platinum Album (Dutch CD album liner notes). Vengaboys. Breakin' Records. 1999. KRAK 4015.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ↑ https://vengaboys.com/videos/vengaboys-uncle-john-from-jamaica/
  3. ↑ Uncle John from Jamaica (Dutch CD single liner notes). Vengaboys. Breakin' Records. 2000. KRAK 4016.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ↑ Uncle John from Jamaica (Dutch maxi-CD single liner notes). Vengaboys. Breakin' Records. 2000. KRAK 4017.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ Uncle John from Jamaica (Canadian maxi-CD single liner notes). Vengaboys. ISBA Music Entertainment Inc. 2000. ISB-SI-7029.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ Uncle John from Jamaica (Australian maxi-CD single liner notes). Vengaboys. Breakin' Records, EMI Music Australia. 2000. 7243 888853 0 0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ↑ Uncle John from Jamaica (UK CD1 liner notes). Vengaboys. Positiva Records. 2000. CDTIV-135, 7243 8 88859 0 4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ↑ Uncle John from Jamaica (UK CD2 liner notes). Vengaboys. Positiva Records. 2000. CDTIVS-135.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ↑ Uncle John from Jamaica (UK cassette single sleeve). Vengaboys. Positiva Records. 2000. TCTIV135, 7243 8 88859 4 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ↑ "Vengaboys – Uncle John from Jamaica". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  11. ↑ "Vengaboys – Uncle John from Jamaica" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  12. ↑ "Vengaboys – Uncle John from Jamaica" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  13. ↑ "HR Top 20 Lista". Croatian Radiotelevision. Archived from the original on 6 July 2000. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  14. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 17, no. 29. 15 July 2000. p. 7. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  15. ↑ "Vengaboys – Uncle John from Jamaica" (in French). Le classement de singles.
  16. ↑ "Vengaboys – Uncle John from Jamaica" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  17. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Uncle John from Jamaica". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  18. ↑ "Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 29 June 2000". GfK Chart-Track . Retrieved 20 May 2019.[ dead link ]
  19. ↑ "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 8 June 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Vengaboys".
  20. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 23, 2000" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  21. 1 2 "Vengaboys – Uncle John from Jamaica" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  22. ↑ "Vengaboys – Uncle John from Jamaica". Top 40 Singles.
  23. 1 2 "Romanian Top 100: Top of the Year 2000" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 22 January 2005. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  24. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  25. ↑ "Vengaboys – Uncle John from Jamaica" Canciones Top 50.
  26. ↑ "Vengaboys – Uncle John from Jamaica". Singles Top 100.
  27. ↑ "Vengaboys – Uncle John from Jamaica". Swiss Singles Chart.
  28. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  29. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 2000" (in Dutch). Ultratop . Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  30. ↑ "Top 100 of 2000". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Archived from the original on 2 June 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  31. ↑ "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2000". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  32. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2000" (in Dutch). MegaCharts . Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  33. ↑ "Årslista Singlar, 2000" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  34. ↑ Zywietz, Tobias (September 2001). "The Top 200 Singles of 2000" (PDF). Chartwatch. Ilminster, Somerset. pp. 41–42. Retrieved 2 August 2025– via Zobbel.
  35. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Vengaboys – Uncle John from Jamaica". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  36. ↑ "New Releases – For Week Starting June 26, 2000: Singles". Music Week . 24 June 2000. p. 27.
  37. ↑ "Vengaboys". EMI Music Australia. Archived from the original on 6 October 2000. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
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