Gone till November

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"Gone till November"
Jean playing guitar onstage
Single by Wyclef Jean
from the album The Carnival
Released11 December 1997
Recorded1997
GenreAlternative hip hop, neo soul
Length3:28
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Wyclef Jean
Jerry Duplessis
Producer(s)Wyclef Jean
Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis
Wyclef Jean singles chronology
"No, No, No"
(1997) 		"Gone till November"
(1997) 		"In the Zone"
(1999)

"Gone till November" is the third single released from Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean's debut solo album, The Carnival (1997). It peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart, its highest chart position.[1] In the United States, it peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also reached number four in Canada and New Zealand.

Composition[]

The orchestral accompaniment, which was arranged and conducted by Sonny Kompanek, was performed by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.

Remix[]

The remix of "Gone till November" features R. Kelly and Canibus, with backing vocals by Destiny's Child, and contains interpolations of the songs "Michelle" by the Beatles and "Karma Chameleon" by Culture Club. A separate music video was also made for the remix version.

Music video[]

The music video, directed by Francis Lawrence, was filmed at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on 20 November 1997 and features a cameo appearance by Bob Dylan when Wyclef sings, "knockin' on heaven's door like I'm Bob Dylan."[2][3] Canibus and Destiny's Child make appearances respectively, but R. Kelly does not.

Chart performance[]

"Gone till November" peaked at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 and spent a total of 20 weeks on the chart. It also peaked at number 9 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. In the UK, the song debuted at number three on the UK Singles Chart and spent a total of 9 weeks on the chart. This became Wyclef's highest-charting single on the chart. The single was eventually certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over a million copies in the United States.

In popular culture[]

The song is featured in the episode "Frank Falls Out the Window" (season 11, episode 2) of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, being sung by the main characters; two of whom later listen to Jean's version while discussing his later embezzlement charges.

Track listings[]

UK CD1 (665871 2)

  1. "Gone till November" (Album Version) – 3:28
  2. "Gone till November" (Pop Version) – 3:27
  3. "No Airplay" – 4:42
  4. "Bubblegoose" (Bakin' Cake Version) – 3:30

UK CD2 (665871 5)

  1. "Gone till November" (The Makin' Runs Remix) – 4:05
  2. "Gone till November" (The Makin' Runs Remix Instrumental) – 3:42
  3. "Guantanamera" (Roxanne, Roxanne, Oye Como Va Remix) – 4:17
  4. "No Airplay – Men In Blue" (featuring Youssou N'Dour) – 4:46

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[27] Gold 5,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[28] Silver 200,000^
United States (RIAA)[30] Platinum 1,200,000[29]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

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  10. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Gone till November". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 16, 1998" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40
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  21. ^ "Wyclef Jean Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
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  24. ^ "RPM's Top 50 Urban Tracks of '98". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  25. ^ "End of Year Charts 1998". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  26. ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1998". Archived from the original on 9 March 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  27. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Wyclef Jean – Gone till November". Recorded Music NZ.
  28. ^ "British single certifications – Wyclef Jean – Gone till November". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  29. ^ "Best-Selling Records of 1998". Billboard. Vol. 111 no. 5. BPI Communications Inc. 30 January 1999. p. 75. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  30. ^ "American single certifications – Wyclef Jean – Gone till November". Recording Industry Association of America.
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