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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Cuba
| cover =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Gibson Brothers
| album = Cuba
| B-side = "Cuba" (instrumental)
| released = 1978, 1980 (re-issue)
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Disco
| length = 4:20
7:45 (extended version)
| label = Island
| writer = Jean Kluger, Daniel Vangarde
| producer = Daniel Vangarde
| prev_title = Heaven
| prev_year = 1977
| next_title = Ooh What a Life
| next_year = 1979
| misc =
}}
"'Cuba'" is a 1978 song by French musical group Gibson Brothers, released as the first single from their fourth album of the same name (1979). It was the group's first charting single: In the US, "Cuba", went to #81 on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100, and #9 on the 'Billboard' Dance chart. Outside the US, upon its original release, it reached number one in Finland, and was a top 30 hit in Belgium, the Netherlands and West Germany. It also peaked at number 41 in the UK, however, following the success of their follow-up top 10 hit songs "Ooh, What a Life" and "Que Sera Mi Vida (If You Should Go)", it was re-released in 1980 where it reached number 12 in the UK with "Better Do It Salsa". However, its chart performance did not improve in the US due in large part to the anti Disco Backlash in the States at the time.
Track listing
* '7" single (UK)'
:A. "Cuba" - 3:00
:B. "Cuba" (Club Version)
* '7" single (US)'
:A. "Cuba" - 4:20
:B. "Cuba" (Instrumental) - 4:24
* '12" single'
:A. "Cuba" - 7:45
:B. "Cuba" (Instrumental) - 7:54
* '88 remix single'
:A. "Cuba" ('88 Remix) - 8:11
:B. "Cuba" (Original Version) - 6:20
Charts
Popular culture
*The song is featured in the background in a scene in the 1979 film 'North Dallas Forty' and in the 2001 film Sexy Beast.
*The song had an unexpected resurgence in 2020 after Liverpool fans adopted it for new signing Thiago Alcntara.
References
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