Oh Carolina

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
"Oh Carolina"
Single by Shaggy
from the album Pure Pleasure
B-side "Bow Wow Wow"
Released March 22, 1993
Format CD single
Recorded 1993
Genre Reggae, reggae fusion
Length 3:10
Label Virgin, Greensleeves Records
Writer(s) Henry Mancini, John Folkes
Producer Shaun Pizzonia
Shaggy singles chronology
"Oh Carolina"
(1993)		 "Nice and Lovely"
(1993)

"Oh Carolina" is a song made famous by Jamaican rapper Shaggy, released as the lead single from his debut album, Pure Pleasure.

Contents

[edit] Background

Written by John Folkes, produced by Prince Buster and performed by The Folkes Brothers in 1960, "Oh Carolina" was a landmark single in the development of reggae music, especially as a result of its incorporation of African-influenced Niyabinghi-style drumming and chanting.[1] The song was also recorded in 1973 by Count Ossie, who also provided drumming for the original 1960 recording, on his seminal roots reggae album Grounation. It was more recently revived in 1993 by Shaggy and produced by Sting International, becoming an international hit. It was the first of Shaggy's four UK number one singles, spending two weeks at the top in March 1993.[2] The song fared less well in the U.S., peaking at number 59 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song received major crossover airplay on American alternative rock radio, and as a result the song peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.[3] Following the success of the song, John Folkes was involved in a legal dispute with Prince Buster over the authorship. It was eventually settled in 1994 with Folkes being ruled as the copyright holder.

[edit] Tracklisting

United Kingdom
  • 7" vinyl / Cassette[4]
  1. "Oh Carolina" (Radio Version) – 3:12
  2. "Oh Carolina" (Raas Bumba Claat Version) – 3:50
  1. "Oh Carolina" (Radio Version) – 3:12
  2. "Oh Carolina" (Raas Bumba Claat Version) – 3:50
  3. "Rivers of Babylon" (featuring Rayvon) - 4:03
  1. "Oh Carolina" (Radio Version) – 3:12
  2. "Oh Carolina" (Raas Bumba Claat Version) – 3:50
  3. "Oh Carolina" (Uptown 10001 Version) – 3:18
  4. "Bow Wow Wow" – 3:41
United States
  1. "Oh Carolina" – 3:53
  2. "Oh Carolina" (12" Flastbush Mix) - 3:06
  1. "Oh Carolina" (Hip Hop Remix) – 4:29
  2. "Oh Carolina" (Instrumental) - 3:48
  3. "Oh Carolina" (Silver Version) - 3:04
  4. "Oh Carolina" (Gangster Mix) - 4:29
  5. "Oh Carolina" (Bonus Beats) - 2:04
  1. "Oh Carolina" - 3:53
  2. "Love Me Up" - 3:51
  1. "Oh Carolina" (Radio Version) – 3:12
  2. "Oh Carolina" (Raas Bumba Claat Version) – 3:50
  3. "Oh Carolina" (12" Flastbush Mix) - 3:06
  4. "Love Me Up" (Dancehall Mix) - 3:51
  5. "Love Me Up" (Hip Hop Mix) - 3:51
  6. "Love Me Up" ("Up" Version) - 3:59

[edit] Charts and sales

[edit] Peak positions

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[11] 5
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11] 2
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[12] 4
Canada (RPM)[13] 38
Canada Dance (RPM)[14] 1
France (SNEP)[11] 33
Germany (Media Control Charts)[15] 3
Ireland (IRMA)[16] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[17] 6
New Zealand (RIANZ)[11] 2
Norway (VG-lista)[11] 4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 3
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[18] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] 59
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Singles[3] 43
U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks[3] 14

[edit] End of year charts

End of year chart (1993) Position
Australian Singles Chart[19] 34
Austrian Singles Chart[20] 14
Dutch Top 40[17] 48
Swiss Singles Chart[21] 29

[edit] Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
Germany[22] Gold 1993 150,000
UK[23] Gold April 1, 1993 400,000

[edit] Chart successions

Preceded by
"No Limit" by 2 Unlimited		 UK number-one single
March 20, 1993 – March 27, 1993 (2 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Young at Heart" by The Bluebells
Irish IRMA number-one single
April 4, 1993 (1 week)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Jason Toynbee, Bob Marley, Polity Press, 2007, pp. 121-22.
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 491. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 
  3. ^ a b c d Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved September 3, 2008)
  4. ^ http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=598941
  5. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Shaggy-Rayvon-Oh-Carolina/release/2273917
  6. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Shaggy-Oh-Carolina/release/418020
  7. ^ http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=609281
  8. ^ http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=1543680
  9. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Shaggy-Oh-CarolinaLove-Me-Up/release/2851010
  10. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Shaggy-Oh-Carolina/release/352854
  11. ^ a b c d e f g "Oh Carolina", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 3, 2008)
  12. ^ Belgian peak
  13. ^ Canada Top Singles peak
  14. ^ Canada Dance peak
  15. ^ "Shaggy singles, German Singles Chart" (in German). musicline. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Shaggy/single. Retrieved 17 April 2010. 
  16. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 3, 2008)
  17. ^ a b "Single top 100 over 1993" (in Dutch) (pdf). Top40. http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%201993.pdf. Retrieved 15 April 2010. 
  18. ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 3, 2008)
  19. ^ 1993 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved September 3, 2008)
  20. ^ 1993 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved September 3, 2008)
  21. ^ 1993 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved September 3, 2008)
  22. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Oh+Carolina')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Oh%2BCarolina&strInterpret=&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked. Retrieved September 3, 2008. 
  23. ^ "UK certifications, database". Bpi. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx. Retrieved 3 September 2008. 
Shaggy
Studio albums
Compilations
Singles
Soundtrack singles
Non-album singles
  • "Fly High"
  • "Save A Life"
  • "Rise Again"
  • "For Ur Eyez Only"
  • "Two Places"
  • "Girls File"
  • "Girlz Dem Love We"
  • "Jamacian Drummer Boy"
Featured singles
  • "That Girl" (Maxi Priest featuring Shaggy)
  • "I Got You Babe"
  • "Sexy Girl" (Eric Singleton featuring Shaggy)
  • "Christmas In Jamaica"
  • "Give The Hemp Free"
  • "Your Eyes"
  • "Feel Like Makin' Love"
  • "Like A Superstar"
  • "Donya"
  • "Don't Wanna Fight"
  • "Sunglasses"
  • "Murderer"
  • "She's A Lady"
  • "Cheap & Clean"
  • "Champagne"
  • "Smile"
  • "Under The Sun"
Related articles
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oh_Carolina&oldid=478658590"
Personal tools
Namespaces
Variants
Actions
Navigation
Interaction
Toolbox
Print/export
Languages