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"Gunpowder"
Single by Wyclef Jean
from the album Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival
ReleasedSeptember 28, 1998
Recorded1997
GenreHip hop, reggae fusion, R&B, soul
Length3:35
LabelColumbia Records
Songwriter(s)Wyclef Jean
Producer(s)Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis, Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jean singles chronology
"Cheated (To All The Girls)"
(1998)
"Gunpowder"
(1998)
"Another One Bites the Dust"
(1998)

"Gunpowder" is the fifth and final single released from Wyclef Jean's debut solo album, The Carnival. The song was successful in the US, where it reached number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Additionally, it reached number 12 in the Hot Rap Songs chart and number 56 in the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The single was backed with a remix of album track "No Airplay".[1]

Track listing

German CD1
  1. "Gunpowder"
  2. "No Airplay - Men In Blue"
German CD2
  1. "Gunpowder"
  2. "No Airplay - Men In Blue"
  3. "No Airplay - Men In Blue" (Instrumental)
  4. "Bubblegoose" (Bakin' Cake Mix)

Chart performance

Gunpowder peaked at number 75 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also peaked at number 56 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 12 on the Hot Rap Songs charts. The single was the second of Jean's singles not to be released in the UK.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 75
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 56
US Hot Rap Songs 12

References