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"Coming to America"
Song

"Coming to America" is a song used in the movie of the same name, starring Eddie Murphy. It was written by Nile Rodgers and Nancy Huang and performed by American music band The System. The song was used in movie during closing credits.

The song entered two Billboard charts in 1988, peaking No. 23 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and No. 91 on the Hot 100 chart.[1][2]

This is the last commercially successful single recorded by The System.

Track listing

12" Vinyl (ATCO Records – DMD 1189)
No.TitleVersionLength
1."Coming To America"Independence Mix5:45
2."Coming To America"American Dub Mix4:33
3."Coming To America"Part Two3:33


7" Vinyl (ATCO Records – 7-99320)
No.TitleVersionLength
1."Coming To America"Part One3:33
2."Coming To America"Part Two3:30


Promo CD (Atlantic – PR 2352-2)
No.TitleVersionLength
1."Coming To America"Part One3:33
2."Coming To America"Part Two3:33
3."Coming To America"Independence Mix5:45
4."Coming To America"American Dub Mix4:33

Production

  • Knut Bohn: mixing
  • Michael Hutchinson: mixing
  • Knut Bohn: engineer

Chart performance

Chart (1988) Peak
position[1][2]
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles #23
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #91

References

  1. ^ a b "AMG: The System - Singles". All Music Guide, Billboard. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
  2. ^ a b Jancik, Wayne (1998). The Billboard book of one-hit wonders (2nd ed.). California, U.S.: Billboard Books, 1998, the University of California. p. 451. ISBN 0-8230-7622-9.
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