Uncle John from Jamaica

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"Uncle John from Jamaica"
Single by Vengaboys
from the album The Platinum Album
Released29 May 2000 (2000-05-29)
StudioViolent (Studio 4045) (Hilversum, Netherlands)[1]
Length3:07
LabelBreakin', Positiva
Songwriter(s)Danski & DJ Delmundo
Producer(s)Danski & DJ Delmundo
Vengaboys singles chronology
"Shalala Lala"
(2000)
"Uncle John from Jamaica"
(2000)
"Cheekah Bow Bow (That Computer Song)"
(2000)

"Uncle John from Jamaica" is a 2000 song by Dutch band Vengaboys. It is the third single from their second studio album The Platinum Album. It went to the top ten in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Austria, New Zealand, Scotland and Romania.

Track listings[change | change source]

Dutch CD single[2]

  1. "Uncle John from Jamaica" (Hitradio mix) – 3:09
  2. "Uncle John from Jamaica" (XXL version) – 5:11

Dutch, Canadian, and Australian maxi-CD single[3][4][5]

  1. "Uncle John from Jamaica" (Hitradio mix) – 3:09
  2. "Uncle John from Jamaica" (XXL version) – 5:11
  3. "Uncle John from Jamaica" (karaoke version) – 3:01
  4. "Uncle John from Jamaica" (M.I.K.E. remix) – 7:21
  5. "Uncle John from Jamaica" (Lock 'N Load remix) – 6:42
  6. "Uncle John from Jamaica" (video) – 3:15
  7. Making of the video – 3:55

UK CD1[6]

  1. "Uncle John from Jamaica" (Hitradio mix) – 3:09
  2. "Uncle John from Jamaica" (Lock 'N' Load 'Wake Up Call' remix) – 6:45
  3. "Uncle John from Jamaica" (karaoke version) – 3:01
  4. "Uncle John from Jamaica" (video)

UK CD2[7]

  1. "Uncle John from Jamaica" (XXL version) – 5:11
  2. "We're Going to Ibiza!" (Beach extended mix) – 5:22
  3. The making of "Uncle John from Jamaica" (video)

UK cassette single[8]

  1. "Uncle John from Jamaica" (Hitradio mix) – 3:09
  2. "Uncle John from Jamaica" (XXL version) – 5:11
  3. "Uncle John from Jamaica" (Lock 'N' Load 'Wake Up Call' remix) – 6:45

References[change | change source]

  1. The Platinum Album (Dutch CD album liner notes). Vengaboys. Breakin' Records. 1999. KRAK 4015.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. Uncle John from Jamaica (Dutch CD single liner notes). Vengaboys. Breakin' Records. 2000. KRAK 4016.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. Uncle John from Jamaica (Dutch maxi-CD single liner notes). Vengaboys. Breakin' Records. 2000. KRAK 4017.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. Uncle John from Jamaica (Canadian maxi-CD single liner notes). Vengaboys. ISBA Music Entertainment Inc. 2000. ISB-SI-7029.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. Uncle John from Jamaica (Australian maxi-CD single liner notes). Vengaboys. Breakin' Records, EMI Music Australia. 2000. 7243 888853 0 0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. Uncle John from Jamaica (UK CD1 liner notes). Vengaboys. Positiva Records. 2000. CDTIV-135, 7243 8 88859 0 4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. Uncle John from Jamaica (UK CD2 liner notes). Vengaboys. Positiva Records. 2000. CDTIVS-135.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. Uncle John from Jamaica (UK cassette single sleeve). Vengaboys. Positiva Records. 2000. TCTIV135, 7243 8 88859 4 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)