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"Cuba" | ||||
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Single by Gibson Brothers | ||||
from the album Cuba | ||||
B-side | "Cuba" (instrumental) | |||
Released | 1978, 1980 (re-issue) | |||
Genre | Disco | |||
Length | 3:00 (Short Single Version) 4:20 (Long Single Version) 7:28 (Album Version) 7:45 (12" Version) | |||
Label | Island | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jean Kluger, Daniel Vangarde[1] | |||
Producer(s) | Daniel Vangarde | |||
Gibson Brothers singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Gibson Brothers - Cuba" on YouTube |
"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,[2] and #9 on the Billboard Dance chart.[3] 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 as a double A side single with album track "Better Do It Salsa", reaching number 12 in the UK.[4] 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.