Cuba (song)

"Cuba"
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
Producer(s) Daniel Vangarde
Gibson Brothers singles chronology
"Heaven"
(1977) 		"Cuba"
(1978) 		"Ooh What a Life"
(1979)
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, and #9 on the Billboard Dance chart. 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. 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.

Track listing

  • 7" single (UK)
A. "Cuba" - 3:02
B. "Cuba" (Club Version)
  • 7" single (US)
A. "Cuba" - 4:20
B. "Cuba" (Instrumental) - 4:20
  • 7" single (1980 UK Re-release)
A. "Cuba" - 3:00
A. "Better Do it Salsa 1980" - 3:36
  • 12" single
A. "Cuba" - 7:50
B. "Cuba" (Instrumental) - 7:50
  • '88 remix single
A. "Cuba" ('88 Remix) - 8:11
B. "Cuba" (Original Version) - 6:27
  • 12" single (1980 UK Re-release)
A. "Cuba" (Long Version) - 7:45
A. "Better Do it Salsa" - 6:43

Charts

Chart (1978-1980) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders) 25
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 32
Netherlands (Single Top 100) 30
UK Singles (OCC) 12*
US Billboard Hot 100 81
US Disco Top 100 (Billboard) 9
US Hot R&B (Billboard) 64
West Germany (Official German Charts) 22

(*Only after re-release in 1980)

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