"Gone till November" is the third single released from Wyclef Jean

Wyclef Jean

Wyclef Jean is a Haitian musician, record producer, and politician. At age nine, Jean moved to the United States with his family and has spent much of his life in the country...

's debut solo album, The Carnival

The Carnival

"The Carnival" is the debut album released by hip hop writer Wyclef Jean. Released on June 24, 1997, Jean also served as the album's executive producer. The album encompasses many musical genres, including hip hop, reggae, folk, disco, soul, Son Cubano and Haitian music...

. It entered the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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 at #3, its highest chart position, and went on to spend nine weeks on the chart. The song was also successful in the US, where it reached #7 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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 chart. Additionally, it reached #2 in the Hot Rap Singles chart and #9 in the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. The music video

Music video

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 is set in an airport

Airport

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 and features a cameo appearance

Cameo appearance

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 by Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...

 when Wyclef sings, "I'm knockin' on heaven's door like I'm Bob Dylan." It was filmed at Los Angeles International Airport on November 20, 1997. The orchestral accompaniment, which was arranged and conducted by Sonny Kompanek, was performed by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. The remix features R. Kelly

R. Kelly

Robert Sylvester Kelly , better known by his stage name R. Kelly, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. A native of Chicago, Kelly began performing during the late 1980s and debuted in 1992 with the group Public Announcement. In 1993, Kelly went solo with the album 12 Play...

 and Canibus

Canibus

Germaine Williams , better known by his stage name Canibus, is a Jamaican-born American rapper. He is a part of supergroup The HRSMN. Canibus rose to fame in the mid-nineties...

.

Tracklisting

UK CD1 (665871 2)

1. "Gone till November" (Album Version) - 3:28
2. "Gone till November" (Pop Version) - 3:27
3. "No Airplay" - 4:42
4. "Bubblegoose" (Bakin' Cake Mix) - 3:30

UK CD2 (665871 5)

1. "Gone till November" (The Makin' Runs Remix) - 4:05
2. "Gone till November" (The Makin' Runs Remix Instrumental) - 3:42
3. "Guantanamera" (Roxanne, Roxanne, Oye Como Va Remix) - 4:17
4. "No Airplay - Men In Blue" (Feat. Yossou N'Dour) - 4:46

Charts

End of year chart (1998)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	33