Oh Carolina

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single song

"Oh Carolina" is a 1993 hit reggae/dancehall single by Shaggy that became his breakthrough international success.

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“Oh Carolina” 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
artist Shaggy NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn Oh Carolina (1960 song by the Folkes Brothers) NERFINISHED ⓘ
breakthroughWorkFor Shaggy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bside Pussycat NERFINISHED ⓘ
chartPositionAustralia 3 ⓘ
chartPositionAustria 1 ⓘ
chartPositionBillboardHot100 59 ⓘ
chartPositionIrishSinglesChart 1 ⓘ
chartPositionNewZealand 1 ⓘ
chartPositionSwitzerland 1 ⓘ
chartPositionUKSinglesChart 1 ⓘ
chartPositionUKSinglesChartWeeksAtNumberOne 2 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Jamaica ⓘ
featuredInFilm Sliver (1993 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre dancehall ⓘ
reggae ⓘ
hasMusicVideo Oh Carolina (music video) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTempo mid-tempo ⓘ
includedOnAlbum Pure Pleasure NERFINISHED ⓘ
isCoverOf Oh Carolina (1960 song by the Folkes Brothers) NERFINISHED ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length 3:36 ⓘ
musicVideoDirector Fab 5 Freddy NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor launching Shaggy’s international career ⓘ
use of dancehall-style deejay vocals over a reggae rhythm ⓘ
performer Shaggy NERFINISHED ⓘ
producer Sting International NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordLabel Greensleeves Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
Virgin Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1993-01-25 ⓘ
releaseYear 1993 ⓘ
vocalStyle toasting ⓘ
writer John Folkes NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Sting International → coWrote → Oh Carolina ⓘ
this entity surface form: “Oh Carolina”
Shaggy → notableWork → Oh Carolina ⓘ
Sting International → produced → Oh Carolina ⓘ
this entity surface form: “Oh Carolina”