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911 (Wyclef Jean song)

"911"
Wyclef Jean - 911.jpg
Single by Wyclef Jean featuring Mary J. Blige
from the album The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book
Released June 27, 2000
July 11, 2001 (Australia)
Format CD5, CD3
Recorded February 2000
Genre
Length 4:19
Label Columbia
Writer(s) M. Brown/Wyclef Jean/Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis/K. Cadet
Producer(s) Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean, Sedeck
Wyclef Jean singles chronology
"It Doesn't Matter"
(2000)
"911"
(2000)
"Perfect Gentleman"
(2001)
Mary J. Blige singles chronology
"Your Child"
(2000)
"911"
(2000)
"Family Affair"
(2001)

"911" is a duet between rap singer Wyclef Jean and soul music singer Mary J. Blige. It was released in the summer of 2000 off Wyclef's second disc, The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book and was later included on Blige's compilation Reflections (A Retrospective). The song had success worldwide, particularly in Scandinavian countries.

The song depicted two star-crossed lovers in a web of drama with the male narrator running from police while the female narrator worries forlornly over him. The relationship is apparently under external pressures, as Jean sings, "messing around with you is gonna get (the man) life", and later reflecting "it's worth the sacrifice".

It samples Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians' "What I Am", some excerpts can be found in the mix versions from James Brown's "The Payback".

"911" was a hit for the two singers as it reached #38 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was very successful in Sweden and in Norway where it reached number-one for almost two months. It earned a Platinum disc in Norway. It was also a top ten hit in Ireland, UK, Switzerland, Denmark, the Netherlands and Finland.

It was nominated for a Grammy for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a duo or group in 2001.

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "911".


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