"Clandestino" | ||||
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Single by Manu Chao | ||||
from the album Clandestino | ||||
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Released | 11 July 2000 | |||
Format | CD | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Manu Chao | |||
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"Clandestino" is the second single and the title track from Manu Chao's first album, Clandestino. The lyrics of the song are sung in Spanish and deal with the issue of immigration: "I wrote it about the border between Europe and those coming from poorer nations. Look around — maybe 30% of the people in this street are clandestino [illegal]." The song peaked at number 78 on the French charts. It charted again in November 2013, peaking at number 196.
A music video was produced for the song along with the album track which appears on the single, "Mama Call".