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Clandestino (song)

"Clandestino"
Single by Manu Chao
from the album Clandestino
B-side
  • "Bienvenido A Tijuana" (More Image Version)
  • "Mama Call"
Released 11 July 2000
Format CD
Genre
Songwriter(s) Manu Chao
Producer(s)
  • Manu Chao
  • Renaud Letang
Manu Chao singles chronology
"Bongo Bong"
(1999)
"Clandestino"
(2000)
"Merry Blues"
(2001)
"Bongo Bong"
(1999)
"Clandestino"
(2000)
"Merry Blues"
(2001)

"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".


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