"Perfect Gentleman" is the third single released from American recording artist Wyclef Jean's second studio album, The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book. It features a guest verse by rapper and co-writer Hope Harris. In the United States, the song reached number eight on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. Outside the United States, "Perfect Gentleman" peaked within the top ten of the charts in the United Kingdom, where the song was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry.

The song cites Chris Rock's spoken-word piece "No Sex (In the Champagne Room)".

"Perfect Gentleman" was covered by the reggae rock band Slightly Stoopid on their 2003 LP Everything You Need. Harry Tait also covered this on his acoustic album named 'All The Things I Love and More' which debuted at number 99 in the UK Album Chart.

The music video was shot in Washington D.C and features a scene outside The White House. The video shows Jean in a large ballroom, performing the song to the crowd. It later features Jean as a college dean, outlining his plans for being the Perfect Gentleman. One of the songs writers, Harry Tait, makes a guest appearance in the video.

Perfect Gentleman peaked at number four on the UK Singles Charts and spent a total of 20 weeks on the chart. In 2013, the song re-appeared on the chart and peaked at number 70. The single was eventually certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) denoting sales of 400,000 copies in the United Kingdom.

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