"Gone till November" a song by HaitianrapperWyclef Jean, released as the third single from his debut solo albumThe Carnival (1997). The song was released on 25 November 1997 byColumbia andRuffhouse, and peaked at number three on theUK Singles Chart, becoming Jean's highest-charting solo hit in the UK alongside 2000's "It Doesn't Matter". In the United States, the song peaked at number seven on theBillboard Hot 100 chart. It reached number four in both Canada and New Zealand.
The album version differs from the more-familiar pop version found on the single and used in the video. The album version has a different bass line and more, different, voiceover. The pop version is more recognizable due to radio play but is not found on the actual album. Both album and pop versions differ from the "remix" version.
"Gone till November" peaked at number seven on the USBillboard Hot 100 and spent a total of 20 weeks on the chart. It also peaked at number nine on the USHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. In the UK, the song debuted at number three on theUK Singles Chart and spent a total of nine weeks on the chart. This became Wyclef's highest-charting single on the chart. The single was eventually certifiedplatinum by theRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over a million copies in the United States.
British magazineMusic Week wrote, "This laidback ode to a footloose lifestyle bythe Fugees rapper is desperately catchy and features pleasing arrangements, but somehow seems a bit lifeless."[1]
The remix of "Gone till November" featuresR. Kelly andCanibus, with backing vocals by Destiny's Child, and contains interpolations of the songs "Michelle" bythe Beatles and "Karma Chameleon" byCulture Club. A separate music video was also made for the remix version.
^Gone till November (US cassette single sleeve). Wyclef Jean. Columbia Records, Ruffhouse Records. 1998. 38T 78752.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Gone till November (UK cassette single sleeve). Wyclef Jean. Columbia Records, Ruffhouse Records. 1998. 665871 4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Gone till November (US maxi-CD single liner notes). Wyclef Jean. Columbia Records, Ruffhouse Records. 1998. 44K 78753.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Gone till November (US 12-inch single sleeve). Wyclef Jean. Columbia Records, Ruffhouse Records. 1998. 44 78753.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Gone till November (European CD single liner notes). Wyclef Jean. Columbia Records, Ruffhouse Records. 1998. 665323 1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Gone till November (UK CD1 liner notes). Wyclef Jean. Columbia Records, Ruffhouse Records. 1998. 665871 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Gone till November (UK CD2 liner notes). Wyclef Jean. Columbia Records, Ruffhouse Records. 1998. 665871 5.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Gone till November (Australian CD single liner notes). Wyclef Jean. Columbia Records, Ruffhouse Records. 1998. 665740 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Ryan, Gavin (2011).Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 144.