Party to Damascus

"Party to Damascus"
Single by Wyclef Jean featuring Missy Elliott
from the album The Preacher's Son
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2003 (UK)
November 25, 2003 (Europe)
Recorded2002
Genre
Length4:03
LabelJ
Songwriters
Producers
Wyclef Jean singles chronology
"Pussycat"
(2002)
"Party to Damascus"
(2003)
"President"
(2004)
Missy Elliott singles chronology
"Pass That Dutch"
(2003)
"Party to Damascus"
(2003)
"Tush"
(2004)

"Party to Damascus" is a song by Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean featuring guest vocals from Missy Elliott. It was written by Jean and Elliott for his fourth studio album, The Preacher's Son (2003). Released as the album's lead single, it peaked at number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 34 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart,[1] number 49 on the Swedish Singles Chart and number 20 on the Norwegian Singles Chart.[2] In Europe, the song was released as a double A-side with "Industry", a song which charted at number 73 on the U.S. R&B chart due to strong downloads.[3]

Track listing

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UK CD Single (82876 568222)
  1. "Party to Damascus" - 4:03
  2. "Party to Damascus" (Radio Edit - No Intro) - 3:45
  3. "Party to Damascus" (Instrumental) - 4:03
European CD Single
  1. "Party to Damascus" - 4:03
  2. "Industry" - 3:02
  3. "Industry" (Reggae Version Featuring Trial) - 3:26
  4. "Industry" (Video) - 3:42

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2003) Peak
position
Germany (GfK)[4] 65
Norway (VG-lista)[5] 20
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 49
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 29
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 65
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 34

References

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  1. ^ Part to Damascus charting Allmusic.com
  2. ^ Party to Damascua charting
  3. ^ "Party to Damascus".
  4. ^ "Wyclef Jean feat. Missy Elliott – Party to Damascus" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  5. ^ "Wyclef Jean feat. Missy Elliott – Party to Damascus". VG-lista. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
  6. ^ "Wyclef Jean feat. Missy Elliott – Party to Damascus". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
  7. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
  8. ^ "Wyclef Jean Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-07-17.
  9. ^ "Wyclef Jean Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.