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"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 Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Duplessis
  • Jean
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, Elliott, and Jerry Duplessis for his fourth studio album, The Preacher's Son (2003). Released as the album's lead single, it peaked at #65 on the Billboard Hot 100, #34 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart,[1] #49 on the Swedish Singles Chart and #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 #73 on the U.S. R&B chart due to strong downloads.[3]

Track listing

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

Weekly charts

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