New Day (Wyclef Jean song)

"New Day" is a charity single released by Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean and Irish singer-songwriter Bono, in aid of charity NetAid. The song appears on the international version of Jean's second album, The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book. Wyclef and Bono performed the song live at Giants Stadium, New Jersey, at the NetAid launch concert on 9 October 1999.

B-side"Gone 'Till November"

Released14 September 1999 (1999-09-14)

GenreHip hop

Length4:45

Quick facts from the album The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book and Life soundtrack, B-side ...

"New Day"
Single by Wyclef Jean featuring Bono
from the album The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II a Book and Life soundtrack
B-side	"Gone 'Till November"
Released	14 September 1999 (1999-09-14)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:45
Label	Columbia, Rockland (Life)
Songwriters	Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis, Wyclef Jean
Producers	Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis, Wyclef Jean, Pras Michel
Wyclef Jean singles chronology
"In the Zone" (1999) "New Day" (1999) "It Doesn't Matter" (2000)

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"New Day" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 23, its highest position, and spent two weeks on the chart. The song also charted in several other countries, finding its highest peak in Italy at number two. The remix of the track features contributions from Bumpy Knuckles, Marie Antoinette, DJ Red Alert, Reptile and Small World. The song was featured on the soundtrack to the 1999 film Life, starring Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence, and featured jazz saxophonist Kenny G.