Cuba (song)

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{{Infobox song

| name = Cuba

| cover = Gibson Brothers-Cuba.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Gibson Brothers

| album = Cuba

| B-side = "Cuba" (instrumental)

| released = 1977, 1980 (re-issue)

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Disco, Latin

| length = 3:00 (Short Single Version)
4:20 (Long Single Version)
7:28 (Album Version)
7:45 (12" Version)

| label = Island

| writer = Jean Kluger, Daniel Vangarde{{cite web|title=secondhandsongs.com|url=https://www.https/|website=secondhandsongs.com|accessdate=December 24, 2020|archive-date=August 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819141428/http://https/|url-status=dead}}

| producer = Daniel Vangarde

| prev_title = Heaven

| prev_year = 1977

| next_title = Ooh What a Life

| next_year = 1979

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|YZKOjuh-cTs|"Gibson Brothers - Cuba"}}}}

}}

"Cuba" is a 1977 song by French musical group Gibson Brothers, released as the first single from their fourth album of the same name (1977). It was the group's first charting single: In the US, "Cuba", went to #81 on the US Billboard Hot 100,{{cite book |title= Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2013 |publisher=Record Research |page=337}} and #9 on the Billboard Dance chart.{{cite book |title= Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=110}} Outside the US, upon its original release, it reached number one in Finland, and was a top 30 hit in Belgium, the Netherlands and West Germany. It also peaked at number 41 in the UK in March 1979, however, following the success of their follow-up top 10 hit songs "Ooh, What a Life" and "Que Sera Mi Vida (If You Should Go)", it was re-released in early 1980 as a double A side single with album track "Better Do It Salsa", reaching number 12 in the UK.{{cite web|title=officialcharts.com|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/17511/gibson-brothers/|website=officialcharts.com|accessdate=December 24, 2020}} Additionally, a remix ("Cuba '88") peaked at number 78 in the UK in October 1988.