Mr. Bobby

"Mr. Bobby"
Single by Manu Chao
from the album Próxima Estación: Esperanza
B-side	"Mr. Bobby" (Politik Kills) "Mr. Bobby" (Wyskyfacile)
Released	9 September 2002
Format	CD
Genre	Reggae
Length	3:49
Label	Virgin
Writer(s)	Manu Chao
Producer(s)	Manu Chao Renaud Letang
Manu Chao singles chronology
"Me Gustas Tú" (2002) "Mr. Bobby" (2002) "Rainin in Paradize" (2007)

"Mr. Bobby" is the last single from Manu Chao's second album, Próxima Estación: Esperanza. Originally, the song was released in a stripped-down form without any wind instruments on the "Bongo Bong" single in 1998. The song, which is a tribute to reggae legend Bob Marley, had success in European countries such as Spain, Italy and Switzerland. During live performances, Manu Chao's band performs the "Politik Kills" version as it is more reggae-influenced than the album version (which has the same backing track as "Bongo Bong").

	"Mr. Bobby" A 23 second sample of Manu Chao's "Mr. Bobby".
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Track listing

1. "Mr. Bobby" (Politik Kills)
2. "Mr. Bobby" (Wyskyfacile)
3. "Mr. Bobby"

Music video

A music video directed by Run Wrake was produced for the song. Like most of Manu Chao's videos at the time, it is mostly animated except for the singer.

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[1]	17
France (SNEP)[2]	86
Italy (FIMI)[3]	16
Poland (LP3)[4]	40
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[5]	15
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[6]	60

Covers

American musician B.o.B recorded a cover of the song, with original lyrics, which can be found on his fifth mixtape, B.o.B vs. Bobby Ray (2009).^[7]

References

1. "Ultratop.be – Manu Chao – Mr. Bobby" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
2. "Lescharts.com – Manu Chao – Mr. Bobby" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
3. "Italiancharts.com – Manu Chao – Mr. Bobby". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
4. "MR BOBBY – Manu Chao" (in Polish). LP3. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
5. "Spanishcharts.com – Manu Chao – Mr. Bobby" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
6. "Swisscharts.com – Manu Chao – Mr. Bobby". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
7. "Home » Genres » Rap/Hip-Hop » Various Artists » B.o.B vs. Bobby Ray". Rhapsody. Retrieved 8 January 2012.