from Vibe constated that "with its familiar, brassy Peter Gunn riff and goofy singalong lyrics, it's an instant favourite with even the most unwavering of dancehall-haters and seems destined to be the music's next breakthrough American smash." Track listings UK 7-inch and cassette single, European CD single "Oh Carolina" (radio version) – 3:10 "Oh Carolina" (Raas Bumba Claat version) – 3:48 UK 12-inch singleA1. "Oh Carolina" (radio version) A2. "Oh Carolina" (Raas Bumba Claat version) B1. "Rivers of Babylon" UK, US, and Australian CD single "Oh Carolina" (radio version) – 3:10 "Oh Carolina" (Raas Bumba Claat version) – 3:48 "Oh Carolina" (Uptown 10001 version) "Bow Wow Wow" US 12-inch single "Oh Carolina" (Raas Bumba Claat version) – 3:15 "Oh Carolina" (12-inch Flastbush mix) – 3:06 "Oh Carolina" (radio mix) – 3:53 "Love Me Up" (Dance Hall mix) – 3:51 "Love Me Up" (Hip Hot mix) – 3:51 "Love Me Up" (Version Up) – 3:51 US cassette single''' "Oh Carolina" (radio mix) – 3:53 "Oh Carolina" (12-inch Flastbush mix) – 3:06 "Oh Carolina" (Raas Bumba Claat version) – 3:15 "Love Me Up" (Dance Hall mix) – 3:51 Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Decade-end charts Certifications Dispute over authorship Following the success of Shaggy's version, John Folkes was involved in a legal dispute with Prince Buster over the authorship. As was common with Jamaican releases of the era, the song was credited on the label to the producer, in this case "C. Campbell" aka Prince Buster, and Buster claimed that he had written the song about a former girlfriend. Folkes' claim was upheld in the UK High Court in 1994. Other cover versions The Jamaican ska and reggae trombonist Rico Rodriguez recorded an instrumental version entitled "Carolina" as a B-side to his 1980 single, "Sea Cruise". In 1993, Vic Sotto, Francis Magalona, Richie D'Horsie and Michael V. covered a Tagalog parody version of the same song from the movie Ano Ba Yan? 2''. Jamaican artist Yellowman created a popular cover version on his 1994 album Prayer In February 1995, South Korean pop-group Roo'ra released a Korean version, with the title "날개 잃은 천사" ("Nalgae irun chunsa"; "Angels that lost their wings"). References 1960 singles 1993 debut singles Irish Singles Chart number-one singles UK Singles Chart number-one singles Shaggy (musician) songs Songs about the United States Songs with music by Henry Mancini 1958 songs Ska songs