"Coming to America" is a song used in the movie ''

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'', starring

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. It was written by

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and

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and performed by the American music band The System. The song played in the movie during the closing credits. The song entered two ''

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'' charts in 1988, peaking No. 23 on the

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chart and No. 91 on the

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chart. It was the last commercially successful single recorded by The System.

Track listing

Production

* Knut Bohn: mixing * Michael Hutchinson: mixing * Knut Bohn: engineer

Chart performance

References

{{authority control 1988 singles The System (band) songs Songs written for films Songs written by Nile Rodgers Song recordings produced by Nile Rodgers 1988 songs Atlantic Records singles Coming to America (film series)