We Trying to Stay Alive
Wyclef Jean featuring John Forte and Pras
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Inspiration and background
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We Trying to Stay Alive brings John Forte and Pras into Wyclef Jean's 1997 solo debut The Carnival. The recording samples and reinterprets the Bee Gees' Stayin' Alive, placing a familiar disco foundation beneath the rap collaboration. It served as a lead commercial single from an album otherwise drawing on a wide range of Caribbean and hip-hop influences. Retained list context: The supplied catalog identifies We Trying to Stay Alive by Wyclef Jean featuring John Forte and Pras. A reliable song-specific creative-origin account has not yet been established.
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Sources for this information
The Carnival - Recording Academy album history
Read 1997 solo-album context, John Forte/Pras appearances and the specific Bee Gees sample. Harsh subjective judgments and private-life inferences are not adopted. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Fugees' Jean Presents Eclectic Carnival - Billboard June 14, 1997
Read indexed contemporary album feature identifying the first commercial single and sample/reinterpretation. Incorrect 1976 Saturday Night Fever date in source is not repeated. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
We Trying to Stay Alive - Apple Music track listing
Read exact Wyclef Jean featuring John Forte and Pras credit. Greatest Hits package metadata is not used to redetermine the original album date. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Earlier note and its recorded status
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The supplied catalog identifies We Trying to Stay Alive by Wyclef Jean featuring John Forte and Pras. A reliable song-specific creative-origin account has not yet been established.
Other appearances and versions
Source contributors shown; primary recording credit needs review. Display credit normalized for discovery; original screenshot credit John Forte; Pras is preserved in the audit.
Source contributors shown; primary recording credit needs review. Display credit normalized for discovery; original screenshot credit John Forte; Pras is preserved in the audit.
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