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"South Africa"
Single by Ian Gillan
A-side	"South Africa"
B-side	"John"
Released	6 June 1988
Genre	Hard rock
Length	8:47
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Bernie Marsden
Producer(s)	Ian Gillan, Bernie Marsden
Ian Gillan singles chronology
"She Took My Breath Away" (1988) "South Africa" (1988) "No Good Luck" (1990)

South Africa is a single by Ian Gillan and former Whitesnake guitarist Bernie Marsden. It was released in 1988 in UK by Virgin Records to coincide with the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert at Wembley Stadium. The single was mixed by Jimbo Barton.^[1][2]

• 7" single

1. "South Africa" (Marsden) – 4:03
2. "John" (Gillan) – 4:44

• 12" single

1. "South Africa – 12" extended version" (Marsden) – 7.18
2. "South Africa" (Marsden) – 4:03

• Ian Gillan – vocals, harmonica
• Bernie Marsden – guitars
• Jimmy Copley – drums

• "John" recorded live at 214 Oxford Street, London
• Produced by Ian Gillan
• Engineered by Nick Davis
• Mixed by Jimbo Barton