"Rum and Raybans" is a song by American recording artist

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, featuring vocals from British singer

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. Written by Cameron Forbes and produced by "

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", the song was originally released as the second single from Kingston's third studio album, ''

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'' but was scrapped due to poor charting and promotion. It was released on November 16, 2012 as a digital download, in both a clean and an explicit version, and then again on July 6, 2018 as an EP including the acapella and instrumental versions of the track.

Music video

A lyric video was uploaded to

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on October 16, 2012. The music video, directed by

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, was released November 18, 2012. It shows Kingston partying with other people but Lloyd does not appear in the video.

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makes a cameo appearance.

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References

2012 songs 2012 singles Sean Kingston songs Cher Lloyd songs Songs written by Sean Kingston Music videos directed by Hannah Lux Davis Epic Records singles {{2010s-electronic-song-stub