If the Kids Are United

"If the Kids Are United"
Single by Sham 69
B-side"Sunday Morning Nightmare"
ReleasedJuly 1978 (1978-07)
GenrePunk rock
LabelPolydor (2059 050)
Songwriter(s)Dave Guy Parsons and Jimmy Pursey
Sham 69 singles chronology
"Angels with Dirty Faces"
(1978) 		"If the Kids Are United"
(1978) 		"Hurry Up Harry"
(1978)
"If the Kids Are United"
Single by Die Toten Hosen featuring Jimmy Pursey
from the album Learning English, Lesson One
Released1992 (1992)
GenrePunk rock
Length3:08
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Dave Guy Parsons and Jimmy Pursey
Die Toten Hosen singles chronology
"Whole Wide World"
(1992) 		"If the Kids Are United"
(1992) 		"Mehr davon"
(1992)

"If the Kids Are United" is a song by English punk rock band Sham 69. The single, backed by the B-side "Sunday Morning Nightmare", was a success and reached number 9 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1978.[1] The song was also featured on their 1980 compilation album, The First, the Best and the Last. The song was covered by the German punk rock band Die Toten Hosen in 1991 for their cover album Learning English, Lesson One. Released as a single in 1992, it features Jimmy Pursey as a guest musician. Both the B-sides are Sham 69 covers. The CD single is designed to resemble a sawtooth.

"If the Kids Are United" also features on many other compilation and live albums, and it has been covered by many artists and bands such as Wat Tyler, Rancid, 7 Seconds, Oi Polloi, DJ Paul, Angelic Upstarts, Red Alert, Bérurier Noir, Sham Pistols, The Kids, Les Ramoneurs de Menhirs, Mama's Boys, Atari Teenage Riot, The Duke Spirit, Jarvis Cocker,[2] and Pluramon.[3]

  1. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. p. 869. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
  2. ^ "VICE 20th: Jarvis Cocker - "If the Kids Are United"". YouTube. 2015-01-22. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
  3. ^ "IF THE KIDS ARE UNITED (144)". allmusic. Archived from the original (DLL) on August 21, 2010.