| "United We Stand" | ||||
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| Single by Brotherhood of Man | ||||
| from the album United We Stand | ||||
| B-side | "Say a Prayer" | |||
| Released | 23 January 1970 | |||
| Genre | Bubblegum pop[1] | |||
| Length | 2:52 | |||
| Label | Deram Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tony Hiller / Peter Simons | |||
| Producer(s) | Tony Hiller | |||
| Brotherhood of Man singles chronology | ||||
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"United We Stand" is a song written by Tony Hiller and Peter Simons (writer's pseudonym for group member Johnny Goodison). It was first released in 1970 by the Brotherhood of Man in their original, pre-Eurovision line-up, consisting of Goodison, Tony Burrows, Roger Greenaway, Sue Glover and Sunny Leslie.[2] It became the band's first hit, peaking at #13 in the U.S., #9 in Canada, and #10 in the U.K.[3] The song spent 15 weeks on the charts, and is ranked as the 64th biggest U.S. hit of 1970.[4] It also reached #8 in Australia.[5]
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- ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1970/Top 100 Songs of 1970". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "australian-charts.com - Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 27 August 2018.