Reunited (song)
| "Reunited" | ||||
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| Single by Peaches & Herb | ||||
| from the album 2 Hot | ||||
| B-side | Easy as Pie | |||
| Released | 1978 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 3:58 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
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| Producer(s) | Freddie Perren | |||
| Peaches & Herb singles chronology | ||||
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"Reunited" was a hit song for R&B vocal duo Peaches & Herb. Released from their 1978 album, 2 Hot, the song was a huge crossover smash, topping both the pop and soul charts. It spent four weeks at number one on both the R&B singles chart and the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1979[1] and sold over 2 million copies. Billboard ranked it as the No. 5 song for 1979.[2]
The song was written by Dino Fekaris and Freddie Perren, and was the sequel song to the duo's 1968 hit "(We'll Be) United", which was itself a cover of The Intruders' original 1966 hit.[3][4][5][6][7]
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Sales and certifications
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[8] | Platinum | 10,000 |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[9] | Silver | 250,000 |
| United States (RIAA)[10] | Platinum | 2,000,000 |
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^shipments figures based on certification alone |
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Cover versions
- A version by Louise Mandrell and R. C. Bannon reached #13 on the Hot Country Singles chart in 1979.
- It was regularly covered by Faith No More as the intro song to the live shows on their 2009/2010 reunion tour.
- It was sung by David Hasselhoff at the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
- Lulu recorded a version with Cliff Richard for her Together album.
Sampled versions
- South Korean rapper Cho PD sampled in First Love (첫사랑) from the 2007 album Money Talks.
Uses in popular culture
- Peaches and Herb's version appears in a 2014 TV commercial for H&R Block. It appears in the TV shows Son of the Beach, Haven, Grounded for Life and was also used as the theme for the BBC TV series Stars Reunited between 2003 and 2004.
References
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- ↑ Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1979
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3asHf8dFDvI
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLGYDyB7Jtg
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1uvmh75xxs
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/peaches-herb/id867627
- ↑ Peaches & Herb#History
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- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Enter Reunited in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
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| Preceded by
"Heart of Glass" by Blondie
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Billboard Hot 100 number-one single May 5–26, 1979 |
Succeeded by "Hot Stuff" by Donna Summer |
| Preceded by | Billboard Hot Soul Singles number-one single April 28 - May 19, 1979 |
Succeeded by "I Wanna Be with You (Part 1)" by The Isley Brothers |
| Studio albums | |
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| Singles |
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- Certification Table Entry usages for Canada
- Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom
- Certification Table Entry usages for United States
- 1978 singles
- 1979 singles
- 1978 songs
- Peaches & Herb songs
- R.C. Bannon songs
- Louise Mandrell songs
- Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
- Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number-one singles
- Number-one dance singles in Canada
- Vocal duets
- Songs written by Freddie Perren
- RPM Top Singles number-one singles
- 1970s pop song stubs
- 1970s R&B song stubs
