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Reunited (song)

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"Reunited"
Side A of the New Zealand single
Single by Peaches & Herb
from the album 2 Hot
B-side"Easy as Pie"
ReleasedMarch 1979 (1979-03)
Recorded1978
Genre
Length5:46
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Freddie Perren
Peaches & Herb singles chronology
"Shake Your Groove Thing"
(1978) 		"Reunited"
(1979) 		"We've Got Love"
(1979)

"Reunited" is a hit song for R&B vocal duo Peaches & Herb. As the second single release from their album, 2 Hot (1978), 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[4] and sold over two million copies. Billboard ranked it as the No. 5 song for 1979. In Canada, "Reunited" likewise reached number one and was the No. 9 song for the year.[5]

The song was written by Dino Fekaris and Freddie Perren. It was the sequel to the duo's 1968 hit "(We'll Be) United", performed with the original Peaches, which was itself a cover of The Intruders' original 1966 hit.[6][7][8][9]

Chart performance

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1979) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[10] 8
Canada (RPM Top Singles) 1
Canada (RPM Adult Contemporary)[11] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[12] 3
Netherlands 2
New Zealand (RIANZ)[13] 2
Spain (AFE)[14] 1
UK[15] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[16] 1
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[17] 4
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[18] 1
US Cash Box Top 100[19] 1

Year-end charts

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Chart (1979) Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report) [10] 58
Canada[20] 9
New Zealand[21] 18
UK[22] 27
US Billboard Hot 100[23] 5
US Cash Box Top 100[24] 9

All-time charts

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Chart (1979–2018) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[25] 304

Sales and certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[26] Platinum 150,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[27] Silver 250,000^
United States (RIAA)[28] Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

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Sampled versions

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  • South Korean rapper Cho PD sampled in "First Love" (첫사랑) from the album Money Talks (2007).
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References

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  1. ^ a b Smith, Troy L. (14 December 2021). "Every No. 1 song of the 1970s ranked from worst to best". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. ^ Molanphy, Chris (March 25, 2022). "Killing Me Softly Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  3. ^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (July 17, 2000). "Movin' On Up: Corporate Soul". Night Moves - Pop Music in the Late 70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-312-19821-3.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 454.
  5. ^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  6. ^ "The Intruders - (We'll Be) United". YouTube. 2008-03-31. Archived from the original on 2021-12-14. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  7. ^ "(We'll Be ) United - Peaches & Herb". YouTube. 2012-09-04. Archived from the original on 2021-12-14. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  8. ^ "Reunited (Peaches & Herbs) with lyrics". YouTube. 2010-05-15. Archived from the original on 2021-12-14. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  9. ^ "Peaches & Herb on Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. 1942-10-01. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  10. ^ a b "Kent Music Report No 288 – 31 December 1979 > National Top 100 Singles for 1979". Kent Music Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023 – via Imgur.com.
  11. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1979-06-16. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  12. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Re-united". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  13. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1979-06-24. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  14. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  15. ^ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  16. ^ "Peaches Herb Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  17. ^ "Peaches Herb Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  18. ^ "Peaches Herb Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  19. ^ "Top 100 1979-05-26". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
  20. ^ "Top Singles – Volume 32, No. 13, December 22, 1979". RPM. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2014 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  21. ^ "Top Selling Singles of 1979 | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1979-12-31. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  22. ^ "Top Singles 1979". Music Week. London, England: Spotlight Publications. 22 December 1979. p. 27.
  23. ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1979/Top 100 Songs of 1979". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  24. ^ "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1979". Cashbox Magazine. Archived from the original on 2012-08-25. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  25. ^ "Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  26. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Peaches & Herb – Reunited". Music Canada. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  27. ^ "British single certifications – Peaches & Herb – Reunited". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  28. ^ "American single certifications – Peaches & Herb – Reunited". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
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