Reunited (song)

"Reunited"
"Reunited"
	File:Reunited - Peaches & Herb.jpg
Single by Peaches & Herb
from the album 2 Hot
B-side	"Easy as Pie"
Released	March 1979
Recorded	1977
Genre	R&B
Length	5:46
Label	Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Dino Fekaris; Freddie Perren;
Producer(s)	Freddie Perren
Peaches & Herb singles chronology

"Reunited" was a hit song for R&B vocal duo Peaches & Herb. As the second single release 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. In Canada, "Reunited" likewise reached number one and was the No. 9 song for the year.^[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]

Chart performance

Weekly singles charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
Australia	8
Canada	1
Netherlands	2
New Zealand ^[7]	2
UK	4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[8]	1
U.S. Billboard R&B	1
U.S. Cash Box Top 100^[9]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1979)	Rank
Australia ^[10]	58
Canada ^[11]	9
New Zealand ^[12]	18
UK ^[13]^{[failed verification]}	27
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 ^[14]	5
U.S. Cash Box ^[15]	9

Sales and certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[16]	Platinum	150,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[17]	Silver	250,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[18]	Platinum	2,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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.
Raven-Symoné and Bobb'e J. Thompson sang "Reunited" in 2005 in the Season 3 episode of That's So Raven "The Grill Next Door".

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, King of the Hill, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and was also used as the theme for the BBC TV series Stars Reunited between 2003 and 2004.

References

^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 454.
^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2016-10-15. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "The Intruders - (We'll Be) United". YouTube. 2008-03-31. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^ "(We'll Be ) United - Peaches & Herb". YouTube. 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^ "Reunited (Peaches & Herbs) with lyrics". YouTube. 2010-05-15. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^ "Peaches & Herb on Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. 1942-10-01. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1979-06-24. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2016-05-11. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Australian Chart Book". Austchartbook.com.au. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-10-15. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Top Singles – Volume 32, No. 13, December 22, 1979". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
^ "Top Selling Singles of 1979 | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1979-12-31. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^ "Chart Archive – 1970s Singles". everyHit.com. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
^ "Top 100 Hits of 1979/Top 100 Songs of 1979". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-04-12. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Canadian single certifications – Peaches & Herb – Reunited". Music Canada. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
^ id MUST BE PROVIDED for UK CERTIFICATION.
^ "American single certifications – Peaches & Herb – Reunited". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 29 March 2012.

External links

Lyrics of this song

Preceded by "Heart of Glass" by Blondie	Billboard Hot 100 number-one single May 5–26, 1979	Succeeded by "Hot Stuff" by Donna Summer
Preceded by "Disco Nights (Rock-Freak)" by GQ	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

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[1] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 454.

[2] "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2016-10-15. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[3] "The Intruders - (We'll Be) United". YouTube. 2008-03-31. Retrieved 2016-10-15.

[4] "(We'll Be ) United - Peaches & Herb". YouTube. 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2016-10-15.

[5] "Reunited (Peaches & Herbs) with lyrics". YouTube. 2010-05-15. Retrieved 2016-10-15.

[6] "Peaches & Herb on Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. 1942-10-01. Retrieved 2016-10-15.

[7] "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1979-06-24. Retrieved 2016-10-15.

[8] Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X

[9] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2016-05-11. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[10] "Australian Chart Book". Austchartbook.com.au. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-10-15. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[11] "Top Singles – Volume 32, No. 13, December 22, 1979". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 19, 2014.

[12] "Top Selling Singles of 1979 | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1979-12-31. Retrieved 2016-10-15.

[13] "Chart Archive – 1970s Singles". everyHit.com. Retrieved October 10, 2016.

[14] "Top 100 Hits of 1979/Top 100 Songs of 1979". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-15.

[15] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-04-12. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[CanadaPeaches_&_HerbReunitedsingleCertRef-16] "Canadian single certifications – Peaches & Herb – Reunited". Music Canada. Retrieved 29 March 2012.

[United_KingdomPeaches_&_HerbReunitedsingleCertRef-17] MUST BE PROVIDED for UK CERTIFICATION.

[United_StatesPeaches_&_HerbReunitedsingleCertRef-18] "American single certifications – Peaches & Herb – Reunited". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 29 March 2012.

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v t e Peaches & Herb
Studio albums	2 Hot
Singles	"Close Your Eyes" "Shake Your Groove Thing" "Reunited" "I Pledge My Love" "We've Got Love"
Related topics	Freddie Perren Meritxell Negre

v t e Louise Mandrell
Notable singles	"Everlasting Love" "Save Me" "Too Hot to Sleep" "I'm Not Through Loving You Yet" "Maybe My Baby" "I Wanna Say Yes" "Some Girls Have All the Luck" "I Wanna Hear It from Your Lips"
Collaboration singles	"Reunited" (with R.C. Bannon)
Related articles	Barbara Mandrell Irlene Mandrell