We All Stand Together
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| B-side | "We All Stand Together (Humming Version)" |
"We All Stand Together" (sometimes referred to as the Frog Song or the Frog Chorus) is a song by Paul McCartney and the Frog Chorus.
History and charts
"We All Stand Together" is from the animated film Rupert and the Frog Song and reached number three in the UK Singles Chart in 1984.[1] The "Frog Chorus" backing on the song was provided by the King's Singers choral group and the choir of St Paul's Cathedral.[2] The 'flute playing frog' was Elena Durán. The B-side of the single contains a "Humming Version" of the song performed by McCartney and the Finchley Frogettes.
The song re-entered the UK Singles Chart one year later in 1985, one of three hits to do so that originally charted in December 1984 ("Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid and "Last Christmas" by Wham! were the other two).
In August 2017, the song was featured in a Channel 4 stop motion advert for their newly acquired series of The Great British Bake Off.
Personnel
- Paul McCartney – lead and backing vocals, arranger
- The King's Singers and the choir of St Paul's Cathedral – backing vocals
- George Martin – arranger
- Elena Durán – flute
- Kenneth Sillito – orchestral arrangement
- Geoff Emerick – engineer
Release
Two shaped picture discs were issued on the 12 November 1984[3] and 1985, the only difference being a plain clear sleeve on the later version. The song also appears on the UK/Canada version of McCartney's 1987 compilation album, All the Best!. The song was included on the deluxe edition of McCartney's 2016 compilation album, Pure McCartney.
Choirs with Purpose version
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In 2017, Choirs with Purpose, a collection of a dozen charity choirs, assembled for a remake of "We All Stand Together". Their recording features Scottish singer Michelle McManus in a bid to top the UK Singles Chart Christmas chart and win the coveted British Christmas number one for 2017.[4] Profits from the single will be split equally between the participating choirs in aid of their own charity work.
The choirs taking part in the recording with McManus include:
- Anstee Bridge Choir
- Cystic Fibrosis Virtual Choir
- Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation Choir
- Games Maker Choir
- Homelink Carers Choir
- Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir
- Lucy Lintott / MND Scotland Choir
- Maggies Cancer Centre (West London) Choir
- Missing People Choir
- Parrs Wood High School Harmony Group
- Pop Up Purpose Choir
- UK Hospices Choir
References
- ^ "Official Charts: Paul McCartney". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ "Rupert The Bear And The Frog Song". Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ "Paul McCartney - We All Stand Together". Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ OfficialCharts.com: Official Christmas Number 1 2017: The contenders - The race for the biggest chart battle of the year is underway - here's who is in line to claim this year's Christmas Number 1
