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" | |||
| Released | March 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 5:46 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | Freddie Perren | |||
| Peaches & Herb singles chronology | ||||
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"Reunited" is a hit ballad 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]
Weekly charts
| 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
| 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
| Chart (1979–2018) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[25] | 304 |
Sales and certifications
| 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^ |
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^ 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 album Together (2002). It also appeared on Cliff's 2006 album Two's Company: The Duets.
- Raven-Symoné and Bobb'e J. Thompson sang "Reunited" in the season 3 episode of That's So Raven, "The Grill Next Door" (2005).
Sampled versions
- South Korean rapper Cho PD sampled in "First Love" (첫사랑) from the album Money Talks (2007).
