United We Stand (song)

Reg Dwight, who would later become famous as Elton John, was an office boy at Mills Music, a Denmark Street music publishing house where Hiller worked.^[7] Hiller knew he could sing and had him record the original demo for "United We Stand."^[8]

The song was later included on an album of the same name and was followed by another hit "Where are You Going to My Love".^[9]

The song has often been used to promote unity and has been used as a football chant and by LGBTQ+ rights movements.^[10][11]

Billboard gave the song a favourable review on 14 March 1970 calling it a "strong production" and (correctly) predicting it would become a top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.^[12]

It has been recorded by over 100 different artists,^[10] including:

• A sound-alike cover appeared on the 1970 album Top of the Pops, Volume 10.^[21]
• Edison Lighthouse on their 1971 album, Already.^[22]
• Elton John on his 1994 LP, Reg Dwight's Piano Goes Pop.^[23]
• Sonny and Cher on their 1971 album All I Ever Need Is You.^[24]
• Liliane Saint-Pierre covered the song in French as "Nous resterons unis (We will remain united)".^[25]
• In Italy, Wess and Dori Ghezzi reached the top ten chart covering the song in Italian.^{[citation needed]}
• Mary Roos covered the song in Germany.^[26]
• Six recorded a version which appeared on their album in 2002.^[27]
• Phish closed out their three-night stand in 2015 at Dick's Sporting Goods Park with the song.^[28]
• On The Muppet Show, The Muppets covered the song with Lola Falana in her episode.^[29]