Reunited (song)

"Reunited"
Single by Peaches & Herb
from the album 2 Hot
B-side "Easy as Pie"
Released March 1979 (1979) (U.S.)
Format 7" single
Recorded 1977
Genre R&B
Length 5:46
Label Polydor
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Freddie Perren
Peaches & Herb singles chronology
"Shake Your Groove Thing" (1978) "Reunited"(1979) "We've Got Love"
(1979)

"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] 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 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[17] Silver 250,000^
United States (RIAA)[18] Platinum 2,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Cover versions

Sampled versions

References

  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. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  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. ↑
  10. ↑ "Australian Chart Book". Austchartbook.com.au. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  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. ↑
  16. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Peaches & Herb – Reunited". Music Canada. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  17. ↑ "British single certifications – Peaches & Herb – Reunited". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 29 March 2012. Enter Reunited in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
  18. ↑ "American single certifications – Peaches & Herb – Reunited". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 29 March 2012. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
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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