Uniting Nations are a
BritishThe British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
danceDance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
act who formed in 2004. The act achieved
chartA record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
success across
EuropeEurope is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. It was composed of
Paul KeenanPaul Keenan is a songwriter and producer based in Dumbarton, near Glasgow in Scotland. He is best known as being one half of successful UK dance act Uniting Nations along with Daz Sampson, who have had four hits singles to date "Out of Touch", "You and Me", "Ai No Corrida" and "Do It Yourself"...
and
Daz SampsonDarren "Daz" Sampson is a British dance music producer, musician and singer-songwriter.Up until 2006, when he represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest, Sampson was best known for his commercial dance music, often reworkings of older songs as a solo act and as a member of various...
with Jinian Wilde on vocals for "
Out of Touch"Out of Touch" is a 1984 song by Hall & Oates. This lead single from their 1984 album Big Bam Boom was their last Billboard Hot 100 number one, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in December 1984...
", "You and Me" & 11 of the 12 tracks on the
One World album (Plus ALL a cappella tracks).
Craig PowellCraig Powell is a British recording artist and former lead singer of Uniting Nations made up of Paul Keenan and Daz Sampson. He was the frontman of the band and its lead singer in its biggest hit "Out of Touch", a remake of Hall & Oats Out of Touch reaching #7 in the UK Singles Chart...
was the frontman of the band, and was not on any of the released recordings. Powell left in March 2006, after the release of their debut
albumAn album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
One World.
Career
The biggest hit for Uniting Nations was a
coverIn popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of
Hall & OatesHall & Oates are an American musical duo composed of Daryl Hall and John Oates. They achieved their greatest fame in the late 1970s and early to mid-1980s. Both sing and play instruments. They specialized in a fusion of rock and roll and rhythm and blues styles, which they dubbed "rock and soul."...
"
Out of Touch"Out of Touch" is a 1984 song by Hall & Oates. This lead single from their 1984 album Big Bam Boom was their last Billboard Hot 100 number one, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in December 1984...
". The two minutes and forty three seconds long
singleIn music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
consisted of a small selection of lyrics (sang & recorded by Jinian Wilde) and stayed in the
UK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
charts for twenty one weeks, peaking at #7.
Their follow-up, "You and Me", sang by Jinian Wilde, was the first song actually written by the two-piece. It reached the Top 20 in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at #15. Also for the
hit singleA hit single is a recorded song or instrumental released as a single that has become very popular. Although it is sometimes used to describe any widely-played or big-selling song, the term "hit" is usually reserved for a single that has appeared in an official music chart through repeated radio...
"Out of Touch", and for the tracks on the group's debut album
One World.
One World was released on 14 November 2005, and included twelve tracks (11 of which were both sang and recorded by Jinian Wilde, the
videosA music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for "Out of Touch" (featuring the actor Paul Spicer) and "You & Me", and various a cappellas and samples for use by
remixA remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
ers.
Their third single from the album was "
Ai No Corrida"Ai No Corrida" is a song written by Chaz Jankel and Kenny Young, first recorded in 1980 and featuring on Chaz Jankel's self-titled debut album for A&M Records.- Interpretation :...
", which featured the vocals of
Laura MoreLaura More is a British singer who is best known for her appearance in the "Call on Me" music video, and her single with Uniting Nations - Ai No Corrida".-Singles:-Ai No Corrida:...
and had its UK release on 7 November 2005 on enhanced CD (which included the video), 12 inch vinyl and
digital downloadA music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
. It also reached the Top 20 in the UK, by peaking at #18.
Smash HitsSmash Hits was a pop music based magazine, aimed at teenagers and young adults and originally published in the United Kingdom by EMAP. It ran from 1978 to 2006 and was issued fortnightly for most of that time...
readers and T4 viewers voted Uniting Nations "Best Dance Act" at their last ever Pollwinners Party in 2005.
Singles
| Year |
Title |
Chart Positions |
Album |
| UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
|
| 2004 |
"Out of Touch" (Vocals by - Jinian Wilde) |
7 |
One World |
| 2005 |
"You and Me" (Vocals by - Jinian Wilde) |
15 |
| "Ai No Corrida "Ai No Corrida" is a song written by Chaz Jankel and Kenny Young, first recorded in 1980 and featuring on Chaz Jankel's self-titled debut album for A&M Records.- Interpretation :...
" (feat. Laura More) |
18 |
| 2006 |
"Music In Me" — (Radio Single)(Vocals by - Jinian Wilde |
- |
| 2007 |
"Do It Yourself (Go Out and Get It)" |
64 |
| 2008 |
"Pressure Us" (feat. Lucia Horn) |
- |
In popular culture
Uniting Nation's
Ai no Corrida was used by Danny Choo in his
Shibuyais one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008, it has an estimated population of 208,371 and a population density of 13,540 persons per km². The total area is 15.11 km²....
based
Tokyo Dance Trooper video.
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