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Uniting Nations | |
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| Origin | Liverpool, England |
| Genres | Funky house,nu-disco |
| Years active | 2004–2008, 2019–present |
| Labels | Gut Records, JF Productions |
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Uniting Nations are a Britishdance music act formed inLiverpool in 2004. They achievedchart success across Europe. The act was originally made up ofPaul Keenan andDaz Sampson as band members, songwriters and producers. After their 2005 hit "Out of Touch", which was the debut and most successful single of the band, Craig Powell joined in asfrontman of the band. A number of songs on the Uniting Nations' debut and only albumOne World, released in 2005 onGut Records, were also performed by vocalist and session artistJinian Wilde.
The band had chart success with two initial UK hits, "Out of Touch" and "You and Me". The band's third hit, "Ai No Corrida", a remake of the 1980 song by British musicianChaz Jankel (which was covered by American producerQuincy Jones on his 1981 albumThe Dude), featured the vocals of British singer and dancer Laura More. Craig Powell left in March 2006, after the release of theOne World album, with the band releasing various recordings until 2008.
In April 2019, the act was revived with Daz Sampson and British singer Nona[1] and recorded a new single called "This Love", a cover of the 1986 song "Is This Love" by American bandSurvivor.[2] It was released on 14 February 2020 on label JF Productions.[3] The act were also working on a new album.[2]
The biggest hit for Uniting Nations was their debut hit "Out of Touch", a cover ofHall & Oates.[4] The video for the song featured the actor Paul Spicer.[5][6] The single stayed on theUK Singles Chart for 21 weeks, peaking at number 7.[7] It also peaked at number 5 in Ireland, number 8 in Norway, number 9 in Finland and the Netherlands. It also charted in Australia, Austria, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland.
Uniting Nations' follow-up single was "You and Me". The song was written by the band members. The video for the song featured frontman Craig Powell. Powell also performed the songs live in Uniting Nations performances including onTop of the Pops. The single peaked at #15 in the UK charts.[7] It also reached #3 in Finland, #16 in Denmark, also charting in Ireland and Sweden.[citation needed]
Their third single from the album was "Ai No Corrida", which featured the vocals of Laura More and backing vocals of Steve M. Smith and Yolanda Quartey. The single had its UK release on 7 November 2005 which was made to coincide with the band's release of the album. The cover reached the UK Top 20, peaking at #18.[7]
Following the success of the singles on the British charts, the albumOne World was released on 14 November 2005, and included twelve tracks. The album track "She's Special" carried the vocals of Donovan Blackwood. The album also included an additional extended version of "Out of Touch" titled "Out of Touch (I Love You So Much)", fivea cappellas of the album songs and two short samples. Uniting Nations also released various a cappellas as DJ tools and samples for use byremixers.Smash Hits readers and T4 viewers voted Uniting Nations as "Best Dance Act" at their last ever Pollwinners Party in 2005.
Craig Powell left the band in March 2006 for a solo career, with several TV performances as a single released in 2010; he then became a professionalmixed martial arts competitor and opened his own gym.
Uniting Nations then released songs that included "Music in Me" and the promotional "High Energy" in 2006 and a fourth official single called "Do It Yourself" in 2007, a cover of American singerGloria Gaynor's 1975 song of the same name. The band took a break in 2010 to concentrate on writing and producing for other established acts.
In April 2019, the act was revived with Daz Sampson and British singer Nona[1] and recorded a new single called "This Love", a cover of the 1986 song "Is This Love" by American bandSurvivor.[2] It was released on 14 February 2020 on label JF Productions.[3] The act were also working on a new album.[2]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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| UK [8] | AUS [9] | DEN [10] | FIN [11] | GER [12] | IRE [13] | NLD [14] | NOR [15] | SWE [16] | SWI [17] | |||||
| "Out of Touch" | 2004 | 7 | 41 | — | 9 | 27 | 5 | 32 | 8 | 26 | 74 | One World | ||
| "You and Me" | 2005 | 15 | 59 | — | 14 | — | 26 | 62 | — | — | — | |||
| "Ai No Corrida" (featuring Laura More) | 18 | — | 16 | 3 | — | 37 | — | — | 43 | — | ||||
| "Music in Me" | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "High Energy"(promo) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
| "Do It Yourself (Go Out and Get It)" | 2007 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Pressure Us" (featuring Lucia Horn) | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "This Love" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
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