Reunited (song)

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"Reunited"
Reunited by Peaches and Herb, New Zealand single.png
Side A of the New Zealand single
Single by Peaches & Herb
from the album 2 Hot
B-side "Easy as Pie"
ReleasedMarch 1979 (1979-03)
Recorded1978
Genre
Length5:46
Label Polydor
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Freddie Perren
Peaches & Herb singles chronology
"Shake Your Groove Thing"
(1978)
"Reunited"
(1979)
"We've Got Love"
(1979)

"Reunited" is a hit song 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 [3] 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. [4]

Contents

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. [5] [6] [7] [8]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1979)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [9] 8
Canada ( RPM Top Singles)1
Canada (RPM Adult Contemporary) [10] 1
Ireland (IRMA) [11] 3
Netherlands 2
New Zealand (RIANZ) [12] 2
Spain (AFE) [13] 1
UK [14] 4
US Billboard Hot 100 [15] 1
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [16] 4
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [17] 1
US Cash Box Top 100 [18] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1979)Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report) [9] 58
Canada [19] 9
New Zealand [20] 18
UK [21] 27
US Billboard Hot 100 [22] 5
US Cash Box Top 100 [23] 9

All-time charts

Chart (1979–2018)Position
US Billboard Hot 100 [24] 304

Sales and certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [25] Platinum150,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [26] Silver250,000^
United States (RIAA) [27] Platinum2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

Sampled versions

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