We Are the People (Empire of the Sun song)

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"We Are the People"
We are the people alternate cover.jpg
Single by Empire of the Sun
from the album Walking on a Dream
Released20 September 2008 (2008-09-20)
Studio Soundworks Music and Linear Recording, Sydney
Genre
Length
  • 4:27 (album version)
  • 4:02 (radio edit)
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Empire of the Sun singles chronology
"Walking on a Dream"
(2008)		"We Are the People"
(2008)		"Standing on the Shore"
(2009)
Alternative cover
We are the People.jpg
Australian iTunes single cover

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [34] 4× Platinum280,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria) [35] Gold15,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [36] Gold45,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [37] 3× Gold450,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [38] Gold50,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [39] Gold15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [40] Platinum600,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateLabelFormat
Australia20 September 2008 [1]
Digital single
20 February 2009 [41] Digital EP
20 February 2009 [42] CD single
1 May 2009 [43] Digital remix EP
Germany8 May 2009 [44] EMIDigital EP
United Kingdom24 May 2009 [45] Virgin
31 May 2009 [46]
1 June 2009 7" single
Germany26 November 2010 [47] EMICD single

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