| If the Kids Are United | |
| Cover: | Sham 69 If The Kids Are United cover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Sham 69 |
| B-Side: | Sunday Morning Nightmare |
| Genre: | Punk rock |
| Label: | Polydor (2059 050) |
| Prev Title: | Angels with Dirty Faces |
| Prev Year: | 1978 |
| Next Title: | Hurry Up Harry |
| Next Year: | 1978 |
| If the Kids Are United | |
| Cover: | Ifthekidsareunited.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Die Toten Hosen featuring Jimmy Pursey |
| Album: | Learning English, Lesson One |
| Genre: | Punk rock |
| Length: | 3:08 |
| Label: | Virgin |
"If the Kids Are United" is a song by English punk rock band Sham 69. The single, backed by the B-side "Sunday Morning Nightmare", was a success and reached number 9 in the UK Singles Chart in July 1978.[1] The song was also featured on their 1980 compilation album, The First, the Best and the Last. The song was covered by the German punk rock band Die Toten Hosen in 1991 for their cover album Learning English, Lesson One. Released as a single in 1992, it features Jimmy Pursey as a guest musician. Both the B-sides are Sham 69 covers. The CD single is designed to resemble a sawtooth.
"If the Kids Are United" also features on many other compilation and live albums, and it has been covered by many artists and bands such as Wat Tyler, Rancid, 7 Seconds, Oi Polloi, DJ Paul, Angelic Upstarts, Red Alert, Bérurier Noir, Sham Pistols, The Kids, Les Ramoneurs de Menhirs, Mama's Boys, Atari Teenage Riot, The Duke Spirit, Jarvis Cocker,[2] and Pluramon.[3]