| Share the Land | |
| Cover: | Share the Land (song).png |
| Caption: | Cover of the 1970 German single |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Guess Who |
| Album: | Share the Land |
| B-Side: | Bus Rider |
| Released: | September 1970 (CAN, US) November 1970 (UK) |
| Recorded: | 1970 at RCA's Mid-America Recording Center, Chicago, Illinois |
| Genre: | Rock[1] |
| Label: | Nimbus Records 0388 (CAN) RCA Victor 0388 (US) RCA Records 2026 (UK) |
| Producer: | Jack Richardson |
| Prev Title: | Hand Me Down World |
| Prev Year: | 1970 |
| Next Title: | Hang on to Your Life |
| Next Year: | 1970 |
"Share the Land" is a song written by Burton Cummings and performed by The Guess Who. It reached #2 in Canada,[2] #10 on the Billboard Hot 100,[3] and #63 in Australia in 1970. The song was also released in the United Kingdom as a single, but it did not chart.[4] The song is featured on their 1970 album, Share the Land.[5]
The song was produced by Jack Richardson and arranged by The Guess Who.[6] The song's lyrics looks forward to a future point where the world's land is to be given away and everyone will live together.
| Chart (1970–71) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 63 | |
| Canada RPM | 2 | |
| 10 | ||
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100 | 5 |
| Chart (1970) | Rank |
|---|---|
| Canada[7] | 27 |
| U.S. (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)[8] | 89 |
