United (Judas Priest song) explained

United
Cover:Judas Priest United.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Judas Priest
Album:British Steel
B-Side:Grinder
Released:15 August 1980
Recorded:
Genre:
Length:3:34
Label:CBS
Producer:Tom Allom
Prev Title:Breaking the Law
Prev Year:1980
Next Title:Don't Go
Next Year:1981

"United" is the fifth track and last single to be released from the album British Steel by heavy metal group Judas Priest. The song was written very much in the same vein as "Take On the World" from Killing Machine (Hell Bent for Leather in the U.S.) and meant to be a crowd shout-along. It is the fifth track and final song on the first side on the LP version.

The single, with "Grinder" on the B-side, peaked at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart and spent a total of eight weeks on the chart.[1] The "crowd" noise on the live version was enhanced by dub overlay using family members and friends.

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Notes and References

  1. "Judas Priest ", Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 April 2015