United We Stand ( song ) - wikipedia United We Stand ( song ) `` United We Stand '' Single by The Brotherhood of Man from the album United We Stand B - side `` A Little Bit of Heaven '' ( 12 `` ) Say A Prayer ( 7 `` ) Released 23 January 1970 Genre Pop, soul Length 2 : 52 Label Deram Records Songwriter ( s ) Tony Hiller / Peter Simons Producer ( s ) Tony Hiller The Brotherhood of Man singles chronology `` Love One Another '' ( 1969 ) `` United We Stand '' ( 1970 ) `` Where Are You Going to My Love '' ( 1970 ) `` Love One Another '' ( 1969 ) `` United We Stand '' ( 1970 ) `` Where Are You Going to My Love '' ( 1970 ) `` United We Stand '' is a song written by Tony Hiller and Peter Simons ( aka group member Johnny Goodison ). It was first released in 1970 by The Brotherhood of Man ( in their original, pre-Eurovision line - up ), becoming the band 's first hit, peaking at # 13 in the U.S., # 9 in Canada, and # 10 in the U.K. The song spent 15 weeks on the charts, and is ranked as the 64th biggest U.S. hit of 1970. It also reached No. 8 in Australia. Billboard Magazine gave the song a favourable review on 14 March 1970 calling it a `` strong production '' and ( correctly ) predicting it would become a top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. It has been recorded by over 100 different artists. In 1977, it was used as the closing theme song of the short - lived Brady Bunch Hour. Thirty years after the original 1970 hit it was popularised again by becoming a patriotic and spiritual anthem for many during the post 9 / 11 recovery. It has also been used as a football chant and by gay rights groups. Taken literally, the song 's lyrics convey two lovers who tell each other that no matter what hardships come their way, they will always be together. In general terms, it relates a message of strength in unity. The song was later included on an album of the same name and was followed by another hit `` Where are You Going to My Love ''. A sound - alike cover appeared on the 1970 album Top of the Pops, Volume 10. Irish Popstars winners Six also recorded a version which appears on their album. Phish closed out their three - night stand at Dick 's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado, on September 6, 2015, to end a 7 - song encore with the song, playing to 26,000 people in attendance and a live stream on the Internet. The encore spelled out `` THANK YOU '' Contents 1 Chart history 1.1 Weekly charts 1.2 Year - end charts 2 References Chart history Weekly charts Chart ( 1970 ) Peak position Australia KMR 8 Canada RPM Top Singles 9 Ireland ( IRMA ) 16 UK ( OCC ) 10 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 13 U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 15 U.S. Cash Box Top 100 13 Year - end charts Chart ( 1970 ) Rank Australia 52 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 64 U.S. Cash Box 79 References Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hits of 1970 / Top 100 Songs of 1970 ''. Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 03. Jump up ^ Australian charts - 1970 Jump up ^ Billboard. Books.google.co.uk. 1970 - 03 - 14. p. 64. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 03. ^ Jump up to : `` Tony Hiller and Brotherhood of Man : Songwriter Interviews ''. Songfacts.com. 2011 - 09 - 30. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 03. Jump up ^ `` Lee Sheriden Metro News ''. Metro.co.uk. 2009 - 10 - 27. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 03. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 2008 - 05 - 14. Retrieved 2008 - 10 - 20. Jump up ^ Dave Thompson. `` Top of the Pops, Vol. 10 - Various Artists Songs, Reviews, Credits ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 03. Jump up ^ `` Phish Surprises With Rare ' Harpua ' Encore And Bust Outs Galore In Spectacular Dick 's Tour Closer ''. Live for Live Music. 7 September 2015. Jump up ^ Australian charts - 1970 Jump up ^ `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Missing or empty url = ( help ) ; access - date = requires url = ( help ) Jump up ^ `` The Irish Charts -- Search Results -- United We Stand ''. Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 22, 2017. Jump up ^ Joel Whitburn 's Top Pop Singles 1955 - 1990 - ISBN 0 - 89820 - 089 - X Jump up ^ Billboard Adult Contemporary, June 6, 1970 Jump up ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, July 11, 1970 Jump up ^ Kent, David ( 1993 ). Australian Chart Book 1970 -- 1992 ( doc ) format = requires url = ( help ). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0 - 646 - 11917 - 6. Jump up ^ Musicoutfitters.com Jump up ^ Cash Box Year - End Charts : Top 100 Pop Singles, December 26, 1970 Brotherhood of Man Martin Lee Lee Sheriden Nicky Stevens Sandra Stevens Tony Burrows Sue Glover * Sunny Leslie John Goodison Roger Greenaway Hal Atkinson Russell Stone Barry Upton Singles `` Love One Another '' `` United We Stand '' `` Where are You Going To My Love '' `` This Boy '' `` Reach Out Your Hand '' `` You and I '' `` California Sunday Morning '' `` Say a Prayer '' `` Happy Ever After '' `` Our World of Love '' `` When Love Catches Up on You '' `` Lady '' `` Lady Lady Lady Lay '' `` Spring of 1912 '' `` Kiss Me Kiss Your Baby '' `` Save Your Kisses for Me '' `` My Sweet Rosalie '' `` Oh Boy ( The Mood I 'm In ) '' `` Angelo '' `` Highwayman '' `` Figaro '' `` Beautiful Lover '' `` Middle of the Night '' `` Goodbye Goodbye '' `` Papa Louis '' `` Taxi '' `` Honey Do n't Throw Our Love Away '' `` Will You Love Me Tomorrow '' `` Lightning Flash '' `` Cry Baby Cry '' `` When the Kissing Stops '' Albums United We Stand We 're the Brotherhood of Man The World of the Brotherhood of Man Good Things Happening Love and Kisses from Brotherhood of Man Oh Boy ! Images B for Brotherhood Twenty Greatest Higher Than High Singing a Song Good Fortune Sing 20 Number One Hits 20 Disco Greats / 20 Love Songs Lightning Flash The Butterfly Children Greenhouse The Seventies Story Related pages Brotherhood of Man discography Songs Tony Hiller Barry Upton Congratulations ( Eurovision ) Eurovision Song Contest 1976 United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest Book : Brotherhood of Man Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_We_Stand_(song)&oldid=802212795 '' Categories : 1970 singles Brotherhood of Man songs The Muppets songs Glen Campbell songs Songs written by Tony Hiller Deram Records singles 1970 songs Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from October 2016 Pages using web citations with no URL Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL Pages using citations with format and no URL Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Ireland2 Singlechart called without artist Talk Contents About Wikipedia 日本 語 Norsk Edit links This page was last edited on 24 September 2017, at 18 : 32. 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Question: who sang united we stand divided we fall
Answer: The Brotherhood of Man