We All Stand Together facts for kids
Quick facts for kids "We All Stand Together" |
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| Single by Paul McCartney | ||||
| B-side | "We All Stand Together (Humming Version)" | |||
| Released | 12 November 1984 | |||
| Recorded | October–November 1980 | |||
| Genre | Children's music | |||
| Length | 4:25 | |||
| Label | Parlophone | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Paul McCartney | |||
| Producer(s) | George Martin | |||
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"We All Stand Together" (sometimes referred to as the Frog Song or the Frog Chorus) is a song by Paul McCartney and the Frog Chorus.
Personnel
- Paul McCartney – lead and backing vocals, arranger
- The King's Singers and the choir of St Paul's Cathedral – backing vocals
- George Martin – arranger
- Elena Durán – flute
- Kenneth Sillito – orchestral arrangement
- Geoff Emerick – engineer
Release
Two shaped picture discs were issued on the 12 November 1984 and 1985, the only difference being a plain clear sleeve on the later version. In 1987, the song was included on the UK/Canada version of McCartney's compilation album All the Best! It also appears on the deluxe edition of his 2016 compilation album Pure McCartney. In October 2020, due to the 100th anniversary of the Rupert character, the single has been remastered for streaming and a vinyl re-release of the picture disc, alongside a 4K restoration of the accompanying short.
Choirs with Purpose version
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| Single by Choirs with Purpose featuring Michelle McManus | ||||
| Released | 22 November 2017 | |||
| Recorded | November 2017 | |||
| Genre | Christmas music | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Paul McCartney | |||
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In 2017, Choirs with Purpose, a collection of a dozen charity choirs, assembled for a remake of "We All Stand Together". Their recording features Scottish singer Michelle McManus in a bid to top the UK Singles Chart Christmas chart and win the coveted British Christmas number one for 2017. Profits from the single were split equally between the participating choirs in aid of their own charity work.
The choirs that took part in the recording with McManus include:
- Anstee Bridge Choir
- Cystic Fibrosis Virtual Choir
- Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation Choir
- Games Maker Choir
- Homelink Carers Choir
- Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir
- Lucy Lintott / MND Scotland Choir
- Maggies Cancer Centre (West London) Choir
- Missing People Choir
- Parrs Wood High School Harmony Group
- Pop Up Purpose Choir
- UK Hospices Choir
See also
In Spanish: We All Stand Together para niños
