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1984 single by Paul McCartney
"The Frog Song" redirects here. For the Japanese pink film, see
Frog Song
"We All Stand Together"
Single
by
Paul McCartney
and the Frog Chorus
from the album
Rupert and the Frog Song
soundtrack
B-side
"We All Stand Together (Humming Version)"
Released
5 November 1984
Recorded
October–November 1980
Studio
AIR
London
Genre
Children's music
Length
25
Label
Parlophone
Songwriter
Paul McCartney
Producer
George Martin
Paul McCartney
singles chronology
No More Lonely Nights
(1984)
We All Stand Together
(1984)
Spies Like Us
(1985)
Freedom
(2001)
Tropic Island Hum
" / "We All Stand Together
(2004)
""
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
" (with
U2
)"
(2005)
The single and sheet music of "We All Stand Together" at the
Beaney House of Art and Knowledge
in Canterbury, Kent
We All Stand Together
" (sometimes referred to as the
Frog Song
or the
Frog Chorus
) is a song by the English musician
Paul McCartney
and the Frog Chorus.
History
edit
"We All Stand Together" is from the
animated film
Rupert and the Frog Song
and reached number three in the
UK Singles Chart
in 1984.
The "Frog Chorus" backing on the song was provided by
The King's Singers
and the choir of
St Paul's Cathedral
The B-side of the single contains a "
Humming
Version" of the song performed by the Finchley Frogettes.
The song re-entered the UK Singles Chart in 1985, one of three hits to do so that had originally charted in December 1984. ("
Do They Know It's Christmas?
" by
Band Aid
and "
Last Christmas
" by
Wham!
were the other two.)
Peter Kay
performed the song on
Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice
, his satire of TV talent shows.
Although intended purely as a children's song in the mould of
the Beatles
' "
Yellow Submarine
", "We All Stand Together" is sometimes derided as an example of McCartney's inconsequential songwriting by his critics.
In a satirical cartoon by Stephen Collins of
The Guardian
in 2012, McCartney is shown recalling his creative partnership with
John Lennon
in the 1960s, before concluding: "It was a great time, y'know ... And then I went on to do The Frog Song."
Release
edit
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, for the 100th anniversary of the Rupert character, the single was remastered for streaming and a vinyl re-release of the picture disc, alongside a 4K restoration of the accompanying short.
Personnel
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According to The Paul McCartney Project:
Paul McCartney – vocals, backing vocals
Eric Stewart – backing vocals
Nigel Perrin – vocals
Alastair Hume – vocals
Bill Ives – vocals
Anthony Holt – vocals
Simon Carrington – vocals
Brian Kay – vocals
The London Community Gospel Choir – vocals
The King's Singers – backing vocals
John Barclay – trumpet
Pete Beachill – euphonium
Robin Williams – violin
Pete Swinfield – flute
Gary Kettel – timpani
Charts
edit
Weekly charts
edit
Chart (1984–1985)
Peak
position
Belgium (
Ultratop 50
Flanders)
12
Ireland (
IRMA
10
Netherlands (
Dutch Top 40
11
12
Netherlands (
Single Top 100
12
UK Singles
OCC
13
"We All Stand Together" re-charted in the UK and Ireland in 2004 alongside "
Tropic Island Hum
".
Year-end charts
edit
Chart (1984)
Position
UK
14
14
Chart (1985)
Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)
15
88
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)
16
88
Choirs with Purpose version
edit
"We All Stand Together"
Single
by Choirs with Purpose featuring
Michelle McManus
Released
22 November 2017
Recorded
November 2017
Genre
Christmas music
Songwriter
Paul McCartney
Michelle McManus
singles chronology
"Take You There"
(2012)
We All Stand Together
(2017)
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;
17
it failed to make the top 100.
18
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
References
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"Music Week"
(PDF)
. p. 48.
"Official Charts: Paul McCartney"
. The Official UK Charts Company
. Retrieved
13 October
2011
"Rupert The Bear And The Frog Song"
. Retrieved
30 August
2009
Sounes, Howard
(2010).
Fab: An Intimate Life of Paul McCartney
. London: HarperCollins. p. 397.
ISBN
978-0-00-723705-0
Collins, Stephen (18 August 2012).
"The Stephen Collins cartoon: The hidden genius of Paul and John"
The Guardian
. Retrieved
5 September
2020
"Paul McCartney - We All Stand Together"
. Retrieved
26 October
2011
"Paul to celebrate Rupert The Bear's 100th birthday with remastered releases"
PaulMcCartney.com
. 30 September 2020
. Retrieved
10 October
2020
Paul McCartney and The Frog Chorus – We All Stand Together
" (in Dutch).
Ultratop 50
. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
The Irish Charts – Search Results – We All Stand Together
".
Irish Singles Chart
Nederlandse Top 40 – week 4, 1985
" (in Dutch).
Dutch Top 40
. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
Paul McCartney and The Frog Chorus – We All Stand Together
" (in Dutch).
Single Top 100
. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
Official Singles Chart on 16/12/1984 – Top 100
".
Official Charts Company
Griffiths, George (2 April 2021).
"The Official Top 40 best-selling songs of 1984"
Official Charts Company
Archived
from the original on 14 July 2023
. Retrieved
5 August
2023
"Jaaroverzichten 1985"
. Ultratop
. Retrieved
12 December
2021
"Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1985"
. Dutch Top 40
. Retrieved
12 December
2021
"Official Christmas Number 1 2017: The contenders"
www.officialcharts.com
"Official Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company"
www.officialcharts.com
Rupert Bear
by
Mary Tourtel
Television series
The Adventures of Rupert Bear
Rupert
episodes
Rupert Bear, Follow the Magic...
Film
Rupert and the Frog Song
Music
We All Stand Together
Video games
Rupert and the Toymaker's Party
Rupert and the Ice Castle
Artists
Alfred Bestall
Mary Tourtel
Other
Rupert Bear Museum
The Followers of Rupert
Paul McCartney
singles
discography
1970s
Another Day
" / "
Oh Woman, Oh Why
" (with Linda McCartney)
Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey
" / "
Too Many People
" (with Linda McCartney)
The Back Seat of My Car
" / "
Heart of the Country
" (with Linda McCartney)
Eat at Home
" / "Smile Away" (with Linda McCartney)
Wonderful Christmastime
1980s
Coming Up
Waterfalls
Temporary Secretary
Ebony and Ivory
" (with
Stevie Wonder
Take It Away
Tug of War
The Girl Is Mine
" (with
Michael Jackson
Say Say Say
" (with Michael Jackson)
Pipes of Peace
"/"
So Bad
No More Lonely Nights
We All Stand Together
Spies Like Us
Press
Pretty Little Head
Stranglehold
Only Love Remains
Once Upon a Long Ago
Ferry Cross the Mersey
My Brave Face
" / "
Flying to My Home
This One
Figure of Eight
1990s
Put It There
" / "
Mama's Little Girl
" (with Wings)
Birthday
" (live) / "
Good Day Sunshine
" (live)
All My Trials
" (live)
Hope of Deliverance
C'Mon People
Off the Ground
Biker Like an Icon
" / "
Things We Said Today
A Leaf
" (with Anya Alexeyev)
Come Together
" (The Smokin' Mojo Filters)
Young Boy
The World Tonight
Beautiful Night
No Other Baby
" / "
Brown Eyed Handsome Man
Run Devil Run
" (promo)
2000s
From a Lover to a Friend
Freedom
" / "
From a Lover to a Friend
Hello Goodbye
" (promo)
Tropic Island Hum
" / "
We All Stand Together
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
" (with
U2
Fine Line
Jenny Wren
Really Love You
" (
Twin Freaks
This Never Happened Before
" (promo)
Dance Tonight
" / "
Nod Your Head
Ever Present Past
Heal the Pain
" (with
George Michael
Walk with You
" (with
Ringo Starr
2010s
(I Want to) Come Home
My Valentine
Christmas Kisses
: "
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
" / "
Wonderful Christmastime
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
" (
The Justice Collective
New
Queenie Eye
Only One
" (with
Kanye West
FourFiveSeconds
" (with
Rihanna
& Kanye West)
All Day
" (with Kanye West)
Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five
" (with Timo Maas & James Teej)
I Don't Know
" / "
Come On to Me
Fuh You
Who Cares
Back in Brazil
Get Enough
Home Tonight / In a Hurry
2020s
Find My Way
The Kiss of Venus (Dominic Fike remix)
Women and Wives
" (
Record Store Day
exclusive)
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