"United" is a song recorded by Dominican-American reggae/ragga recording artist Prince Ital Joe and American rapper Marky Mark. It was released in March 1994 as the third single from their debut album, Life in the Streets (1994). The song was co-written and produced by Alex Christensen and Frank Peterson. It reached number one in Germany and the top 10 in Austria, Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland. Critical reception Alan Jones from Music Week gave the song four out of five. He wrote, "Number one in Germany, this catchy confection combines Ital Joe's Haddaway and Dr. Alban influences with Marky Mark's streetwise rapping. A substantial hit." He later added, "This is an anthemic German production pairing the patois of Prince Ital and a more conventional Marky Mark rap with a big chorus. Don't underestimate the potential of a record which has now been huge all over Europe, and consequently exposed to million of British holidaymakers." James Hamilton from the RM Dance Update deemed it a "Boney M-ish chant-along cheesy German smash". Music video The accompanying music video for the song features Prince Ital Joe and Marky Mark being chauffeured around predominantly rough neighborhoods of New York City in a Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullmann limousine. This footage is interspersed with a second storyline showing a mixed-race couple reuniting after the female partner has apparently moved out of their apartment. The video was A-listed on Germany's VIVA. Track listings CD maxi - Europe (1994) "United" (Radio Edit) - 4:02 "United" (Extended Version) - 5:59 "United" (United Mix) - 5:29 "In The 90's" - 3:17

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Notable quotes

“Misato: Don't you want to be comfortable? To be restful? Don't you want to become one with us? Body and soul, too... become one.”
— Hideaki Anno, Neon Genesis Evangelion Episode 26: My pure Heart to You
“Unity: noun... the state of being joined together or in agreement; Unity is also the quality of having the ideas and examples in a piece of writing clearly related to the topic and to each other.”
— [Cambridge Dictionary, Cambridge University Press (2020)
“In necessariis unitas, in dubiis libertas, in omnibus caritas”
— Unity in things Necessary, Liberty in things Unnecessary, and Charity in all.
“The trees act not as individuals, but somehow as a collective. Exactly how they do this, we don’t yet know. But what we see is the power of unity.”
— Robin Wall Kimmerer Braiding Sweetgrass (2013)
“Wir sind ein Volk, und einig wollen wir handeln.”
— We are one people and will act as one.
“For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.”
— Rudyard Kipling, "The Law of the Jungle", The Second Jungle Book, p. 29 (1899)

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Notable quotes

“Misato: Don't you want to be comfortable? To be restful? Don't you want to become one with us? Body and soul, too... become one.”
— Hideaki Anno, Neon Genesis Evangelion Episode 26: My pure Heart to You
“Unity: noun... the state of being joined together or in agreement; Unity is also the quality of having the ideas and examples in a piece of writing clearly related to the topic and to each other.”
— [Cambridge Dictionary, Cambridge University Press (2020)
“In necessariis unitas, in dubiis libertas, in omnibus caritas”
— Unity in things Necessary, Liberty in things Unnecessary, and Charity in all.
“The trees act not as individuals, but somehow as a collective. Exactly how they do this, we don’t yet know. But what we see is the power of unity.”
— Robin Wall Kimmerer Braiding Sweetgrass (2013)
“Wir sind ein Volk, und einig wollen wir handeln.”
— We are one people and will act as one.
“For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack.”
— Rudyard Kipling, "The Law of the Jungle", The Second Jungle Book, p. 29 (1899)

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

"United" is a song recorded by Dominican-American reggae/ragga recording artist Prince Ital Joe and American rapper Marky Mark. It was released in March 1994 as the third single from their debut album, Life in the Streets (1994). The song was co-written and produced by Alex Christensen and Frank Peterson. It reached number one in Germany and the top 10 in Austria, Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland.

Overview

"United" is a song recorded by Dominican-American reggae/ragga recording artist Prince Ital Joe and American rapper Marky Mark. It was released in March 1994 as the third single from their debut album, Life in the Streets (1994). The song was co-written and produced by Alex Christensen and Frank Peterson. It reached number one in Germany and the top 10 in Austria, Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland. Critical reception Alan Jones from Music Week gave the song four out of five. He wrote, "Number one in Germany, this catchy confection combines Ital Joe's Haddaway and Dr. Alban influences with Marky Mark's streetwise rapping. A substantial hit." He later added, "This is an anthemic German production pairing the patois of Prince Ital and a more conventional Marky Mark rap with a big chorus. Don't underestimate the potential of a record which has now been huge all over Europe, and consequently exposed to million of British holidaymakers." James Hamilton from the RM Dance Update deemed it a "Boney M-ish chant-along cheesy German smash". Music video The accompanying music video for the song features Prince Ital Joe and Marky Mark being chauffeured around predominantly rough neighborhoods of New York City in a Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullmann limousine. This footage is interspersed with a second storyline showing a mixed-race couple reuniting after the female partner has apparently moved out of their apartment. The video was A-listed on Germany's VIVA. Track listings CD maxi - Europe (1994) "United" (Radio Edit) - 4:02 "United" (Extended Version) - 5:59 "United" (United Mix) - 5:29 "In The 90's" - 3:17

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