We're in This Together (Simply Red song)

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"We're in This Together"
Simply Red-We're in This Together.jpg
Single by Simply Red
from the album Life
Released7 June 1996 [1]
StudioNYNEX Arena
GenrePop
Length4:14
LabelEast West
Songwriter(s)Mick Hucknall
Producer(s)
Simply Red singles chronology
"Never Never Love"
(1996) 		"We're in This Together"
(1996) 		"Angel"
(1996)
Music video
"We're in This Together" on YouTube

"We're in This Together" is a song by British soul and pop band Simply Red. It was released as the fourth and last single from their album, Life. The song was chosen as the official song for UEFA Euro 1996 held in England.[2] Simply Red performed at the opening and closing ceremony. It reached number 8 in the Czech Republic, number 11 in the UK and number 13 in Scotland. On the Eurochart Hot 100, the single peaked at number 39. A music video was also made to accompany it.

Critical reception[]

William Ruhlmann from AllMusic declared "We're in This Together" as a "big-time closer" and a "South African-style anthem, complete with Hugh Masekela's flugelhorn."[3] Caroline Sullivan from The Guardian described it as "hymnlike" and "lighters-aloft".[4] Connie Johnson from Los Angeles Times complimented its "solemn lushness".[5] Alan Jones from Music Week wrote, "A rather stark and ponderous thing it is, too, although the percussively enhanced Universal Feeling mix is livelier. Its saving grâce is probably that a sublime sax solo is followed by a swelling chorus which finally summons up the stirring qualities it would have been nice to have had from the start."[6] Pop Rescue noted that it "builds up and up with brass, choir, and motivational lyrics", stating that it "aims for epic, and earns its goal."[7] Mary DeCicco from The Record said that it has "messages of hope and affirmation".[8] David Gaskey from The Rice Thresher described it as "soulful", adding that the song "uses the talents of the Umoja Singers Chorale to emphasize the theme of world unity."[9]

Track listing[]

CD single, UK (1996)
No.TitleLength
1."We're in This Together"4:14
2."We're in This Together" (Universal Feeling Mix)4:15
3."Something Got Me Started" (Live)4:30
4."Money's Too Tight" (Live)5:35
CD maxi, Germany (1996)
No.TitleLength
1."We're in This Together" (Album Version)4:14
2."We're in This Together" (Universal Feeling Mix)4:15
3."You Make Me Believe" (Live)5:42
4."Hillside Avenue" (Live)5:25

Charts[]

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] 23
Czech Republic (IFPI CR)[11] 8
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[12] 39
Germany (Official German Charts) 32
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[13] 28
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[14] 34
Scotland (OCC)[15] 13
UK Singles (OCC) 11

References[]

  1. ^ "Simply Red singles".
  2. ^ We're In This Together - The Official Euro 96 Theme Song
  3. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Simply Red – Life". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  4. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (13 October 1995). "Your essential guide to the week's CD releases". p. 14. The Guardian.
  5. ^ Johnson, Connie (28 October 1995). "Little-Known Music From Irving Berlin". p. F4. Los Angeles Times.
  6. ^ Jones, Alan (8 June 1996). "Talking Music" (PDF). Music Week. p. 30. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  7. ^ "REVIEW: "LIFE" BY SIMPLY RED (CD, 1995)". Pop Rescue. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  8. ^ DeCicco, Mary (17 November 1995). "Osborne weaves an album to relish". p. 12. The Record.
  9. ^ Gaskey, David (19 January 1996). "Simply Red tries something new". The Rice Thresher. p. 7. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Simply Red – We're In This Together" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. 6 July 1996. p. 14. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Music & Media: Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. 13 July 1996. p. 20. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Simply Red" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  14. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Simply Red – We're In This Together" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  15. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 23 June 1996 - 29 June 1996". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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