| Uniting Nations | |
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| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Genres | Funky House |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Gut Records |
| Members | |
| Paul Keenan Daz Sampson |
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| Past members | |
| Craig Powell (2004-2006) | |
Uniting Nations are a British dance act who formed in 2004. The act achieved chart success across Europe. It was composed of Paul Keenan and Daz Sampson with Jinian Wilde on vocals for "Out of Touch", "You and Me" & 11 of the 12 tracks on the One World album (Plus ALL a cappella tracks). Craig Powell was the frontman of the band, and was not on any of the released recordings. Powell left in March 2006, after the release of their debut album One World.
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The biggest hit for Uniting Nations was a cover of Hall & Oates "Out of Touch". The two minutes and forty three seconds long single consisted of a small selection of lyrics (sang & recorded by Jinian Wilde) and stayed in the UK Singles Chart charts for twenty one weeks, peaking at #7.[1]
Their follow-up, "You and Me", sang by Jinian Wilde, was the first song actually written by the two-piece. It reached the Top 20 in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at #15.[1] Also for the hit single "Out of Touch", and for the tracks on the group's debut album One World. One World was released on 14 November 2005, and included twelve tracks (11 of which were both sang and recorded by Jinian Wilde, the videos for "Out of Touch" (featuring the actor Paul Spicer) and "You & Me", and various a cappellas and samples for use by remixers.
Their third single from the album was "Ai No Corrida", which featured the vocals of Laura More and had its UK release on 7 November 2005 on enhanced CD (which included the video), 12 inch vinyl and digital download. It also reached the Top 20 in the UK, by peaking at #18.[1]
Smash Hits readers and T4 viewers voted Uniting Nations "Best Dance Act" at their last ever Pollwinners Party in 2005.
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart | |||
| 2004 | "Out of Touch" (Vocals by - Jinian Wilde) | 7 | One World |
| 2005 | "You and Me" (Vocals by - Jinian Wilde) | 15 | |
| "Ai No Corrida" (feat. Laura More) | 18 | ||
| 2006 | "Music In Me" — (Radio Single)(Vocals by - Jinian Wilde | - | |
| 2007 | "Do It Yourself (Go Out and Get It)" | 64 | |
| 2008 | "Pressure Us" (feat. Lucia Horn) | - |
Uniting Nation's Ai no Corrida was used by Danny Choo in his Shibuya based Tokyo Dance Trooper video.